La Costa Beach

La Costa Beach is an S-facing beach break in Malibu, California, United States. It picks up swell from SSE and S to SSW and SW to W, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 66% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the N: light winds or N breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while S onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

S (189°)

Best swell

S to SSW (179°–211°) or SSE (149°–156°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

NW to NE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

SSE (149° to 156°); S to SSW (179° to 210.5°); SW to W (227.5° to 264°)

Offshore wind

N

Tide

NOAA station 9410840

Wave buoy

Topanga Nearshore, CA (103) · 6 km away

Cams

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