Malibu · Los Angeles County · California
Staircase Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Malibu, California
Staircase Beach, Malibu, California: 3–4 ft, chest to head high, at 11 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 1.9 ft at 14 seconds from the west, 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 2.9 ft at 2:32 am.
3–4 ft
chest to head high · occasional 5 ft
- Swell
- 1.9 ft · 14 s · Wplus 0.9 ft · 15 s · WSW
- Wind
- 7 mph (NNW)offshore
- Tide
- 4.3 ft fallinglow 2.9 ft at 2:32 am
- Water
- 73°F2mm jacket
- Air
- 70°Ffeels like 65°F
- Sun
- rise 6:23 amset 4:56 pm
Staircase Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Staircase Beach: 10 am, Great, 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 Staircase Beach: 4 pm, Great, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Great | 5 mph offshore (NNE) | 5.6 ft |
| 7 am | 4–5 ft | Great | 5 mph offshore (NNE) | 6.5 ft |
| 8 am | 4 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 6.9 ft |
| 9 am | 4 ft | Great | calm | 6.8 ft |
| 10 am | 4–5 ft | Great | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (SSE) | 4.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (S) | 3.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 4 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (SW) | 2.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 0.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 4 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Great | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 4–5 ft | Great | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.9 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Great | 8 mph cross-shore (E) | 5.0 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 5.9 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 6.6 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (E) | 6.7 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Great | 6 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 6.3 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (SE) | 5.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (SE) | 4.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (SSE) | 2.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (S) | 1.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (SW) | 0.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Great | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.3 ft |
Staircase Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 11 pm, sets at Staircase Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.
- Set waves
- about 4.2 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 41 s
- Lulls
- about 196 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
- 40% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Staircase Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Staircase Beach: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 18 at 4–6 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 16 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 4–6 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–5 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Staircase 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 | 3–5 ft | Great | 1.7 ft · 14 s · WSW | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–4 ft | Great | 1.9 ft · 14 s · W | 7 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 6 mph onshore (S) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–4 ft | Great | 1.4 ft · 14 s · WSW | 5 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–4 ft | Great | 1.2 ft · 13 s · SSW | calm | 8 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 14 | 8 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–5 ft | Great | 1.7 ft · 13 s · SSW | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 8 mph onshore (SW) | 9 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 4–6 ft | Good | 2.8 ft · 5 s · SW | 13 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 19 | 16 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 4–5 ft | Great | 1.8 ft · 17 s · WSW | 5 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 7 mph onshore (SW), gusts 13 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–5 ft | Great | 1.9 ft · 15 s · S | 5 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 10 | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 1 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 3–4 ft | Good | — | 8 mph offshore (NNW) | 13 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 4–6 ft | Great | — | 8 mph offshore (NNE) | 7 mph cross-shore (W) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Staircase Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Staircase Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Staircase Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: high 6.9 ft at 8:15 am, low 0.3 ft at 3:29 pm and high 4.5 ft at 9:56 pm. At 11 pm the tide is 4.3 ft and falling.
Staircase Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 6.9 ft at 8:15 amLow 0.3 ft at 3:29 pmHigh 4.5 ft at 9:56 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.9 ft at 2:32 amHigh 6.7 ft at 8:48 amLow 0.0 ft at 4:06 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 10:35 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 3.0 ft at 2:55 amHigh 6.4 ft at 9:13 amLow 0.3 ft at 4:47 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 11:34 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.3 ft at 3:09 amHigh 6.3 ft at 9:47 amLow 0.7 ft at 5:29 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.9 ft at 12:43 amLow 3.6 ft at 3:32 amHigh 6.1 ft at 10:22 amLow 1.1 ft at 6:21 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.0 ft at 2:13 amLow 3.9 ft at 3:53 amHigh 5.7 ft at 10:59 amLow 1.2 ft at 7:20 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.0 ft at 4:13 amLow 3.9 ft at 4:43 amHigh 5.1 ft at 11:49 amLow 1.2 ft at 8:17 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.1 ft at 4:43 amLow 4.0 ft at 7:34 amHigh 4.7 ft at 1:04 pmLow 1.3 ft at 9:10 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.5 ft at 4:55 amLow 3.7 ft at 9:54 amHigh 4.4 ft at 2:37 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Staircase Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Staircase Beach is about 73°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 65°F and a 7 mph wind, a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 73 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 Staircase Beach
- Leo Carrillo State Beach0.6 mi ESE · 3 ft · Good
- County Line0.8 mi WNW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Deer Creek1.2 mi WNW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Nicholas Canyon1.7 mi E · 3 ft · Good
- Zeros1.9 mi E · 3–4 ft · Good
- El Pescador / La Piedra3.8 mi E · 3 ft · Good
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About Staircase Beach
Staircase Beach is a beach break in Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, facing south-southwest.
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