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Malibu surfForecast / Chiba / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 16 May 2026 JSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Malibu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Malibu sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Malibu today?
The current surf forecast for Malibu at 6AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 | |
192 | 192 | 159 | 126 | 106 | 85 | 78 | 99 | 103 | 101 | 113 | 140 | 134 | 164 | 194 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 194 | 184 | 189 | 147 | 151 | 120 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:55AM1.45m | 4:55PM1.40m | 3:25AM1.49m | 5:46PM1.41m | 3:58AM1.52m | 6:39PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM0.79m | 9:56AM0.04m | 10:02PM0.87m | 10:37AM-0.07m | 10:41PM0.95m | 11:20AM-0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 |
 kJ | 192 | 192 | 159 | 126 | 106 | 85 | 78 | 99 | 103 | 101 | 113 | 140 | 134 | 164 | 194 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 194 | 184 | 189 | 147 | 151 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 45 | 28 | 46 | 54 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 67 | 52 | 60 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 11 | NE 9 | SE 7 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 138 | 138 |
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