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Malibu

Los Angeles, USA (CA)
👥Crowded🪨Rocks

Malibu is California's most iconic wave—the birthplace of the modern longboard and ground zero for 1960s surf culture that changed the world. Three sections (First Point, Second Point, Third Point) offer different experiences, but First Point is the showcase: long, peeling right-handers that allow nose-riding and trim surfing at its finest. The crowds are legendary, sometimes comically intense, but the wave quality on a clean summer south swell explains why generations of surfers have made this pilgrimage. Surfing history lives here.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
56
Fair
1.1m
@16s
12km/h
Mon
22
61
Fair
1.0m
@14s
9km/h
Tue
23
61
Fair
1.0m
@14s
9km/h
Wed
24
61
Fair
1.1m
@16s
10km/h
Thu
25
59
Fair
1.0m
@16s
10km/h
Fri
26
56
Fair
0.9m
@15s
10km/h
Sat
27
65
Good
0.8m
@15s
10km/h
Sun
28
28
Poor
1.0m
@10s
14km/h
Mon
29
44
Poor
0.7m
@12s
10km/h
Tue
30
44
Poor
0.6m
@12s
10km/h
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Today's Conditions

Find Flights
Swell
1.1m
SSW(198°)
Score: 14/25
Period
16s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
12km/h
S(177°)
Score: 5/25
Weather
18°C
0.0mm37%
Windswell Component
0.2mW@2s
Secondary Swell
0.4mW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 15 km/h E|PM: 16 km/h SSE
Lighter winds early (15 km/h)
Low tide at 9am (-0.7m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:41 am
High tide - 0.40m
9:22 am
Low tide - -0.66m
4:24 pm
High tide - 0.60m
10:55 pm
Low tide - -0.27m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

56
Fair
Components
Swell Direction17/25
Swell Size14/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind5/25
Raw Score61/100
Adjustments
🌊 Tide-5
Adjusted Score56/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score56
🌊 Too low for this tide window👥 Summer Break
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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SSW (210°)
Direction range
180° - 250°
Size range
0.6m - 2m
Ideal size
1.6m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
N (0°)
Offshore range
315° - 45°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low to mid
Optimal range
0.3m - 1.2m

Water temp

18°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

4/10

Crowd level

10/10

👥 Summer Break (Jun 15 – Aug 25) — expect extra crowds

Access: Surfrider Beach parking. Three sections: First, Second, Third Point.

Best Season

Peak: Jun-Sep

Secondary: May, Oct

Summer S swells. Flat in winter unless big W wraps in.

Getting There

Airport
LAX
Drive time
40 min
Data quality
verified

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