Malibu First Point surf forecast
Malibu, California
Malibu First Point is overhead with 15-second swell and almost no wind - worth a look.
Colors
Surf conditions
- FlatNothing to ride
- PoorSmall, messy or blown out
- Poor to FairGetting there
- FairDecent conditions
- Fair to GoodFun waves
- GoodA great session
- EpicRare. Drop everything
The nearest spots today, best first
About this spot
- Works
- 2ft-8ft · 11s+
- Tide
- Mid
- Break
- Point
- Level
- Beginner
- Faces
- SE
- Best swell
- S
- Offshore wind
- N/NW
Worth knowing: crowds, rocks at the point, pollution after rain.
Malibu First Point is a point break - the swell wraps the headland and peels one way down the line.
Nearby
No shops listed yet.
Right call?
Common questions
Is Malibu good for beginners?
On a small day First Point is slow enough to learn on - it is the most famous longboard wave in the world for that reason. The crowd is the difficulty, not the wave.
When does Malibu work?
Summer south swell, June to September, when the point lines up for two hundred yards. On winter north-west swell it is small and the South Bay is the call.
What are First, Second and Third Point?
Three sections of the same point at Surfrider Beach. First is the longest and softest; Third, at the top, is faster and hollower on a bigger swell.
Where do I park for Malibu?
The pier lot or the Pacific Coast Highway shoulder. Both fill by mid-morning on a summer swell.