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Surfrider Beach (Malibu)

Malibu · point break

Photo: Darin R. McClure, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

IntermediateAdvanced

Legendary three-section right point break next to Malibu Pier -- one of the most famous waves in the world.

Knee-to-thigh-high, clean, well-organized — worth the drive for intermediates.

🌅 Best window today: 6:00-8:00 AM — light wind, ~5 mph

📈 Today's the peak of the current swell (~3-5 ft) — it eases up after this.

⚠ Active advisories

Coastal Flood Advisory: Coastal Flood Advisory issued July 27 at 2:27PM PDT until August 1 at 3:00AM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Beach Hazards Statement: Beach Hazards Statement issued July 27 at 2:27PM PDT until July 29 at 5:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
High Surf Advisory: High Surf Advisory issued July 27 at 2:27PM PDT until August 1 at 5:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

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Swell

2.6 ft

@ 18s · 73.9°F water

Buoy: Topanga Nearshore, CA (103)

Tide

  • Low 3:33 AM (-0.3 ft)
  • High 10:08 AM (3.7 ft)
  • Low 2:24 PM (2.6 ft)
  • High 8:42 PM (6.1 ft)

Station: Santa Monica, Municipal Pier

Weather

66°F

Partly Cloudy then Patchy Fog

Wind 5 mph SE

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