Malibu · Los Angeles County · California
El Matador State Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Malibu, CA
El Matador State Beach, Malibu, California: 3 ft, waist to chest high, at 7 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 1.8 ft at 15 seconds from the west, with an 8 mph cross-shore wind from the west-northwest. Water is about 74°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 4.9 ft at 9:58 pm.
3 ft
waist to chest high · occasional 4 ft
- Swell
- 1.8 ft · 15 s · Wplus 1.2 ft · 15 s · SSW
- Wind
- 8 mph (WNW)cross-shore
- Tide
- 3.1 ft risinghigh 4.9 ft at 9:58 pm
- Water
- 74°Frashguard
- Air
- 76°Ffeels like 77°F
- Sun
- rise 6:22 amset 4:56 pm
El Matador State Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at El Matador State Beach: 9 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at El Matador State Beach: 10 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (NNE) | 5.8 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 6.7 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 7.1 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 7.0 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (SE) | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (SSE) | 5.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (S) | 3.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (SSW) | 2.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (SW) | 1.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 1.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 5.5 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 6.4 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 7.0 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (E) | 7.1 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 6.7 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (SE) | 5.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (SSE) | 4.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (S) | 3.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (SSW) | 1.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 0.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.7 ft |
El Matador State Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 7 pm, sets at El Matador State Beach arrive about every 2 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.
- Set waves
- about 3.1 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 17 s
- Lulls
- about 79 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Punchywhich means steep takeoffs and a pitching lip
- Breaking
- 29% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
El Matador State Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at El Matador State Beach: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 4–7 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 3–4 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 3–4 ft and Good.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for El Matador State Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.5 ft · 13 s · W | 4 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 4 mph onshore (SW) | 9 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.7 ft · 13 s · W | 6 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 5 mph onshore (SSW) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.4 ft · 13 s · W | 5 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 6 mph onshore (SW), gusts 11 | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.2 ft · 14 s · SSW | 4 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 6 mph onshore (S), gusts 11 | 9 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–5 ft | Good | 1.5 ft · 13 s · SSW | calm | 7 mph onshore (SW) | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 3–4 ft | Great | 2.2 ft · 5 s · WSW | 7 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 12 | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 3–4 ft | Good | 1.9 ft · 17 s · WSW | 6 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 12 | 7 mph onshore (SW), gusts 13 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–4 ft | Good | 1.8 ft · 5 s · WSW | 7 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 13 | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 15 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 4–7 ft | Great | — | 7 mph offshore (N) | 10 mph cross-shore (W) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 3–4 ft | Good | — | 6 mph offshore (NNE) | 12 mph cross-shore (W) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for El Matador State Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
El Matador State Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at El Matador State Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.0 ft at 1:58 am, high 7.1 ft at 8:14 am, low 0.5 ft at 3:28 pm and high 4.9 ft at 9:58 pm. At 7 pm the tide is 3.1 ft and rising.
El Matador State Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 3.0 ft at 1:58 amHigh 7.1 ft at 8:14 amLow 0.5 ft at 3:28 pmHigh 4.9 ft at 9:58 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.3 ft at 2:31 amHigh 7.2 ft at 8:47 amLow 0.4 ft at 4:05 pmHigh 4.6 ft at 10:33 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 3.5 ft at 2:55 amHigh 6.8 ft at 9:12 amLow 0.7 ft at 4:46 pmHigh 4.3 ft at 11:32 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.7 ft at 3:08 amHigh 6.7 ft at 9:46 amLow 1.1 ft at 5:28 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.3 ft at 12:40 amLow 4.0 ft at 3:31 amHigh 6.5 ft at 10:21 amLow 1.5 ft at 6:21 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.3 ft at 2:08 amLow 4.2 ft at 3:53 amHigh 6.1 ft at 10:59 amLow 1.6 ft at 7:18 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.4 ft at 4:21 amLow 4.4 ft at 4:35 amHigh 5.5 ft at 11:49 amLow 1.7 ft at 8:15 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.6 ft at 4:37 amLow 4.5 ft at 7:38 amHigh 5.1 ft at 1:01 pmLow 1.8 ft at 9:09 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.9 ft at 4:54 amLow 4.1 ft at 9:53 amHigh 4.8 ft at 2:36 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
El Matador State Beach water temperature
The water temperature at El Matador State Beach is about 74°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 77°F and an 8 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 72 and 74°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near El Matador State Beach
- El Pescador / La Piedra0.6 mi W · 3–4 ft · Good
- Trancas / Broad Beach1.1 mi E · 3 ft · Good
- Zeros2.5 mi W · 3–4 ft · Good
- Nicholas Canyon2.7 mi W · 3–4 ft · Good
- Zuma Beach2.8 mi ESE · 3–4 ft · Good
- Leo Carrillo State Beach3.8 mi W · 3–4 ft · Great
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About El Matador State Beach
El Matador State Beach is a beach break in Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, facing south.
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