Malibu First Point Surf Report & Forecast

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Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

Forecaster
FAIR TO GOOD

Surf Height

3-4FT+

Observed

Waist to shoulder

Forecaster observed
Forecaster

Swell

2.8FT17s
SSW199º
1.4FT17s
WSW238º
0.8FT10s
WSW252º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

5KTSSW

5kts gusts, Onshore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

2.7FT

Temperature

65°F

spotName Wind & Weather
66ºF

2mm wetsuit

Chris Borg

North Los Angeles Forecast

Chris Borg •

Today

Good day of waves. Conditions staying manageable with mellow afternoon onshores, evening clean up.

Afternoon Outlook: SSW swell tops out for waist-chest high waves at average spots. Better breaks head-high with some overhead sets in the mix at standouts. Some - but not a lot- of NW energy in the mix so the open beachbreaks are pretty walled, but there is enough for the odd corner.

Light+ SW wind this afternoon then wind lightens this evening.

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Malibu First Point Surf Guide

Malibu consists of three loosely defined take-offs on a cobblestone point, with the occasional sandbar on the inside. On large swells, the points can connect into a ride over a quarter-mile long. Generally thought of as a summer break, the 'Bu will also take west and even big northwest swells.

The smaller inside break, First Point, is by far the most familiar and the best-shaped wave of the bunch -- a mechanical, mesmerizing wave to watch. Behind all the history and beneath the clutte... 
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