Check the Beach

Nicholas Canyon Beach

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Nicholas Canyon Beach 1 photo

  • Doing a Pre-dive check at Nicholas Canyon, Malibu, California

    Doing a Pre-dive check at Nicholas Canyon, Malibu, California. Eric T Gunther, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:11 pm
8 am
8.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.2
1 km/h0 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.7
22 km/h13 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.8
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.3
16 km/h10 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
18°C64°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
106 km/hmph E
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
2%
Sunset
6:11 pm
Today
8.3Great8 am74
8.2Great9 am10
8.4Great10 am64
8.5Excellent11 am85
8.4Great12 pm128
7.7Great1 pm2113
7.7Great2 pm2213
7.6Great3 pm2314
7.7Great4 pm2314
7.8Great5 pm2314
8.3Great6 pm1610
Sat
7.3Great8 am3824
7.4Great9 am3119
8.9Excellent10 am1711
9.1Excellent11 am117
8.2Great12 pm117
8.9Excellent1 pm10
8.9Excellent2 pm42
8.9Excellent3 pm53
8.8Excellent4 pm159
8.5Excellent5 pm2013
8.6Excellent6 pm2012
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 1.1 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 0.9 mHigh 7 am, 1.1 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • High 7 am, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 8 pm, 0.9 m3 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.

Facilities

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 440 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
36 km22 miSanta Paula Airport (SZP)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Nicholas Canyon Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat9.1 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.2 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.3 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu8.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 4%