Point / reef / Intermediate+
Topanga
Another iconic point break in the Malibu chain, especially loved for long right walls.
- Reported direction
- Right-dominant
- General swell window
- SW–W
- Reported tide preference
- Low–mid
- Bottom
- Cobble, reef & rock
This entry is mapped as a searchable surf zone rather than a claim of one frozen takeoff. Expect shifts with sand, tide, swell angle and crowd pressure.
Things to check: Currents, crowding, submerged reef or cobble, water-quality changes after rain, and shifting bars.
Location: Approximate imported surf-zone pin — verify locally. Public access. Check current access independently.
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Provenance is not proof that every inherited claim or current access condition has been rechecked.
Reef / Advanced
Las Flores
A powerful Malibu-Santa Monica edge reef zone with memorable shape.
- Reported direction
- Left & right
- General swell window
- SSW–W
- Reported tide preference
- Low–mid
- Bottom
- Rock / reef
This entry is mapped as a searchable surf zone rather than a claim of one frozen takeoff. Expect shifts with sand, tide, swell angle and crowd pressure.
Things to check: Currents, crowding, submerged reef or cobble, water-quality changes after rain, and shifting bars.
Location: Approximate imported surf-zone pin — verify locally. Public access. Check current access independently.
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Provenance is not proof that every inherited claim or current access condition has been rechecked.
Reef / Intermediate
Big Rock
A major Pacific Palisades / Malibu reef that deserves its own marker.
- Reported direction
- Left & right
- General swell window
- SSW–W
- Reported tide preference
- Low–mid
- Bottom
- Rock / reef
This entry is mapped as a searchable surf zone rather than a claim of one frozen takeoff. Expect shifts with sand, tide, swell angle and crowd pressure.
Things to check: Currents, crowding, submerged reef or cobble, water-quality changes after rain, and shifting bars.
Location: Approximate imported surf-zone pin — verify locally. Public access. Check current access independently.
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Provenance is not proof that every inherited claim or current access condition has been rechecked.
Beach / reef / Intermediate
Gladstones
A recognizable transition zone below the highway restaurant landmark.
- Reported direction
- Left & right
- General swell window
- W–NW
- Reported tide preference
- Low–mid
- Bottom
- Sand
This entry is mapped as a searchable surf zone rather than a claim of one frozen takeoff. Expect shifts with sand, tide, swell angle and crowd pressure.
Things to check: Currents, crowding, submerged reef or cobble, water-quality changes after rain, and shifting bars.
Location: Approximate imported surf-zone pin — verify locally. Public access. Check current access independently.
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Provenance is not proof that every inherited claim or current access condition has been rechecked.
Point / reef / Intermediate
Sunset Point
A mellow point-like wave at the south edge of Malibu proper.
- Reported direction
- Right-dominant
- General swell window
- SW–W
- Reported tide preference
- Low–mid
- Bottom
- Cobble, reef & rock
This entry is mapped as a searchable surf zone rather than a claim of one frozen takeoff. Expect shifts with sand, tide, swell angle and crowd pressure.
Things to check: Currents, crowding, submerged reef or cobble, water-quality changes after rain, and shifting bars.
Location: Approximate imported surf-zone pin — verify locally. Public access. Check current access independently.
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Provenance is not proof that every inherited claim or current access condition has been rechecked.