Malibu Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 140.33° E

Malibu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malibu sea temperature is
26.8° C
0.1° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Malibu at 3AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (15 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
569
630
618
618
563
510
510
440
422
379
371
377
363
314
339
264
258
215
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:04PM1.38m
5:27AM1.47m
6:24PM1.39m
6:12AM1.40m
6:43PM1.39m
Low Tide
11:38PM0.63m
12:00PM0.24m
00:15AM0.53m
12:27PM0.38m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:29
6:28
6:27
 mm
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
25
25
24
24
24
26
27
26
25
25
Feels °C
28
26
26
26
27
27
28
28
26
26
26
26
25
27
28
27
26
27
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