Los Angeles County
Malibu (Surfrider) surf report
2ft
Fun-sized — 2.0 ft.
Sunday, September 27 · local time at the spot
Right now
Swell
2 ft
12 s · SSW195°
Wind
This buoy carries no anemometer, so there is no wind reading here.
Water temperature
72.7°F
22.6 °C
Daylight
6:46 AM
sunrise · sunset 6:44 PM
Rip current risk
High risk
Life threatening rip currents are likely.
NWS surf forecast: 3–6 ft (today, Malibu Coast)
Every level, including Low, describes currents that can kill — how to spot one from the beach and what to do if you are caught.
Tide
Currently rising — next high at 10:00 AM (5.888 ft)
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 3:49 AM | low | 0.794 ft |
| 10:00 AM | high | 5.888 ft |
| 4:28 PM | low | 0.233 ft |
| 10:33 PM | high | 4.817 ft |
Tide values are predictions. Wind, pressure and surge move the real water level, sometimes by a lot — see the disclaimer.
Forecast
Model output, not a measurement — NOAA WaveWatch III
| Day | Height | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | 2.1 ft | 12.6 s | NNE 18° |
| Sun | 2.1 ft | 12.4 s | NNE 16° |
| Mon | 1.9 ft | 12.4 s | NNE 19° |
| Tue | 1.2 ft | 6.3 s | E 85° |
| Wed | 1 ft | 5.7 s | E 86° |
| Thu | 1 ft | 14.3 s | NE 38° |
A model computes; it does not observe. Accuracy drops with range, and nearshore transformation is where it is weakest.
What to wear
At 72.7 °F (22.6 °C), most people at Malibu (Surfrider) are comfortable in a rash guard or a 1 mm top.
1 mm top
for 72–75 °F
The top is as much about sun and rash as about warmth.
The temperature is measured. The suit recommendation is not — it follows the manufacturers' convention, which varies by a degree or two between brands, and it knows nothing about wind, session length or how you personally run. The full chart and what it leaves out.
Surf cam
The break
- Type
- Right-hand cobblestone point with three sections
- Best swell
- S to SSW summer groundswell
- Best wind
- Offshore NE (Santa Ana)
- Tide
- Mid to high tide
- Level
- Intermediate to expert
Hazards
- Cobblestones and rocks
- Extremely crowded
- Lagoon water quality after rain
Local knowledge, not a measurement. Conditions decide the day — check the National Weather Service for warnings and the lifeguards for whether to go in.
Every source behind this page
- Solunar computed · read 6:38 AM
- NOAA WaveWatch III 46221 model cycle 20260927 6z · model · read 6:38 AM
- NDBC 46268 buoy wave height · read 6:00 AM
- NOAA CO-OPS 9410840 tide predictions · read 6:38 AM
- NWS Surf Zone Forecast LOX zone CAZ362 · read 1:11 AM
All of it is public NOAA and National Weather Service data, free for anyone to use. What we add is the pairing of this spot with these stations — see the terms.
Nearby spots
- Zuma Beach 2 ft · 13 km
- Venice Beach 2 ft · 20 km
- El Porto 2.3 ft · 29 km
- Banzai Pipeline 7.2 ft · 4079 km
- Narragansett 7.5 ft · 4181 km
Surf and beach conditions change faster than this page does, and nobody watches it in real time. When the water looks different from the numbers, trust the water and the lifeguards.