Surf Forecasts:
Malibu surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period, SSW swell with 305 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Malibu this week:
The surf forecast for Malibu over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Malibu in the next 16 days are 0.9m 15s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Malibu over the next 16 days.
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s in store for the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, it’s a pretty quiet start. The first half of this outlook is a struggle for any decent surf. There’s a real gap from now until around the 19th of July where conditions are just meh. We’re talking small, weak swell and a lot of onshore or cross-onshore wind messing things up. You’ll see a few days with tiny waves, but nothing worth paddling out for. The energy is low, with combined swell energy readings mostly in the low 100-300 range, which is just weak.
The real standout, the only one that really gets the blood pumping, falls on Sunday the 19th of July. We finally see a pulse of energy show up. The swell direction comes around from the SSE, building to about 3ft in the morning, and the combined energy jumps to 772, which is solid moderate. The wind is a light offshore from the SSW, which is going to be clean. The period is a long 16 seconds, so this is proper groundswell. That long period at Malibu (point) is a beautiful thing. The water is also running much warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 68°F with a positive anomaly of 4°F, so that’s a bonus.
The afternoon of the 19th picks up a bit more size, hitting 4ft from the S, but the wind swings cross-shore from the W, so it’ll get a bit choppy. Still, the morning window is the one to hunt. After that, it drops back into the marginal zone through the rest of the week with smaller swell and less ideal winds.
So, if you’re keen, pencil in that Sunday the 19th of July for a morning session at Malibu. It’s not going to be huge, but it’ll be clean and fun. The rest of the run is a bit of a dud, but that’s how it goes sometimes.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 246 | 242 | 249 | 263 | 220 | 297 | 301 | 213 | 236 | 239 | 152 | 117 | 121 | 109 | 77 | 95 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 126 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:20PM2.29m | 8:41AM1.42m | 7:14PM2.43m | 9:31AM1.50m | 8:07PM2.53m | 10:15AM1.57m | 8:59PM2.58m | 10:57AM1.63m | 9:49PM2.55m | 11:39AM1.69m | 10:38PM2.44m | 12:20PM1.74m | 11:26PM2.25m | 1:02PM1.79m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:01AM0.18m | 12:38PM1.13m | 2:50AM0.00m | 1:40PM1.11m | 3:37AM-0.11m | 2:37PM1.06m | 4:22AM-0.15m | 3:32PM1.01m | 5:06AM-0.11m | 4:27PM0.98m | 5:47AM-0.01m | 5:23PM0.96m | 6:27AM0.16m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 |
 | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:06 | — | 8:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 26 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 6 | W 5 | SSW 12 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SW 16 | WSW 5 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 246 | 242 | 249 | 263 | 220 | 297 | 301 | 213 | 236 | 239 | 152 | 117 | 121 | 30 | 14 | 50 | 56 | 10 | 88 | 9 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 5 | S 20 | WSW 5 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 6 | SW 19 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 16 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 96 | 25 | 5 | 46 | 20 | 59 | 96 | 57 | 80 | 96 | 55 | 95 | 90 | 89 | 12 | 126 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 13 | W 8 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 11 | W 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 109 | 77 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | W 3 | W 4 | W 3 | — | — | W 6 | — | SE 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 15 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 30 | 12 | 106 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 82 | 9 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 36 |
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