The latest CDIP Station 103 spectral band data indicates primary long-period energy arriving from the south-southwest along with secondary swell, yielding a overall swell profile of 2.6 feet at 15 seconds from 204° SSW. Taking into account local bathymetry and shadow effects, current Malibu area surf size is running in the 2 to 3 foot range with occasional waist-to-chest high sets at preferred point breaks. Overall surf quality is fair to good, offering clean, well-shaped open faces during favorably light wind windows, though momentum remains modest throughout the afternoon.
Current coastal conditions near Malibu feature partly cloudy skies with a temperature near 71°F, alongside west-southwest sea breezes blowing around 10 knots. For the remainder of the day, the National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy to patchy fog conditions expanding along the immediate coast into Sunday evening, with winds turning lighter from the south-west at 5 to 10 knots before becoming light and variable overnight.
According to official NOAA tide stations, today's local tide sequence registered a morning low tide of 0.7 feet at 6:09 AM, followed by an afternoon high tide of 5.2 feet at 12:36 PM, dropping down to an evening low tide of 1.4 feet at 6:53 PM.
Offshore observations from surrounding regional buoys show Santa Monica Bay buoy reporting a primary swell of 3.0 feet at 17 seconds from 202° SSW. Outer buoy coverage from Santa Cruz Basin shows 4.3 feet at 15 seconds from 200° SSW, while San Pedro South registers 3.0 feet at 15 seconds from 180° S. Topanga Nearshore buoy measures 2.6 feet at 15 seconds from 204° SSW with sea surface temperatures hovering at a comfortable 71.1°F.