Malibu · Los Angeles County · California
Malibu/Surfrider Surf Report & Forecast, California
Malibu/Surfrider, California: 2 ft, knee high, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 1.4 ft at 16 seconds from the south-southwest, with a 6 mph onshore wind from the east-southeast. Water is about 75°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.7 ft at 3:32 pm.
2 ft
knee high
- Swell
- 1.4 ft · 16 s · SSW
- Wind
- 6 mph (ESE)onshore
- Tide
- 3.9 ft fallinglow 0.7 ft at 3:32 pm
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 78°Ffeels like 72°F
- Sun
- rise 6:22 amset 4:55 pm
Malibu/Surfrider surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Malibu/Surfrider: 4 pm, Good, on a rising low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Malibu/Surfrider: 4 pm, Good, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NE) | 6.1 ft |
| 7 am | 1–2 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NE) | 7.0 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 7.5 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (E) | 7.3 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (ESE) | 6.6 ft |
| 11 am | 1–2 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (SE) | 5.4 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 1–2 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (SSE) | 3.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 1–2 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (S) | 2.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 1.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (SW) | 0.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 1.3 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NE) | 5.7 ft |
| 7 am | 1–2 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NE) | 6.6 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NE) | 7.2 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 7.4 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 10 | 6.9 ft |
| 11 am | 1–2 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (ESE) | 5.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 1–2 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (SSE) | 4.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 1–2 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (S) | 3.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (SSW) | 1.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (SW) | 1.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | 0.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.9 ft |
Malibu/Surfrider waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Malibu/Surfrider arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 1.9 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 11 s
- Lulls
- about 82 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 9% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Malibu/Surfrider surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Malibu/Surfrider: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 16 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 2 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 2 ft and Good.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Malibu/Surfrider are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1–2 ft | Good | 1.3 ft · 16 s · SSW | 5 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 5 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Good | 1.3 ft · 15 s · SSW | 5 mph cross-shore (NE) | 5 mph onshore (SSW) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Good | 1.2 ft · 14 s · SSW | 4 mph cross-shore (NE) | 7 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 13 | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Good | 1.2 ft · 14 s · SSW | 4 mph cross-shore (NE) | 6 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 11 | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1–2 ft | Good | 1.4 ft · 13 s · SSW | calm | 9 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 17 | 7 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 2 ft | Good | 1.9 ft · 15 s · SSW | 4 mph offshore (NW), gusts 9 | 7 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 13 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 2 ft | Good | 1.6 ft · 16 s · SSW | calm | 6 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 12 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.7 ft · 7 s · WSW | 4 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 9 | 7 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 15 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 2–3 ft | Good | — | 9 mph offshore (N) | 12 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 17 | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1–2 ft | Fair | — | 5 mph offshore (N) | 5 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Malibu/Surfrider are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Malibu/Surfrider tide chart and tide times
Tides at Malibu/Surfrider today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.2 ft at 1:57 am, high 7.5 ft at 8:18 am, low 0.7 ft at 3:32 pm and high 5.1 ft at 9:58 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 3.9 ft and falling.
Malibu/Surfrider tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 3.2 ft at 1:57 amHigh 7.5 ft at 8:18 amLow 0.7 ft at 3:32 pmHigh 5.1 ft at 9:58 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.5 ft at 2:30 amHigh 7.4 ft at 8:46 amLow 0.6 ft at 4:04 pmHigh 4.8 ft at 10:31 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 3.6 ft at 2:55 amHigh 7.0 ft at 9:12 amLow 0.9 ft at 4:44 pmHigh 4.4 ft at 11:31 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.8 ft at 3:07 amHigh 6.8 ft at 9:45 amLow 1.3 ft at 5:27 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.5 ft at 12:37 amLow 4.2 ft at 3:31 amHigh 6.7 ft at 10:20 amLow 1.7 ft at 6:19 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.5 ft at 2:10 amLow 4.5 ft at 3:50 amHigh 6.3 ft at 10:59 amLow 1.9 ft at 7:18 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.6 ft at 4:20 amLow 4.6 ft at 4:35 amHigh 5.8 ft at 11:49 amLow 1.9 ft at 8:15 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.8 ft at 4:36 amLow 4.7 ft at 7:36 amHigh 5.3 ft at 1 pmLow 2.0 ft at 9:08 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 5.1 ft at 4:53 amLow 4.4 ft at 9:52 amHigh 5.0 ft at 2:36 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Malibu/Surfrider water temperature
The water temperature at Malibu/Surfrider is about 75°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 72°F and a 6 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 72 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Malibu/Surfrider
- Malibu Colony / Malibu Road0.7 mi WSW · 3 ft · Good
- Carbon Beach0.9 mi ENE · 2–3 ft · Good
- La Costa Beach1.8 mi E · 2–3 ft · Good
- Amarillo / Puerco Beach2.0 mi W · 2–3 ft · Good
- Las Flores Beach2.5 mi E · 2–3 ft · Good
- Dan Blocker (Corral) Beach3.3 mi W · 2 ft · Good
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About Malibu/Surfrider
Malibu/Surfrider is a point break in Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, facing south-southeast. Also called First Point, Second Point, Third Point, Malibu Pier and Malibu Lagoon.
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