Malibu · Los Angeles County · California
Point Dume Surf Report & Forecast, Malibu, California
Point Dume, Malibu, California: 2–3 ft, waist high, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 1.8 ft at 15 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 6 mph cross-shore wind from the southeast. Water is about 74°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.5 ft at 3:33 pm.
2–3 ft
waist high
- Swell
- 1.8 ft · 15 s · WSWplus 1.4 ft · 15 s · SW
- Wind
- 6 mph (SE)cross-shore
- Tide
- 3.7 ft fallinglow 0.5 ft at 3:33 pm
- Water
- 74°Frashguard
- Air
- 78°Ffeels like 73°F
- Sun
- rise 6:22 amset 4:56 pm
Point Dume surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Point Dume: 12 pm, Good, on a falling mid 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 Point Dume: 11 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph offshore (NE) | 5.9 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.8 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 7.3 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (E) | 7.1 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (SE) | 6.4 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (SE) | 5.2 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 3.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (SSW) | 2.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (SW) | 1.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (WSW) | 0.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.5 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 offshore (ENE) | 5.5 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.4 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor | 6 mph offshore (ENE) | 7.0 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph offshore (E) | 7.2 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 6.8 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (SE) | 5.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 4.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (S) | 3.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 4 mph onshore (SSW) | 1.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph onshore (WSW) | 0.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.7 ft |
Point Dume waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Point Dume arrive about every 5 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 2.7 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 40 s
- Lulls
- about 258 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
- 33% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Point Dume surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 8 days at Point Dume: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 3–8 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 16 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 3–5 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 3–4 ft and Good.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Point 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.7 ft · 14 s · WSW | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 4 mph onshore (SW) | 12 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.8 ft · 14 s · WSW | 6 mph offshore (ENE) | 4 mph onshore (SSW) | 11 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Fair | 1.6 ft · 13 s · W | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 7 mph onshore (SW) | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.4 ft · 14 s · SSW | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 6 mph onshore (SSW) | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–4 ft | Good | 1.8 ft · 13 s · SSW | 4 mph cross-shore (SE) | 12 mph onshore (WSW) | 9 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 3–5 ft | Good | 2.7 ft · 13 s · WSW | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 11 mph onshore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 3–4 ft | Good | 1.9 ft · 16 s · S | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 9 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 14 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–8 ft | Great | 3.1 ft · 7 s · WSW | 7 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 13 | 9 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 17 | 1 pm |
Point Dume tide chart and tide times
Tides at Point Dume today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.0 ft at 1:58 am, high 7.3 ft at 8:19 am, low 0.5 ft at 3:33 pm and high 4.9 ft at 9:58 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 3.7 ft and falling.
Point Dume tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 3.0 ft at 1:58 amHigh 7.3 ft at 8:19 amLow 0.5 ft at 3:33 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 4.7 ft at 10:32 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 3.4 ft at 2:56 amHigh 6.8 ft at 9:12 amLow 0.7 ft at 4:45 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 11:33 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.7 ft at 3:07 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 2:13 amLow 4.3 ft at 3:50 amHigh 6.2 ft at 10:59 amLow 1.7 ft at 7:19 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.4 ft at 4:23 amLow 4.4 ft at 4:34 amHigh 5.6 ft at 11:49 amLow 1.7 ft at 8:16 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.6 ft at 4:37 amLow 4.5 ft at 7:37 amHigh 5.2 ft at 1:01 pmLow 1.8 ft at 9:09 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.9 ft at 4:54 amLow 4.2 ft at 9:53 amHigh 4.9 ft at 2:36 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Point Dume water temperature
The water temperature at Point Dume is about 74°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 73°F and a 6 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 Point Dume
- Westward Beach0.4 mi NW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Little Dume0.6 mi ENE · 2 ft · Fair
- Zuma Beach1.6 mi NW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Paradise Cove1.9 mi NE · 1–2 ft · Poor to Fair
- Escondido Beach2.6 mi ENE · 2 ft · Fair
- Trancas / Broad Beach3.4 mi NW · 2–3 ft · Fair
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About Point Dume
Point Dume is a point break in Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, facing southwest.
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