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Point Dume - Little Dume, United States

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About Point Dume - Little Dume

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces S (158°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (338°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 500 m out (1 in 51). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 15°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 21°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For beginners the best months are usually September, October and November, with about 3 good days in 7; in January, March and April, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Malibu, 9.9 km away (about 20 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots.

Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 7 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), direct.

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  2. Getting there. 55 min from the airport to Point Dume - Little Dume.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct603 ft13 scrumbling300kJ23°C
Mon 19Oct643 ft13 scrumbling324kJ21°C
Tue 20Oct583 ft12 scrumbling267kJ21°C
Wed 21Oct623 ft12 scrumbling233kJ19°C
Thu 22Oct413 ft11 scrumbling151kJ19°C
Fri 23Oct333 ft5 smushy44kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct332 ft12 scrumbling112kJ22°C
Sun 25Oct272 ft12 scrumbling73kJ20°C
Mon 26Oct212 ft12 scrumbling66kJ19°C
Tue 27Oct212 ft5 smushy24kJ19°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to LAX, then 55 min by road. About 7h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Drain Pipes

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Point Dume - Little Dume

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Point Dume - Little Dume

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Drain Pipes

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to LAX, then 55 min by road. About 7h 05 door to door

The plan picks the best of 7 spots near Malibu each day: Drain Pipes, Latigo Point, Malibu Surfrider, Point Dume - Little Dume, The Hut - Paradise Cove, Westward Beach, Zuma Beach.

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Rough cost

About £955–£1,745 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to LAX, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£215–£450
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£60–£105
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£270–£455
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£115–£190
Total£955–£1,745

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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