Malibu Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee, let's see what's cooking. I'm Rusty, giving you the straight-up local outlook.

Right, looking at the next couple of weeks for Malibu, it's a pretty quiet stretch overall. The swell energy’s mostly weak to moderate, sitting between 120 and 525, and the conditions are often a bit ragged from cross-onshore breezes. There's no real clean, punchy surf on offer, but a few windows could offer something worth a paddle if you’re not too fussy.

The only break on the card is Malibu, a super consistent point break. The water temperature is at 73° and the anomaly shows it is a remarkable 8° warmer than normal for this time of year, so you’ll be leaving the full winter suit at home.

Monday the 10th through to Wednesday the 12th is a write-off—tiny, weak swell with messy cross-onshore winds. Not worth getting wet.

Thursday the 13th morning shows a little life with 0.7 ft swell from SSW, light offshore wind from the S, and the combined energy ticking up to 217. It’s marginal, but those clean morning conditions might give you a few fun, crumbly rides on a longboard. The afternoon gets choppy again.

Friday the 14th morning looks similar: 0.5 ft from the SSW with clean offshore wind and a long period of 19 seconds, which will make the waves feel a bit fuller at this point. The energy jumps to 402 (moderate), but it’s still small. Worth a look for a sunrise session.

The standouts of the whole run are Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th. We’ve got 0.9 ft of SSW swell averaging a 16-second period, with the combined energy hitting a solid 481-498 (moderate). More importantly, on Saturday, the wind goes glassy light to calm, swinging to light S offshore. This will give you the cleanest waves of the entire period. It’s still not big, but for a point break like Malibu, that waist-high, clean groundswell will be super fun and easy to paddle into. Keep an eye on Crowds being inevitable here, especially on a weekend, but the quality will be the best of the fortnight.

After that, Monday the 17th morning holds some clean marginal surf at 0.8 ft, but the energy drops off again and the wind pattern turns messy through the second week. From around the 20th onward it's mostly tiny, poor surf with cross-shore chop, tailing right off to near flat by the 22nd. There's nothing else out there for the rest of the run.

So, to be honest, for the next two weeks, your best bet is to point at Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th mornings. It won’t be epic, but it’s going to be the cleanest, friendliest surf we see in this stretch.

Rusty.

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