Malibu · Los Angeles County · California
Little Dume Surf Report & Forecast, Dume Cove, California
Little Dume, Dume Cove, California: 2–3 ft, waist high, at 12 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 1.4 ft at 15 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 7 mph offshore wind from the north-northwest. Water is about 73°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next low tide is 3.3 ft at 2:31 am.
2–3 ft
waist high
- Swell
- 1.4 ft · 15 s · WSWplus 0.6 ft · 3 s · WSW
- Wind
- 7 mph (NNW)offshore
- Tide
- 4.2 ft fallinglow 3.3 ft at 2:31 am
- Water
- 73°F2mm jacket
- Air
- 70°Ffeels like 63°F
- Sun
- rise 6:23 amset 4:55 pm
Little Dume surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Little Dume: 4 pm, Good, on a rising low 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 Little Dume: 4 pm, Good, on a falling low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 5.4 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 6.4 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 7.0 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (E) | 7.1 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 6.7 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph onshore (SE) | 5.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph onshore (SSE) | 4.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph onshore (S) | 3.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph onshore (SSW) | 1.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (SW) | 0.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.7 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 5.0 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 5.8 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 6.4 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 6.8 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 4 mph onshore (S) | 6.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (SW) | 5.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (SW) | 3.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 2.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 1.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.7 ft |
Little Dume waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 am, sets at Little Dume arrive about every minute with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 2.6 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 10 s
- Lulls
- about 82 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 18% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.7 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Little Dume surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Little Dume: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 3–5 ft, and the best-rated day is Saturday, Nov 14 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 3–5 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 3–5 ft and Great.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Little Dume 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.4 ft · 14 s · SW | 7 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 5 mph onshore (SSW) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–3 ft | Good | 1.3 ft · 14 s · SSW | 4 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.4 ft · 13 s · SSW | calm | 7 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 12 | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–5 ft | Great | 1.7 ft · 13 s · SSW | calm | 9 mph cross-shore (SW) | 9 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 3–5 ft | Great | 2.5 ft · 5 s · WSW | 14 mph offshore (NW), gusts 20 | 15 mph cross-shore (W) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 3–5 ft | Great | 2.1 ft · 17 s · WSW | 4 mph cross-shore (NE) | 8 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 14 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–5 ft | Great | 2.1 ft · 15 s · S | 6 mph offshore (NW), gusts 11 | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 1 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 3–4 ft | Great | — | 7 mph offshore (NNW) | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–5 ft | Great | — | 8 mph offshore (N) | 5 mph offshore (NW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 2 ft | Fair | — | 11 mph offshore (N), gusts 22 | 7 mph cross-shore (NE) | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Little Dume are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Little Dume tide chart and tide times
Tides at Little Dume today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 3.3 ft at 2:31 am, high 7.1 ft at 8:47 am, low 0.4 ft at 4:05 pm and high 4.6 ft at 10:33 pm. At 12 am the tide is 4.2 ft and falling.
Little Dume tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.3 ft at 2:31 amHigh 7.1 ft at 8:47 amLow 0.4 ft at 4:05 pmHigh 4.6 ft at 10:33 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 3.4 ft at 2:55 amHigh 6.8 ft at 9:13 amLow 0.7 ft at 4:45 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 6:20 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.4 ft at 2:12 amLow 4.3 ft at 3:52 amHigh 6.1 ft at 10:58 amLow 1.6 ft at 7:19 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.4 ft at 4:14 amLow 4.3 ft at 4:40 amHigh 5.5 ft at 11:48 amLow 1.6 ft at 8:16 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.5 ft at 4:42 amLow 4.4 ft at 7:33 amHigh 5.1 ft at 1:03 pmLow 1.7 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.
Little Dume water temperature
The water temperature at Little Dume is about 73°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 63°F and a 7 mph wind, a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion. 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 Little Dume
- Point Dume0.6 mi WSW · 3 ft · Good
- Westward Beach0.8 mi WNW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Paradise Cove1.4 mi NE · 1 ft · Poor
- Zuma Beach2.0 mi WNW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Escondido Beach2.1 mi NE · 1–2 ft · Fair
- Latigo Point3.2 mi ENE · 2 ft · Poor
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About Little Dume
Little Dume is a point break in Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, facing south-southeast.
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