Point Dume State Beach

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:11 pm

8 am
7.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

9 am
8.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

10 am
8.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great

11 am
8.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great

12 pm
7.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great

1 pm
7.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great

2 pm
8.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

3 pm
8.5
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

4 pm
8.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

5 pm
8.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great

6 pm
8.4
13 km/h8 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: 17°C62°F
Water: 22°C72°F
Wind: 85 km/hmph NNE
Gusts: 106 km/hmph
Waves: 1.1 m3 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 6%
Sunset: 6:11 pm

Today

7.7Great8 am106

8.1Great9 am85

8.2Great10 am128

8.3Great11 am159

7.8Great12 pm1912

7.7Great1 pm2113

8.6Excellent2 pm138

8.5Excellent3 pm128

8.6Excellent4 pm149

8.4Great5 pm159

8.4Great6 pm138

Sat

7.2Great8 am3119

8.1Great9 am2918

9.2Excellent10 am1711

9.6Excellent11 am95

9.6Excellent12 pm74

9.5Excellent1 pm106

9.6Excellent2 pm117

9.7Excellent3 pm117

9.3Excellent4 pm159

9.0Excellent5 pm1610

8.9Excellent6 pm127

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Low 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
High 8 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.

About Point Dume State Beach

Point Dume State Beach is a protected area in California, United States. It is located 0.64 miles from Westward Beach. A toilet is located 0.21 miles away from the beach.

From Wikipedia

Point Dume is a promontory on the coast of Malibu, California, that juts out into the Pacific Ocean. The point, a long bluff, forms the northern end of Santa Monica Bay. Point Dume Natural Area affords a vista of the Palos Verdes Peninsula and Santa Catalina Island. Zuma Beach lies to its immediate northwest.

Source: Point Dume on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

Restrooms340 m0.2 mi away
Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 420 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest airport: 33 km21 miSanta Monica Municipal Airport (SMO)

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

Nearby beaches

Westward Beach1.0 km0.6 mi north-west away
8.2 Great later
Zuma Beach3.2 km2.0 mi north-west away
8.2 Great later
Escondido Beach3.8 km2.3 mi north-east away
8.3 Great later
Trancas Beach5.4 km3.4 mi north-west away
8.2 Great later
Latigo Beach6.1 km3.8 mi north-east away
8.3 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 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 0%
Sun9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
Mon9.6 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
Tue9.3 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
Wed6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%