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Photography Weather Forecast for Malibu, California Coast

Malibu, California, United States

Malibu’s coves, tilted rock layers, sea stacks, and the Santa Monica Mountains provide varied foregrounds for winter surf and low western light.

12 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.

Active Forecasts

0 of 4 forecast rules match now.

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in America/Los_Angeles
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First upcoming window
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Malibu
Wed, Oct 7 · 17:58–18:46 · 1h window
Medium confidence
59%
🌇Golden Hour Potential88-89.7%
Low Cloud Cover: 0%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 0%
Sun Elevation: 17.6° (Daylight)
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Malibu
Thu, Oct 8 · 17:57–18:45
🌇Golden Hour Potential:84.7-85.6%
Low
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Malibu
Fri, Oct 9 · 17:55–18:44
🌇Golden Hour Potential:86.3-91.5%
Low
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Excellent Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise
Malibu
Sat, Oct 10 · 07:00–07:29
🌇Golden Hour Potential:80.1%
Low
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Malibu
Wed, Oct 14 · 17:49–18:37
🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%
Low
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Good Fiery Red Sky at Sunset
Malibu
Wed, Oct 14 · 18:00–18:37
🔥Fiery Red Sky Potential:68.7%
Low
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Malibu
Thu, Oct 15 · 17:47–18:36
🌇Golden Hour Potential:94-100%
Low
+5 more windows in the next 14 days

How this forecast is made

Opportunities are threshold-based signals: PhotoWeather checks whether forecast conditions match the rules for a photography scenario. They are planning guidance, not guarantees. Forecasts can change as new model runs arrive, and confidence generally decreases farther into the forecast horizon, so recheck conditions before travelling.

The weather forecast foundation comes through Open-Meteo , which aggregates models from weather agencies. PhotoWeather applies condition-specific thresholds and derived calculations; not every condition uses every model or data input.

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