Malibu, United States
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About Malibu
Malibu is a town in California, United States. From Malibu you can reach 23 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot, 8 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Malibu, a kite and windsurf spot 0.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 7 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), 28 km away.
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Staying in Malibu
- 7 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), 28 km, HHR, 35 km, Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (BUR), 36 km
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Malibu. Spots further out are listed below.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Malibu each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 8 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Malibu too.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.Good★ BestBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.
| Spot | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drain Pipes12.2 kmabout 25 min by car | 3 ft345 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore★ Best, good, best spot that day | 3 ft301 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, good | 3 ft227 kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, good | 3 ft150 kJwind from the east, 1 knot, fair | 3 ft34 kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft111 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft79 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Drain Pipes: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Westward Beach12.2 kmabout 25 min by car | 3 ft345 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore★ Best, good, best spot that day | 3 ft301 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, good | 3 ft227 kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, good | 3 ft150 kJwind from the east, 1 knot, fair | 3 ft34 kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft111 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft79 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Westward Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Zuma Beach12.7 kmabout 25 min by car | 3 ft345 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore★ Best, good, best spot that day | 3 ft301 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore★ Best, good, best spot that day | 3 ft241 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots★ Best, good, best spot that day | 3 ft150 kJwind from the west, 1 knot, fair | 3 ft34 kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, fair | 2 ft111 kJwind from the north, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft79 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Zuma Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Marshalls19 kmabout 35 min by car | 3 ft345 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, good | 3 ft287 kJwind from the east, 2 knots, good | 3 ft229 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft148 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, fair | 3 ft34 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, fair | 2 ft111 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft79 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Marshalls: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Point Dume - Little Dume9.9 kmabout 20 min by car | 3 ft324 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, good | 3 ft292 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, good | 3 ft233 kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore★ Best, good, best spot that day | 3 ft151 kJwind from the east, 1 knot, fair | 2 ft141 kJwind from the west, 9 knots, too small | 2 ft112 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, too small | 2 ft79 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Point Dume - Little Dume: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Malibu Surfrider0.9 kmabout 5 min by car | 3 ft332 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, good | 3 ft280 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, good | 3 ft225 kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft190 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, fair | 2 ft132 kJwind from the west, 5 knots, too small | 2 ft112 kJwind from the north, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft74 kJwind from the north, 3 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Malibu Surfrider: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| The Hut - Paradise Cove9.1 kmabout 20 min by car | 3 ft311 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, good | 3 ft280 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, good | 3 ft225 kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft145 kJwind from the east, 1 knot, fair | 3 ft54 kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, too small | 2 ft112 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, too small | 2 ft74 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for The Hut - Paradise Cove: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Chart House10.4 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Santa Monica, 8 km | 3 ft294 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft258 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft206 kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore, good | 2 ft131 kJwind from the north-west, 1 knot, fair | 3 ft57 kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft98 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft74 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Chart House: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Sunset12.8 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Santa Monica, 6 km | 3 ft294 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft258 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft206 kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore, good | 2 ft131 kJwind from the north-west, 1 knot, fair | 3 ft57 kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft98 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft74 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Sunset: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Latigo Point5.8 kmabout 10 min by car | 3 ft311 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, good | 3 ft280 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, good | 3 ft225 kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft145 kJwind from the east, 1 knot, fair | 3 ft54 kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft112 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft74 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Latigo Point: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Bay Street, Santa Monica18.4 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Santa Monica, 2 km | 3 ft258 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft216 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft169 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, good | 2 ft104 kJwind from the east-south-east, 1 knot, too small | 3 ft49 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft79 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft58 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Bay Street, Santa Monica: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Santa Monica - Samo 2018.5 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Santa Monica, 2 km | 3 ft258 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft216 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft169 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, good | 2 ft104 kJwind from the east-south-east, 1 knot, too small | 3 ft49 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft79 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft58 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Santa Monica - Samo 20: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Will Rogers14.9 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Santa Monica, 4 km | 3 ft258 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft216 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft169 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, good | 2 ft104 kJwind from the east-south-east, 1 knot, too small | 3 ft49 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft79 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft58 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Will Rogers: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Ocean Park, Santa Monica19.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Santa Monica, 2 km | 3 ft258 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft216 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, fair | 3 ft169 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, good | 2 ft104 kJwind from the east-south-east, 1 knot, too small | 3 ft49 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft79 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft58 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Ocean Park, Santa Monica: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Venice - Rose Avenue19.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Santa Monica, 3 km | 3 ft258 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft216 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft169 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, good | 2 ft104 kJwind from the east, 1 knot, too small | 3 ft49 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft79 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft58 kJwind from the north, 3 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Venice - Rose Avenue: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Malibu, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).
Further out
These spots are more than 20 km from Malibu. It is the nearest town with beds, so they stay here.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.
| Spot | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bomboras-county line24.4 kmabout 45 min by car | 3 ft345 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, good | 3 ft287 kJwind from the east, 2 knots, good | 3 ft229 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft148 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, fair | 3 ft34 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, fair | 2 ft111 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft79 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Bomboras-county line: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Heavens23.6 kmabout 45 min by car | 3 ft345 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, good | 3 ft287 kJwind from the east, 2 knots, good | 3 ft229 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft148 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, fair | 3 ft34 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, fair | 2 ft111 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft79 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Heavens: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Leo Carillo22.3 kmabout 40 min by car | 3 ft345 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, good | 3 ft287 kJwind from the east, 2 knots, good | 3 ft229 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft148 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, fair | 2 ft131 kJwind from the west, 3 knots, fair | 2 ft111 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft79 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, too small |
All readings for Leo Carillo: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| North Side Leo22.7 kmabout 40 min by car | 3 ft345 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, good | 3 ft287 kJwind from the east, 2 knots, good | 3 ft229 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft148 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, fair | 2 ft131 kJwind from the west, 3 knots, fair | 2 ft111 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft79 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for North Side Leo: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Staircase24.1 kmabout 45 min by car | 3 ft345 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, good | 3 ft287 kJwind from the east, 2 knots, good | 3 ft229 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft148 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, fair | 3 ft34 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, fair | 2 ft111 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft79 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Staircase: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Staircases24.2 kmabout 45 min by car | 3 ft345 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, good | 3 ft287 kJwind from the east, 2 knots, good | 3 ft229 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft148 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, fair | 3 ft34 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, fair | 2 ft111 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft79 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Staircases: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Waterfalls21.6 kmabout 40 min by car | 3 ft345 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, good | 3 ft287 kJwind from the east, 2 knots, good | 3 ft229 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft148 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, fair | 2 ft131 kJwind from the west, 3 knots, fair | 2 ft111 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft79 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Waterfalls: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Zeroes20.9 kmabout 40 min by car | 3 ft345 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, good | 3 ft287 kJwind from the east, 2 knots, good | 3 ft229 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft148 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, fair | 3 ft34 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, fair | 2 ft111 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft79 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Zeroes: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Places to eat near Malibu
- Lucky's MalibuSteakhouse · 0.2 km from the centre
- Mr ChowChinese · 0.2 km from the centre
- Howdy's MalibuMexican · 0.3 km from the centre
- Malibu Mutts GrillBurger · 0.3 km from the centre
- Malibu SushiSushi · 0.3 km from the centre
- Nobu MalibuAmerican · 0.3 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits