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Surf Break: Westward Beach/Point Dume

Westward Beach/Point Dume in LA County is an exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Best around mid tide. A popular wave that can get growded. Watch out for dangerous rips.

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Overall Westward Beach/Point Dume Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Westward Beach/Point Dume surf quality by season and Westward Beach/Point Dume surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to California - Los Angeles County surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Westward Beach/Point Dume

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Westward Beach/Point Dume:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Point Dume Little Dume	1 mi
Second closest break	Zuma Beach	2 mi
Third closest break	Trancas Point	3 mi
Fourth closest break	Latigo Canyon	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Latigo Point	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Westward Beach/Point Dume:
Closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	23 mi
Second closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	61 mi
Third closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	83 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Santa Barbara Buoy	96 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	San Clemente Basin Buoy	114 mi
Tide stations nearest to Westward Beach/Point Dume:
Closest tide station	Mugu Lagoon (ocean pier), California	17 mi
Second closest tide station	Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California	18 mi
Third closest tide station	Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California (sub)	18 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Santa Monica, California	18 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California (2)	18 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Westward Beach/Point Dume:
Closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	65 mi
Second closest ski area	Mountain High resort (United States)	70 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Ski Area (United States)	70 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	103 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Snow Summit (United States)	111 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Westward Beach/Point Dume:
Closest city location	Malibu (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Malibu Beach (United States)	7 mi
Third closest city location	Agoura Hills (United States)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	Westlake Village (United States)	10 mi
Fifth closest city location	Agoura (United States)	11 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Westward Beach/Point Dume is Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD) in USA, 31 km (19 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Westward Beach/Point Dume is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), also in USA, 38 km (24 miles) away.
• Third is Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR) in USA, 45 km (28 miles) away.
• Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR) in USA is 47 km (29 miles) away.
• Long Beach Airport (LGB), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Westward Beach/Point Dume and is 65 km (40 miles) away.