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Station tide prediction

Malibu First Point

Predicted at Oct 17, 8:00 AM PDT

3.3 ft

rising

Santa Monica station 9410840 · regional proxy · MLLW

Next low1.0 ftOct 17, 10:39 PM PDT
Next high4.4 ftOct 17, 1:31 PM PDT
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2026-10-17 · America/Los_Angeles

Station tide prediction for Malibu First Point. Approximate linear interpolation between named station high and low events. Gaps remain blank. The event times and heights follow the chart.

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Interpolated station prediction · 1.0 ft to 4.4 ft

  • High tide4.4 ft
  • Low tide1.0 ft
Station, reference level & prediction method

Santa Monica station 9410840 · regional proxy · 9410840

Reference level: MLLW. MLLW is mean lower low water: the average of the lower daily low tides over the station’s reference period.

The chart and matching times use linear interpolation between predicted extrema. Heights between events are approximate. Gaps and unbracketed times have no estimate.

The assigned station describes regional water levels. Local beach waterlines, currents, crossings, and access require separate information.

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About this spot

Sheltered point configuration favors southerly energy.

Mapped spot coordinate: 34.036, -118.678.

Model request point: Malibu Coast (34.02, -118.76). Model output times describe valid conditions; the provider does not expose the model run issue time in this response.

CDIP L0904: 34.0291, -118.6774 · 10.01 m depth · 141° shore normal · shore type 2 · 371 m transect. CDIP named Malibu Lagoon transect on the Surfrider headland, southeast-facing 141° normal and complex bathymetry. A coastal boundary for the First Point report, not a prediction at its inner takeoff or a substitute for the west-facing Zuma coast. CDIP metadata.

Forecast sources

Data coverage 4/5 sources

Source availability is not forecast accuracy. Where an empirical model passes historical testing, its error and interval coverage are shown above. Source count cannot increase that confidence.

LA County surf-zone forecast2–4 ftCurrent · Oct 16, 2:30 AM PDT
  • CDIP MOP coastal forecast (ECMWF)
    1/1 transects have all 05:00–19:00 hours on 2026-10-17; 1 have some coverage. 0 explicitly use WW3 fallback; 0 reuse retained responses. Timestamp is the oldest usable CDIP issue, not the upstream model cycle. Hs at about 10 m, not breaking surf.    Current
  • NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard
    South swell    Current
  • Santa Monica 9410840
    MLLW high and low predictions; time shown is the end of available coverage    Current
  • Open-Meteo local wind
    0/1 requested spots have usable local wind; NWS is tried only where this forecast is unusable.    UnavailableNo source time
  • NWS hourly wind fallback
    1/1 requested spots use NWS wind because the primary forecast was unusable.    Current
How best guesses are made

Best guesses combine usable wave and wind evidence, with qualitative confidence and specific limitations. A missing tide or local surf-height model does not prevent useful guidance. Tide levels use the named station datum; their effect at this break remains uncertain. Wind direction is relative to the mapped beach orientation, without calibrated terrain or shelter effects. The comparison is a heuristic, not a measured quality rating.