Malibu Lagoon State Beach
Los Angeles County, California, United States
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:10 pm7.9
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
8.3
1 km/h0 mph wind, Great
8.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
8.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
8.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
8.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
8.2
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
8.3
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
8.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
8.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 16°C61°F
- Water
- 22°C72°F
- Wind
- 85 km/hmph NE
- Gusts
- 106 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.0 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 2%
- Sunset
- 6:10 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 7 am, 1.1 m4 ft
- Low 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
- High 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
- Low 2 am, -0.1 m<1 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
About Malibu Lagoon State Beach
Malibu Lagoon State Beach is a surfing beach in California, located near Surfrider Beach, which is 310 feet away. The nearest town is Malibu, 0.62 miles away, and there are 13 food options within 0.62 miles.
Malibu Lagoon State Beach in Malibu, California, United States, is also known as Surfrider Beach. It was dedicated as the first World Surfing Reserve on October 9, 2010. The 110-acre (45 ha) site was established as a California state park in 1951. It lies within the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
Source: Malibu Lagoon State Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- LifeguardStation 180 m580 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Restrooms400 m0.3 mi away
- Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 230 m740 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink13 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 400 m0.3 mi
- Picnic tables490 m0.3 mi away
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 460 m0.3 miPacific Coast Highway & Malibu Pier
- Nearest town
- 990 m0.6 miMalibu (town)
- Nearest airport
- 21 km13 miSanta Monica Municipal Airport (SMO)
Nearby places
- Malibu Farm Pier CafeSalad400 m0.3 mi
- Jack in the BoxBurger480 m0.3 mi
- Malibu Farm RestaurantFood and drink480 m0.3 mi
- Broad Street OysterFood and drink520 m0.3 mi
- MarmaladeRegional530 m0.3 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Surfrider Beach0.1 km0.1 mi north-west away8.3 Great later
- Malibu Beach1.0 km0.6 mi west away8.3 Great later
- Carbon Beach1.8 km1.1 mi east away8.3 Great later
- Ranger Steven's Beach1.8 km1.1 mi west away8.3 Great later
- Amarillo Beach2.3 km1.4 mi west away7.5 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat9.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Sun9.7 ExcellentBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Tue9.7 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Wed6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Thu9.4 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 3%