Encinal Beach

Encinal Beach is an SSW-facing beach break in Malibu, California, United States. It picks up swell from S and SSW and SW to W, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 58% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the NNE: light winds or NNE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SSW onshores chop it up.

Rare slot: a Channel Islands gap lets in swell from 157° (SSE) and nothing either side. It only lines up when a storm sits in that exact direction, more than 140 km out. How slot swells work

Break

Beach

Faces

SSW (195°)

Best swell

SW (218°–236°) or S (175°–191°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

NNW to ENE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

S (175° to 191°); SSW (195° to 209°); SW to W (218.5° to 263.5°)

Rare slot

Channel Islands gap, 157° SSE

Offshore wind

NNE

Tide

NOAA station TWC0445

Wave buoy

Topanga Nearshore, CA (103) · 29 km away

Cams

None yet