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WAVEWATCH III — spectral swell
HRRR — 3 km wind
NDBC — realtime buoys
CO-OPS — tide predictions

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California

Malibu Point

1.0Updated 0 min ago

Face

1.1ft

13s period

Swell

SSW

195°

Windcross

10 mph

W

Tide

↑3.1 ft

rising

ConditionsMixed

Mixed

38% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

Wind sea

WSW

0.9ft

3s

not surfable

not surfable

P1 (primary)

SSW

0.7ft

13s

44%

P2 (secondary)

SSW

0.7ft

16s

36%

P3 (tertiary)

SSW

0.5ft

17s

20%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Break—

Tide preference—

Crowd—

Hazards—

Optimal conditions

SwellS 170°

WindN offshore

Tideany

Period10s+

Break—

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46268

Hs2.0 ft

Tp17s

DirSSW

Water68°F

Reading7/1/2026, 10:00:00 PM

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7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Wed, Jul 1

8pm

1.1

13s

SSW195°

9mphcross

3.8ft

8pm

FLAT

—

17s

SSW211°

——mph

—

11pm

FLAT

—

17s

SSW211°

——mph

—

11pm

1.0

3s

WSW251°

5mphcross

5.8ft

Thu, Jul 2

2am

FLAT

—

17s

SSW213°

——mph

—

2am

1.0

12s

S190°

2mphcross

4.3ft

5am

FLAT

—

17s

SSW214°

——mph

—

5am

1.2

14s

SSW197°

1mphcross

0.6ft

8am

FLAT

—

17s

SSW211°

——mph

—

8am

1.0

14s

S191°

1mphcross

-0.2ft

11am

FLAT

—

17s

SSW208°

——mph

—

11am

1.0

14s

SSW205°

2mphonshore

2.4ft↑

2pm

1.1

18s

SSW194°

9mphcross

3.7ft

2pm

FLAT

—

17s

SSW207°

——mph

—

5pm

FLAT

—

17s

SSW208°

——mph

—

5pm

1.2

18s

SSW194°

14mphcross

2.7ft

8pm

FLAT

—

17s

SSW212°

——mph

—

8pm

1.3

15s

SSW204°

11mphcross

3.3ft

11pm

FLAT

—

17s

SSW209°

——mph

—

11pm

1.1

5s

WSW257°

5mphcross

5.4ft

Fri, Jul 3

2am

1.0

10s

SW226°

4mphcross

4.8ft

2am

FLAT

—

17s

SSW210°

——mph

—

5am

FLAT

—

16s

SSW212°

——mph

—

5am

1.0

11s

SW226°

3mphcross

1.2ft↓

8am

1.2

15s

SSW203°

2mphcross

-0.2ft

8am

FLAT

—

16s

SSW210°

——mph

—

11am

1.2

17s

SSW193°

4mphcross-on

2.1ft

11am

FLAT

—

16s

SSW208°

——mph

—

2pm

1.3

16s

SSW198°

10mphcross

3.8ft

2pm

FLAT

—

16s

SSW206°

——mph

—

5pm

1.3

15s

SSW201°

10mphcross

3.0ft

5pm

FLAT

—

16s

SSW207°

——mph

—

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