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MALIBU SURF AND SPORTS FESTIVAL

July 23rd - 25th
MALIBU BEACH, CALIFORNIA

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MSSF Poster

The Malibu Surf and Sports Festival is a popular three day event filled with action. Elite athletes from around the country will converge to take part in celebrating the majestic beauty of the Malibu. The main stage area will have a display that will be honoring our troops and the many world class athletes who are the heroic first responders in the beach communities. The events takes place on the popular Zuma and Malibu Surfrider beaches. Activities include a myriad of surf events including craft racing, lifeguard competitions, beach volleyball, surf contest. This year's festival will showcase an AVP volleyball tournament at Zuma Beach and an elite Ocean Man Competition. (50,000 estmated in attendance).


July Tune Lifeguard Surf Races

8:00am Saturday July (Specific Dates Coming Soon)
30050 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA

Registration:
Active.com/Lifeguard Surf Races

Zuma 1/2 Mile Swim Same Day Registration:
Download PDF Here and Bring to the Event

Entry Fees: $20 for 1/2 mile Swim
Free to California Surf Lifesaving Association member Lifeguards
Tides: morning high 9:02 a.m. 3.5 ft, afternoon low 1:18 p.m. 2.2 ft, evening high 7:47 p.m. 6.7 ft

Approximate Marshaling times:

8:00 AM "THE JAKE" National Doryman’s Association SURFBOAT RACE
4 mile Zuma T-4 to Pt Dume Bell Buoy & return
9:00 AM 1/2 MILE ROUGH WATER SWIM
9:30 AM SURFSKI RACE-Men
9:40 AM SURFSKI RACE-Women
9:50 AM RUN-SWIM-RUN-Men
10:00 AM RUN-SWIM-RUN -Women
10:10 AM 10'6" PADDLEBOARD RACE-Men
10:20 AM 10'6" PADDLEBOARD RACE-Women
10:30 AM Kids BEACH FLAGS
10:45 AM BOARD RESCUE-Men
11:00 AM BOARD RESCUE -Women
11:15 AM NDA 3 LAP SURFBOAT RACE
11:30 AM 10' 6" PADDLEBOARD RELAY-3 Males
11:45 AM 10' 6" PADDLEBOARD RELAY-3 Females

Tom Zahn Memorial Waterman's Race

12:30pm Saturday July (Specific Dates Coming Soon)
30050 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA

Online Registration:
Active.com/Tom Zahn Memorial Waterman Race

Same Day Registration:
Download PDF Here and Bring to the Event

Race Registration Begins at 7:00am

Entry Fees:
$30 (or $50 for both the Tom Zahn Race and the Malibu Stand Up Surf Slalom)
The Tom Zahn Waterman's Race is 8.5 miles long

12:30 p.m. Start offshore at the Zuma Lifeguard Tower 4 buoy
Paddle around Pt Dume & around Malibu Pier;
Finish on the beach below the Beachcomber Restaurant.

Lunch and Refreshments for all participants at the finish line.

Craft Category:

  • Unlimited Paddleboard
  • 14' Paddleboard
  • 12' Paddleboard
  • Open Stand Up Paddleboard
  • 14' Stand Up Paddleboard
  • 12' 6" Stand Up Paddleboard (1st - 3rd in the Men's and Women's 12' 6 class earns an invite to the Battle of the Paddle Elite Race)
  • Other

Malibu Stand Up Surf Slalom

3:30 p.m. Saturday, July (Specific Dates Coming Soon)
23000 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA

Registration:
Active.com/Malibu Stand Up Surf Slalom
Malibu Pier

Same Day Registration:
Download PDF Here and Bring to the Event

Race Registration Begins at 7:00am

Course details

Entry Fees: $30 (or $50 for both the Tom Zahn Waterman's Race and the Malibu Stand Up Surf Slalom)

4:00 p.m. MALIBU STAND UP PADDLEBOARD SURF SLALOM - 3 miles total distance.

3 lap Stand Up Race starting at Malibu Pier, paddling out to an offshore buoy and up to another buoy offshore of Third Point, and back to the base of the Pier through 1st Point and Malibu Pier each lap, finishing on the beach near Malibu Tower 1.

Divisions:

  • 14’ SUP fixed fin,
  • 12’6” SUP fixed fin (Battle of the Paddle Elite invite qualifiers for 1st-3rd Men & Women in the 12'6 class)
  • *No Open class SUPs in the Malibu Stand Up Surf Slalom

Surfboard Water Polo

4:30 p.m.Saturday, June (Specific Dates Coming Soon)
Malibu Pier, 23000 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA

Registration:
Active.com/Surfboard Water Polo

Fees:

$40.00 per team
5:00 PM Surfboard Water Polo Surf Polo Tournament -similar to regular water polo except players must be on surfboards when passing, shooting or receiving the ball -teams of 6-8 players will be seeded in a single-elimination tournament.

5 Field players and a goalie per team plus 2 reserve players. Maximum 8 players per team See rules more details:


The Malibu Surf and Sport Hookilau Party on Malibu Pier

5:00p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

— Food, Music, and Live Art performances by Norton Wisdom


Volleyball girls
Surf Ski
Volleyball girls
Surf Ski
Malibu Beach Crowd
Malibu Beach Crowd
Surf Ski
Sign for Malibu Pier
Heal the Bay Concert
Pamela Anderson & Mike