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Lat Long: 8.55° N 79.87° W

Playa Malibu Surf Photo: 'Ready to go' by Maximiliano Nerone

Issued: 12 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Malibu sea temperature is

29.4°C

1.2°

Playa Malibu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSE		SSW	SSW
	12 s	glass		7 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 December at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Malibu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NW		SSW	SSW
	12 s	off		6 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 December at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Malibu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NW	NW	SSW	SSW
	12 s	off	2 s	6 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 December at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Malibu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NW	NW	SSW	SSW
	12 s	off	2 s	6 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 December at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Malibu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NW	NNW	SSW	SSW
	11 s	off	2 s	6 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 December at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Malibu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NNW	NNW	SSW	SSW
	11 s	cross- off	2 s	11 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 December at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Malibu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NNW	NNW	SSW	SSW
	11 s	cross- off	2 s	6 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 December at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Malibu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NNW	NW	SSW	SSW
	11 s	glass	3 s	11 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 December at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Malibu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NNW	NNW	SSW	SSW
	11 s	cross- off	2 s	11 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 December at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Malibu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NNW	NNW	SSW	SSW
	11 s	off	3 s	11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 December at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Malibu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	NNW	NNW	SSW	SSW
	4 s	off	4 s	11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 December at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Malibu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNW	NNW	SSW	SSW
	18 s	off	4 s	11 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 December at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Malibu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNW	NNW	SSW	SSW
	15 s	cross- off	3 s	10 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 December at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Malibu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNW	NNW	SSW	SSW
	15 s	cross- off	3 s	15 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 December at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Malibu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	N	NNW	SSW	S
	16 s	cross- off	3 s	12 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 December at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Malibu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NNW	NW	N	NW
	17 s	glass	3 s	3 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 December at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Malibu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNW	NNW	SSW	SSW
	17 s	off	3 s	14 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 December at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Malibu around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 16 minutes before low water (at low ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.5m (4.9 ft). Range 5.82m (19.1 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Playa Malibu Surf Photo: 'Ready to go' by Maximiliano Nerone

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User: Maximiliano Nerone (2 photos)

Country: Panama (142 photos)

Photo taken at: 4:41 pm 16 Dec 2014