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California

Malibu Surfrider Beach

pointtide: mid

1.5Updated 0 min ago

Face

1.5ft

13s period

Swell

SSW

196°

Windcross

2 mph

ESE

Tide

↓1.3 ft

falling

ConditionsMixed

Mixed

25% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

P1 (primary)

SSW

1.0ft

13s

53%

P2 (secondary)

SSW

0.7ft

17s

27%

P3 (tertiary)

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakpoint

Tide preferencemid

Crowdheavy

Hazardscrowds, rocks, pollution, localism, current

Optimal conditions

SwellSW 225°

WindN offshore

Tidemid

Period10s+

Breakpoint

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46221

Hs2.6 ft

Tp14s

7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Thu, May 14

2am

1.5

13s

SSW196°

5mphcross

0.3ft↑

5am

1.5

13s

SSW197°

6mphcross

0.5ft↑

8am

1.5

13s

SSW196°

8mphcross

3.4ft

11am

1.5

16s

SSW196°

6mphonshore

3.4ft↓

2pm

1.6

16s

SSW195°

7mphcross-on

1.2ft↑

5pm

1.8

15s

SSW196°

8mphcross

2.4ft↑

8pm

1.8

15s

SSW195°

7mphcross

5.7ft↓

11pm

1.8

15s

SSW195°

4mphcross

4.9ft

Fri, May 15

2am

1.8

15s

SSW195°

4mphcross

0.5ft↓

5am

1.8

15s

SSW194°

7mphcross

-0.6ft↑

8am

1.8

14s

SSW194°

8mphcross-on

2.5ft↑

11am

1.8

14s

SSW194°

5mphcross-on

3.8ft↓

2pm

1.5

14s

SSW194°

5mphcross-on

1.8ft↑

5pm

1.9

14s

SSW194°

8mphcross

2.1ft↑

8pm

1.8

13s

SSW195°

4mphcross

5.6ft↑

11pm

1.7

13s

SSW195°

2mphcross-on

5.9ft

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WSW

0.6ft

5s

20%

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Dir

SSW

Water63°F

Reading5/14/2026, 4:26:00 AM

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