Playa Malibu Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.55° N 79.87° W

Playa Malibu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Malibu sea temperature is
29.9°C
1.9° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 21s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Malibu at 7PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (15 Oct)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (15 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)21s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
21
0.2
SSE
21
0.2
SSE
21
0.3
SSE
20
0.3
SSE
20
0.3
SSE
20
0.3
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
68
38
37
44
44
78
75
75
74
74
120
108
106
104
104
103
101
146
140
140
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
ESE
0
S
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SE
0
SSW
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:45PM3.95m
6:54AM3.95m
7:26PM3.70m
7:35AM3.69m
8:13PM3.47m
Low Tide
12:31PM0.59m
00:46AM0.96m
1:10PM0.84m
1:26AM1.22m
1:53PM1.10m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:07
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6:07
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6:02
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6:01
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 mm
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1
1
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1
3
4
1
1
1
1
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1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
34
33
34
32
30
30
29
30
33
34
35
33
33
31
31
31
31
29
30
31
31
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