Beach Guide

What’s On

This week on the beach

Something
every night

9 AM

Tide Pool Exploration

El Matador rocks · Family

The rocks around El Matador's sea stacks host starfish, urchins, anemones and hermit crabs at low tide -- some of the best accessible tide pools in Malibu.

7:10 PM

sun-timed

Low Tide Photography

El Matador Cove · Active

When tide tables align with golden hour, El Matador becomes one of the most photographed locations in California. Check tables before you go.

Big Days

annual
Aug

Malibu Film Festival

A boutique film festival held each summer in Malibu that celebrates independent and international cinema against a PCH backdrop.

Sep

Malibu Arts Festival

Malibu's annual outdoor art festival brings painters, sculptors and jewelers to Malibu Bluffs Park with ocean views behind every booth.

May

Surfrider Foundation Malibu Cleanup

The annual Malibu coastline cleanup organized by the Surfrider Foundation covers El Matador, Zuma and the entire Malibu PCH stretch.

see you out there

Real recurring local happenings — schedules can change, so check the venue. Sun-timed events track each day’s real sunset and the countdown runs on the live local clock.