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Malibu Colony / Malibu Road Surf Report & Forecast, CA
Malibu Colony / Malibu Road, California: 2–3 ft, waist high, at 5 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 1.3 ft at 15 seconds from the south-southwest, with a 6 mph offshore wind from the northeast. Water is about 73°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 7.3 ft at 8:47 am.
2–3 ft
waist high
- Swell
- 1.3 ft · 15 s · SSWplus 0.6 ft · 13 s · WSW
- Wind
- 6 mph (NE)offshore
- Tide
- 4.7 ft risinghigh 7.3 ft at 8:47 am
- Water
- 73°F2mm springsuit
- Air
- 68°Ffeels like 58°F
- Sun
- rise 6:23 amset 4:54 pm
Malibu Colony / Malibu Road surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Malibu Colony / Malibu Road: 7 am, Good, on a rising high 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 Colony / Malibu Road: 5 pm, Good, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (NE) | 5.6 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NE) | 6.5 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 7.2 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (E) | 7.3 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 6.9 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (SE) | 5.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (S) | 4.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (S) | 3.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (SSW) | 1.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 1.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 0.9 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 5.1 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 6.0 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 6.6 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Good | calm | 7.0 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 6.8 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (SSW) | 5.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (SW) | 3.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 13 | 2.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 1.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 1.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.9 ft |
Malibu Colony / Malibu Road waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 5 am, sets at Malibu Colony / Malibu Road arrive about every 2 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.
- Set waves
- about 3.0 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 14 s
- Lulls
- about 82 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Punchywhich means steep takeoffs and a pitching lip
- Breaking
- 62% 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 Colony / Malibu Road surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Malibu Colony / Malibu Road: the biggest day is Friday, Nov 13 at 3–4 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 16 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 3 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 3–4 ft and Good.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Malibu Colony / Malibu Road 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.3 ft · 15 s · SSW | 6 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 5 mph onshore (SSW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.3 ft · 14 s · SSW | 4 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 8 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 13 | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.2 ft · 14 s · SSW | calm | 9 mph onshore (SW), gusts 17 | 9 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–4 ft | Good | 1.5 ft · 13 s · SSW | calm | 8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 15 | 10 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 3 ft | Good | 2.0 ft · 5 s · SW | 7 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 13 | 11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 19 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 3–4 ft | Good | 1.6 ft · 16 s · SSW | 5 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 10 | 8 mph onshore (S), gusts 14 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–4 ft | Great | 1.7 ft · 15 s · SSW | 6 mph offshore (NE), gusts 13 | 5 mph onshore (SW) | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 2–3 ft | Good | — | 5 mph offshore (NNW) | 10 mph cross-shore (W) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2 ft | Good | — | 5 mph offshore (NNW) | 15 mph cross-shore (W) | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 2–3 ft | Good | — | 8 mph offshore (NW) | 9 mph cross-shore (W) | 10 am |
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Malibu Colony / Malibu Road tide chart and tide times
Tides at Malibu Colony / Malibu Road today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 3.4 ft at 2:22 am, high 7.3 ft at 8:47 am, low 0.6 ft at 4:04 pm and high 4.8 ft at 10:32 pm. At 5 am the tide is 4.7 ft and rising.
Malibu Colony / Malibu Road tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.4 ft at 2:22 amHigh 7.3 ft at 8:47 amLow 0.6 ft at 4:04 pmHigh 4.8 ft at 10:32 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 3.6 ft at 2:54 amHigh 7.0 ft at 9:12 amLow 0.9 ft at 4:44 pmHigh 4.5 ft at 11:31 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.8 ft at 3:07 amHigh 6.9 ft at 9:45 amLow 1.3 ft at 5:27 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.5 ft at 12:38 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 3:52 amHigh 6.3 ft at 10:58 amLow 1.8 ft at 7:18 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.5 ft at 4:10 amLow 4.5 ft at 4:41 amHigh 5.7 ft at 11:47 amLow 1.8 ft at 8:15 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.7 ft at 4:41 amLow 4.6 ft at 7:32 amHigh 5.3 ft at 1:03 pmLow 2.0 ft at 9:08 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 5.1 ft at 4:53 amLow 4.3 ft at 9:52 amHigh 5.0 ft at 2:36 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Malibu Colony / Malibu Road water temperature
The water temperature at Malibu Colony / Malibu Road is about 73°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 58°F and a 6 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. 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 Colony / Malibu Road
- Malibu/Surfrider0.7 mi ENE · 1–2 ft · Good
- Amarillo / Puerco Beach1.3 mi W · 2–3 ft · Good
- Carbon Beach1.6 mi ENE · 2–3 ft · Good
- La Costa Beach2.5 mi E · 2–3 ft · Good
- Dan Blocker (Corral) Beach2.6 mi W · 2 ft · Good
- Las Flores Beach3.2 mi E · 2–3 ft · Good
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About Malibu Colony / Malibu Road
Malibu Colony / Malibu Road is a beach break in Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, facing south. Also called The Colony.
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