Playa Malibu Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Playa Malibu Surf Guide

Playa Malibu in Golfo de Panama is a reasonably exposed river break that has quite consistent surf The best wind direction is from the northwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the south southwest. The river breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Hazards include rips,submerged logs etc.

Playa Malibu Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
River	2	fairly consistent	28.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa Malibu:

The best conditions reported for surf at Playa Malibu occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Playa Malibu (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Playa Malibu with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while 0% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 100% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

100%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Playa Malibu Location Map

Interactive Playa Malibu surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Playa Malibu is Howard Afb Airport (HOW) in Panama, which is 50 km (31 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Playa Malibu is Marcos A Gelabert International (Panama) Airport (PAC), also in Panama, 58 km (36 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Playa Malibu Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 15:00 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07			Fri
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	S	SSE	S	S
Period (s)	14	14	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	cross- off

What does Playa Malibu look like?

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Tides at Playa Malibu

Current tide and informaton

For Playa Malibu, 0 km from Playa Malibu.

Next High Water: 07:24pm | 3.7m

Next Low Water: 01:44am | 1.04m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Playa Malibu Sea Temperature

Hot air temperatures, feeling like 31.0 °C once we account for wind, and very warm water temperature (28.9 °C) at Playa Malibu. Clouds should reduce UV so boardshorts and a rash vest should be ok.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 28.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite