Malibu Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° N 118.68° W

Malibu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malibu sea temperature is
22.3°C
5.5° 

Malibu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Malibu today (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 9AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (06 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (06 Nov)1ft (0.3m)19s

Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SW
19
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
103
52
44
44
75
81
82
146
69
77
78
78
78
77
75
75
142
133
129
127
125
124
122
122
122
146
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
0
E
5
N
10
NE
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:56AM2.16m
7:43PM1.69m
7:22AM2.22m
8:29PM1.65m
7:48AM2.25m
9:13PM1.60m
Low Tide
00:35AM0.69m
1:37PM0.40m
1:06AM0.80m
2:14PM0.29m
1:34AM0.91m
2:50PM0.22m
2:02AM1.00m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
20
19
25
27
27
23
22
21
21
20
25
27
27
24
23
23
22
22
27
28
26
24
24
23
23
23
Feels °C
17
18
16
22
25
24
20
18
17
17
16
22
24
24
20
19
19
18
18
24
25
23
21
20
19
19
19
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