Point Dume
Now
Thu Nov 5 · 12–3 PM forecast
3–4 ftwaist to chest
Best tomorrow · Fri 6
Compare bothNothing good left today.
Best tomorrow · Fri 6, 9:30 AM to 1 PM Pacific.
2–3 ft · thigh to waist
Strong gusts can roughen up the waves.
Point Dume surf guide
Malibu's rocky summer right in Dume Cove, down a long stairway · 3 things to watch
Point Dume guide
Malibu's rocky summer right in Dume Cove, down a long stairway.
- Good for
- Intermediates and up on shortboards.
- The wave
- A fast right that peels along the cliff.
- Watch for
- Shallow rock and urchins.
- Westward Beach Road and its lot closed since Aug. 2, 2026; take the bluff stairs.
- Exposed steel and concrete off eroded Westward Beach.
- Best when
- Best on a S to SW swell (180°–230°) with N offshore wind, at mid tide (about 1.5–4 ft).
MoreLess about Point Dume
Longboards at 2–4 ft, shortboards at 3–7 ft. Most consistent in spring and summer.
Since August 2026 the county has kept the Point Dume lot and the road past its pay gate closed for erosion damage, with no date to reopen; the beach itself is still open. Repair crews have also blocked the Birdview Avenue entrance in the mornings, so check the county's Point Dume page before a dawn session.
The old way in, a walk around the tip from the Westward lot, now crosses eroded beach with little sand outside low tide, so the bluff stairway is the practical route.
It breaks mostly in summer, and the cliffs shelter the cove from the afternoon west wind.
- Local tip
- Park in the free two-hour spots on the bluff top along Cliffside Drive, or on Grasswood Avenue, then take the stairway of about 200 steps down. Parking tickets are common.
GOOD TIDE TODAY9:00–11:10 AM2:50–5:25 PM
Guide updated October 2026
Spot research: Coastal Quest, OpenStreetMap, Surfline, Surf-Forecast, Wavind, California State Parks, LA County Beaches and Harbors, NBC Los Angeles, City of Malibu, Los Angeles Times, Westside Current and CBS News.
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Live buoy Santa Monica Bay
- WAVES
- 4.0 ft
- PERIOD
- 7s
- FROM
- W 261°
- WATER
- 74°
Observed 1:30 PM · 52 min old
7-day surf
LB longboard · SB shortboard
Thu 12 PM · now
3–4 ft · waist to chest ·
6 mph onshore · tide 0.9 ft falling
Swell near the beach: 2.8 ft every 13 s from SSW
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12 AM | 3–4 ft | Longboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours | 5 mph, gusts 7, cross-offshore | 0.6 ft and falling |
| Thu 3 AM | 3–4 ft | Longboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good | 5 mph, gusts 7, cross-offshore | 2.7 ft and rising |
| Thu 6 AM | 3–4 ft | Longboard Good, shortboard Fair | 16 mph, gusts 23, offshore | 5.5 ft and rising |
| Thu 9 AM | 3–4 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair | 5 mph, gusts 6, cross-onshore | 4.0 ft and falling |
| Thu 12 PM | 3–4 ft | Longboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair | 6 mph onshore | 0.9 ft and falling |
| Thu 3 PM | 3–4 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair | 7 mph, gusts 8, cross-onshore | 1.7 ft and rising |
| Thu 6 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours | 6 mph, gusts 10, cross | 4.3 ft and rising |
| Thu 9 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours | 19 mph, gusts 30, offshore | 3.4 ft and falling |
| Fri 12 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours | 18 mph, gusts 26, offshore | 1.1 ft and falling |
| Fri 3 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair | 22 mph, gusts 34, offshore | 2.5 ft and rising |
| Fri 6 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor | 29 mph, gusts 41, offshore | 5.6 ft and rising |
| Fri 9 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair | 20 mph, gusts 30, offshore | 4.7 ft and falling |
| Fri 12 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair | 8 mph, gusts 18, offshore | 1.0 ft and falling |
| Fri 3 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair | 2 mph, gusts 11, glassy | 0.7 ft and rising |
| Fri 6 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours | 17 mph, gusts 23, offshore | 3.6 ft and rising |
| Fri 9 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours | 13 mph, gusts 17, offshore | 3.9 ft and falling |
| Sat 12 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours | 22 mph, gusts 34, offshore | 1.6 ft and falling |
| Sat 3 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair | 18 mph, gusts 28, offshore | 2.3 ft and rising |
| Sat 6 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair | 19 mph, gusts 27, offshore | 5.5 ft and rising |
| Sat 9 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair | 16 mph, gusts 25, offshore | 5.3 ft and falling |
| Sat 12 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair | 3 mph, gusts 4, cross | 1.3 ft and falling |
| Sat 3 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair | 5 mph, gusts 9, cross-offshore | −0.1 ft and rising |
