Malibu First Point Surf Report & Forecast

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Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
FAIR TO GOOD

Surf Height

3-4FT

Observed

Waist to chest

Smart Cam

Swell

2.8FT17s
SSW199º
1.4FT17s
WSW239º
0.8FT10s
WSW251º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

6KTSSW

6kts gusts, Cross-shore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

3.3FT

Temperature

65°F

spotName Wind & Weather
62ºF

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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