Malibu Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s on the table for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a pretty quiet stretch for the most part. We’ve got a very long period, long-period groundswell from the SSW, but it’s small. The energy is moderate (329) on Friday morning, August 7th, but the conditions are just not there. It’s a bit of a waiting game.

The first real chance to get wet comes on Saturday, August 7th, but it’s not much to write home about. The swell is a tiny 2ft from the SSW, with a very long period of 18 seconds. That long period means the waves will have some shape, but the size is so small it’s really only for the beginner crowd. The water is a very unusual 73°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year. The wind is light and onshore in the morning, making for a bit of a messy surface. Saturday afternoon sees a light cross-shore breeze, but still nothing special.

Sunday, August 9th, is more of the same: a tiny 2ft SSW swell, with a still-long period of 15 seconds. The wind is light and onshore, so the surf will be small and a bit bumpy. The combined energy is moderate (250).

Things don’t really improve through the following week. The surf stays small, mostly 2ft to 2ft, with onshore or cross-onshore winds ruining any chance of a clean wave. The energy is consistently moderate, but the quality is poor.

There’s a slight uptick in size on the 14th and 15th of August, with the swell bumping up to 2ft and 3ft, and the energy climbing to strong (498) on the 15th. But the wind is still a problem, with a cross-shore or cross-onshore breeze. The best window looks like the afternoon of Sunday, August 16th, when the wind goes light and cross-offshore. The swell is 3ft from the SSW, period 14 seconds, and the wave comment says "expect good surf conditions". The energy is moderate (294). It’s a small window, but it’s the cleanest we’re going to get.

The final week continues in the same vein: small swell, light winds, but mostly poor conditions. The afternoon of Saturday, August 22nd, has a 2ft SSW swell with a gentle cross-shore breeze and a strong energy (448), but it’s still a marginal day.

The standout for the whole 16 days is the afternoon of Sunday, August 16th. It’s not a big swell, with 3ft from the SSW, but the light cross-offshore wind will make it the cleanest surf of the period. It’s a small wave, but it’s the only one worth paddling out for.

Rusty.

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