Playa Malibu Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.55° N 79.87° W

Playa Malibu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Malibu sea temperature is
29.2° C
1.0° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Malibu at 3AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
65
69
41
42
47
82
49
31
31
56
59
63
64
65
65
65
62
58
57
57
56
55
55
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:29PM4.73m
5:04AM4.75m
5:20PM4.74m
5:53AM4.81m
6:10PM4.66m
6:41AM4.77m
Low Tide
10:19AM0.36m
10:46PM-0.06m
11:10AM0.27m
11:33PM-0.06m
12:00PM0.27m
00:19AM0.05m
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:42
6:42
6:42
6:42
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
29
32
31
28
27
27
26
26
29
30
31
28
27
27
27
27
29
30
30
28
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
31
35
32
30
29
30
28
29
31
33
33
30
30
30
30
30
32
34
33
31
30
29
29
29
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