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· After dark · current model. Malibu First Point is forecast at 2–3 ft: Fair–Good for a longboard, Poor–Fair for a shortboard, with 5 mph offshore wind.

Malibu First Point

Point · longboard

After dark · current model

3–6 AM forecast

Buoy anchored

Board: Both

2–3 ft
Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair

Nearshore 1.5 ft at 15s from S

Wind from N at 5 mph, gusts 6, light offshore
Tide 3.8 feet and rising
Water 73 degrees Fahrenheit; boardshorts or trunks suggested

Spot guide

BEST TIDE
All tides, best mid to high
GOOD TIDE TODAY
6:27 AM–7:00 PM
SWELL
S–SW (180–230°)
OFFSHORE
N
BOARD
Longboard
  • Long, mellow right; works in small and solid swell.
  • Gets hollower and faster as the tide drops.

Live buoy Topanga Nearshore

5.8 MI · NEARSHORE

WAVES
1.7 ft
PERIOD
14s
FROM
SSW 205°
WATER
73°

Observed 4:30 AM · 1 hr 29 min old

7-day surf

3-hour blocksTap a block or use the arrows

LB longboard · SB shortboard

Sun 3 AM · now · after dark

2–3 ft · Fair–Good LB / Poor–Fair SB

5 mph, gusts 6, offshore · 1.9 ft rising

Nearshore 1.5 ft at 15s from S

Seven-day surf forecast in 3-hour blocks
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
Sun 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours1 mph glassy0.2 ft and rising
Sun 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours5 mph, gusts 6, offshore1.9 ft and rising
Sun 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair8 mph, gusts 10, cross-offshore3.8 ft and rising
Sun 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor7 mph, gusts 13, cross3.5 ft and falling
Sun 12 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph, gusts 11, cross-onshore3.4 ft and rising
Sun 3 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor7 mph, gusts 8, cross-onshore4.9 ft and rising
Sun 6 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor6 mph, gusts 11, cross5.0 ft and falling
Sun 9 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours5 mph, gusts 6, offshore2.1 ft and falling
Mon 12 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours6 mph, gusts 7, offshore−0.1 ft and falling
Mon 3 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours3 mph, gusts 4, offshore1.3 ft and rising
Mon 6 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor3 mph, gusts 5, offshore4.0 ft and rising
Mon 9 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor1 mph, gusts 7, glassy3.8 ft and falling
Mon 12 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor5 mph, gusts 6, cross-onshore2.6 ft and falling
Mon 3 PM1–2 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor10 mph, gusts 13, cross-onshore3.9 ft and rising
Mon 6 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor9 mph, gusts 15, cross5.5 ft and rising
Mon 9 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours13 mph, gusts 16, offshore3.4 ft and falling
Tue 12 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours4 mph, gusts 6, offshore0.1 ft and falling
Tue 3 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours3 mph, gusts 4, offshore0.7 ft and rising
Tue 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor–Fair3 mph, gusts 4, offshore4.0 ft and rising
Tue 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor–Fair2 mph, gusts 3, glassy4.4 ft and falling
Tue 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor5 mph onshore2.2 ft and falling
Tue 3 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor7 mph onshore2.7 ft and rising
Tue 6 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair7 mph, gusts 11, cross-offshore5.3 ft and rising
Tue 9 PM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours5 mph, gusts 7, offshore4.5 ft and falling
Wed 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours5 mph cross-offshore0.8 ft and falling
Wed 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours3 mph cross-offshore0.4 ft and rising
Wed 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor–Fair3 mph offshore3.8 ft and rising
Wed 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor–Fair2 mph glassy5.0 ft and falling
Wed 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor5 mph onshore2.3 ft and falling
Wed 3 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor6 mph onshore1.6 ft and rising
Wed 6 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair7 mph, gusts 13, cross4.5 ft and rising
Wed 9 PM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours3 mph, gusts 5, offshore5.2 ft and falling
Thu 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours4 mph cross-offshore1.7 ft and falling
Thu 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours4 mph cross-offshore0.3 ft and rising
Thu 6 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair2 mph glassy3.6 ft and rising
Thu 9 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair1 mph glassy5.5 ft and falling
Thu 12 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair6 mph onshore2.7 ft and falling
Thu 3 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair8 mph, gusts 10, cross-onshore0.7 ft and rising
Thu 6 PM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair10 mph, gusts 15, cross-offshore3.5 ft and rising
Thu 9 PM3–4 ftLongboard Epic, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours4 mph, gusts 7, offshore5.4 ft and falling
Fri 12 AM4–5 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours5 mph cross2.6 ft and falling
Fri 3 AM4–5 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours2 mph, gusts 3, glassy0.4 ft and rising
Fri 6 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good0 mph, gusts 1, glassy3.3 ft and rising
Fri 9 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good2 mph glassy5.8 ft and rising
Fri 12 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair4 mph onshore3.3 ft and falling
Fri 3 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair8 mph, gusts 10, cross-onshore0.3 ft and falling
Fri 6 PM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair9 mph, gusts 13, cross-offshore2.3 ft and rising
Fri 9 PM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours4 mph, gusts 8, offshore5.1 ft and rising
Sat 12 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours1 mph, gusts 5, glassy3.3 ft and falling
Sat 3 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours1 mph, gusts 4, glassy0.9 ft and falling
Sat 6 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good4 mph cross-offshore3.0 ft and rising
Sat 9 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good1 mph, gusts 4, glassy5.9 ft and rising
Sat 12 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair6 mph, gusts 8, cross-onshore4.0 ft and falling
Sat 3 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair8 mph, gusts 13, cross-onshore0.4 ft and falling
Sat 6 PMWaves unavailableLongboard Unavailable, shortboard Unavailable8 mph, gusts 13, cross-offshore1.2 ft and rising
Sat 9 PMWaves unavailableLongboard Unavailable, shortboard Unavailable, dark hours2 mph, gusts 5, glassy4.4 ft and rising

Today’s tide

GOOD 6:27 AM–7:00 PM

GOOD 2.5–5.5 FT3 AM9 AM3 PM9 PMH 3.9′L 3.2′H 5.3′NOW
High 6:44 AMLow 10:55 AMHigh 4:48 PM

Santa Monica · MLLW

Swell

OffshoreSun 3 AM

New SSW swell fills in Wednesday night.

Details

New SSW swell (18s) fills in Wednesday night, peaks Thursday afternoon.

Primary1.7 ft · 11s
SSW208°
Secondary1.0 ft · 10s
SSE158°

Nearshore model anchored to the Topanga Nearshore buoy.
Updated 5:55 AM · CDIP/Scripps, Open-Meteo and NOAA.

Data courtesy of CDIP. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com. Tide predictions: NOAA CO-OPS. Sunset quality by Sunsethue.

About the break

Spot guide

A point break for longboards at 1.5–4 ft. Best on S to SW swell with N wind, all tides, best mid to high. Long, mellow right; works in small and solid swell. Gets hollower and faster as the tide drops.

Break
Point
Board
Longboard
Best swell
S–SW (180°–230°)
Best tide
All tides, best mid to high

Spot research: WannaSurf, Surf-Forecast and The Surf Atlas.

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