| Sat 6 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours | 9 mph, gusts 13, offshore | 2.7 ft and rising |
| Sat 9 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours | 7 mph offshore | 4.1 ft and falling |
| Sun 12 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours | 5 mph offshore | 2.2 ft and falling |
| Sun 3 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair | 5 mph offshore | 2.3 ft and rising |
| Sun 6 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair | 5 mph, gusts 6, offshore | 5.3 ft and rising |
| Sun 9 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair | 2 mph, gusts 4, glassy | 5.8 ft and falling |
| Sun 12 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair, shortboard Poor | 3 mph cross-onshore | 2.0 ft and falling |
| Sun 3 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor | 5 mph cross-onshore | −0.4 ft and rising |
| Sun 6 PM | 1–2 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours | 6 mph, gusts 7, offshore | 1.8 ft and rising |
| Sun 9 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours | 5 mph offshore | 4.0 ft and rising |
| Mon 12 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours | 5 mph offshore | 2.7 ft and falling |
| Mon 3 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair | 4 mph, gusts 5, offshore | 2.3 ft and rising |
| Mon 6 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair | 4 mph, gusts 5, offshore | 5.0 ft and rising |
| Mon 9 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair | 2 mph, gusts 3, glassy | 6.0 ft and falling |
| Mon 12 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair | 4 mph onshore | 2.7 ft and falling |
| Mon 3 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair | 4 mph cross-onshore | −0.4 ft and falling |
| Mon 6 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours | 4 mph, gusts 5, offshore | 1.0 ft and rising |
| Mon 9 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours | 4 mph offshore | 3.6 ft and rising |
| Tue 12 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours | 4 mph offshore | 3.1 ft and falling |
| Tue 3 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Good, shortboard Fair | 3 mph offshore | 2.4 ft and rising |
| Tue 6 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair | 3 mph, gusts 4, offshore | 4.6 ft and rising |
| Tue 9 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair | 2 mph, gusts 3, glassy | 6.0 ft and falling |
| Tue 12 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair, shortboard Poor | 5 mph onshore | 3.4 ft and falling |
| Tue 3 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor | 5 mph onshore | −0.1 ft and falling |
| Tue 6 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours | 3 mph, gusts 5, offshore | 0.4 ft and rising |
| Tue 9 PM | 1–2 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours | 4 mph offshore | 3.0 ft and rising |
| Wed 12 AM | 1–2 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours | 4 mph cross-offshore | 3.3 ft and falling |
| Wed 3 AM | 1–2 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor | 4 mph cross-offshore | 2.6 ft and rising |
| Wed 6 AM | 1–2 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair | 4 mph offshore | 4.2 ft and rising |
| Wed 9 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair, shortboard Poor | 2 mph, gusts 3, glassy | 5.9 ft and rising |
| Wed 12 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair, shortboard Poor | 5 mph onshore | 4.0 ft and falling |
| Wed 3 PM | Waves unavailable | Longboard Unavailable, shortboard Unavailable | 6 mph, gusts 8, cross-onshore | 0.5 ft and falling |
| Wed 6 PM | Waves unavailable | Longboard Unavailable, shortboard Unavailable, dark hours | 5 mph, gusts 7, cross-offshore | 0.1 ft and rising |
| Wed 9 PM | Waves unavailable | Longboard Unavailable, shortboard Unavailable, dark hours | 5 mph offshore | 2.3 ft and rising |
Today’s tide
GOOD 9:00–11:10 AM2:50–5:25 PM
Santa Monica · feet above low water
Swell
New W swell fills in Sunday night.
Best session from it: Mon 10–10:45 AM at Point Dume
Details
New W swell (12s) fills in Sunday night, peaks Monday midday, fades Tuesday.
Wave forecast checked against the live Santa Monica Bay buoy.
Updated 2:03 PM · CDIP/Scripps, Open-Meteo and NOAA.
Common questions
Is Point Dume good for beginners?
Not really; it suits surfers with some experience.
What tide is best at Point Dume?
It’s best at mid tide (about 1.5–4 ft).
What swell works at Point Dume?
A S to SW swell (180°–230°) is best, with N offshore wind. It picks up swell from SSE to W (150°–265°). Most consistent in spring and summer.
What board should I ride at Point Dume?
Either works: longboards at 2–4 ft, shortboards at 3–7 ft.
What should I watch out for at Point Dume?
Shallow rock and urchins; Westward Beach Road and its lot closed since Aug. 2, 2026, so take the bluff stairs; and exposed steel and concrete off eroded Westward Beach.