Playa Malibu Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.55° N 79.87° W

Playa Malibu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Malibu sea temperature is
29.6°C
1.3° 

Playa 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 Playa Malibu today (30 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Malibu at 9PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)--
Afternoon (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
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)
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
65
36
36
36
35
33
32
32
32
32
31
31
30
30
28
12
12
27
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:20PM4.42m
5:38AM4.63m
5:57PM4.41m
6:14AM4.62m
6:35PM4.32m
Low Tide
11:27PM0.34m
11:51AM0.33m
00:03AM0.38m
12:29PM0.34m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:28
6:28
6:27
 mm
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
26
26
26
26
27
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
28
27
27
27
Feels °C
31
30
28
29
30
30
31
33
32
30
30
29
30
30
31
32
31
32
31
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