Malibu · Los Angeles County · California
Trancas / Broad Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Malibu, CA
Trancas / Broad Beach, Malibu, California: 2–3 ft, waist high, at 8 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 2.0 ft at 14 seconds from the west, with a 6 mph offshore wind from the north-northwest. Water is about 73°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next high tide is 4.9 ft at 9:58 pm.
2–3 ft
waist high
- Swell
- 2.0 ft · 14 s · Wplus 1.2 ft · 15 s · SSW
- Wind
- 6 mph (NNW)offshore
- Tide
- 4.1 ft risinghigh 4.9 ft at 9:58 pm
- Water
- 73°F2mm jacket
- Air
- 70°Ffeels like 64°F
- Sun
- rise 6:22 amset 4:56 pm
Trancas / Broad Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Trancas / Broad Beach: 5 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 Trancas / Broad Beach: 3 pm, Fair, on a falling low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 5.8 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 6.7 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 7.1 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 7.0 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (SE) | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 5.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (S) | 3.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (SSW) | 2.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (SW) | 1.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 0.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 1.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 5.5 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 6.4 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 7.0 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (E) | 7.1 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 6.7 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (SE) | 5.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph onshore (SSE) | 4.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (S) | 3.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 5 mph onshore (SSW) | 1.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (WSW) | 0.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.7 ft |
Trancas / Broad Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 8 pm, sets at Trancas / Broad Beach arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.
- Set waves
- about 2.7 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 11 s
- Lulls
- about 53 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
- 23% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Trancas / Broad Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Trancas / Broad Beach: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 4–6 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 3–4 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 3–4 ft and Good.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Trancas / Broad Beach 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 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.6 ft · 13 s · W | 4 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 4 mph onshore (SW) | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Fair | 1.9 ft · 13 s · W | 6 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 5 mph onshore (SSW) | 3 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 1.5 ft · 13 s · W | 5 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 6 mph onshore (SW), gusts 11 | 3 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–3 ft | Fair | 1.2 ft · 14 s · SSW | 4 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 6 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 11 | 12 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–5 ft | Good | 1.5 ft · 13 s · SSW | calm | 7 mph onshore (SW) | 7 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 3–4 ft | Good | 2.7 ft · 5 s · SW | 7 mph offshore (NNW) | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 3–4 ft | Good | 2.1 ft · 17 s · WSW | 6 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 12 | 7 mph onshore (SW), gusts 13 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–4 ft | Good | 1.9 ft · 15 s · SSW | 6 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 13 | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 15 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 4–6 ft | Good | — | 7 mph offshore (N) | 10 mph cross-shore (W) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–4 ft | Good | — | 6 mph offshore (NNE) | 11 mph cross-shore (W) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Trancas / Broad Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Trancas / Broad Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Trancas / Broad Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: high 7.1 ft at 8:14 am, low 0.5 ft at 3:28 pm and high 4.9 ft at 9:58 pm. At 8 pm the tide is 4.1 ft and rising.
Trancas / Broad Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 7.1 ft at 8:14 amLow 0.5 ft at 3:28 pmHigh 4.9 ft at 9:58 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.3 ft at 2:31 amHigh 7.2 ft at 8:47 amLow 0.4 ft at 4:05 pmHigh 4.6 ft at 10:33 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 3.5 ft at 2:55 amHigh 6.8 ft at 9:12 amLow 0.7 ft at 4:46 pmHigh 4.3 ft at 11:32 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.7 ft at 3:08 amHigh 6.7 ft at 9:46 amLow 1.1 ft at 5:28 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.3 ft at 12:40 amLow 4.0 ft at 3:31 amHigh 6.5 ft at 10:21 amLow 1.5 ft at 6:21 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.3 ft at 2:08 amLow 4.2 ft at 3:53 amHigh 6.1 ft at 10:59 amLow 1.6 ft at 7:18 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.4 ft at 4:21 amLow 4.4 ft at 4:35 amHigh 5.5 ft at 11:49 amLow 1.7 ft at 8:15 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.6 ft at 4:37 amLow 4.5 ft at 7:38 amHigh 5.1 ft at 1:01 pmLow 1.8 ft at 9:09 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.9 ft at 4:54 amLow 4.1 ft at 9:53 amHigh 4.8 ft at 2:36 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Trancas / Broad Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Trancas / Broad Beach is about 73°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 64°F and a 6 mph wind, a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 72 and 74°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 Trancas / Broad Beach
- El Matador State Beach1.1 mi W · 2–3 ft · Good
- El Pescador / La Piedra1.7 mi W · 3 ft · Good
- Zuma Beach1.8 mi SE · 3–4 ft · Good
- Westward Beach3.0 mi SE · 3–4 ft · Good
- Point Dume3.4 mi SE · 3 ft · Good
- Zeros3.6 mi W · 3–4 ft · Good
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About Trancas / Broad Beach
Trancas / Broad Beach is a beach break in Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, facing south-southwest.
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