Malibu Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 140.33° E

Malibu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malibu sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.3° 

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 (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 12AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (15 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (15 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 76mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
3
1
1
3
1
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
6
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
2.1
SSW
6
1.3
S
7
1.5
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
8
1.5
NE
8
1.1
S
8
1.3
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
63
63
70
77
78
127
116
320
152
273
415
386
283
255
173
210
143
140
119
129
Wind (km/h)
0
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
NW
25
N
25
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:43PM1.34m
8:50AM1.15m
6:16PM1.27m
9:53AM1.13m
6:58PM1.17m
Low Tide
1:20AM0.28m
12:59PM1.01m
2:04AM0.37m
2:10PM1.02m
2:57AM0.46m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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21
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Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
19
16
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
15
11
11
13
13
12
12
13
12
10
12
11
10
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