# A Century of Sand Debt Comes Due in Malibu

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/a-century-of-sand-debt-comes-due-in-malibu/
- Published: 2026-09-28T09:30:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo: King Tides 2012: Water sweeping across beachfront homes. Malibu Road, Malibu CA. Taken at high tide, approx. 8:00 a.m. Facing West – January 22, 2012. Attribution: “King Tides 2012: Water sweeping across beachfront homes” by LA Waterkeeper via Flickr. CC BY 2.0. Article by Kate Waxman. Inside Climate News – September 27, 2026. A new study finds the world’s great surf breaks are vulnerable to climate change. In Malibu, the problem is more specific: a coast with few defenses, with a record El Niño winter closing in. On a clean summer swell, the wave at Malibu’s Surfrider Beach arrives from the south, wraps around a cobblestone point and unspools toward the pier in a long, shimmering wave that can carry a surfer for hundreds of feet. It breaks slowly, forgivingly, over rounded stones that were delivered by Malibu Creek across millennia. […] Click here to view the original article at www.insideclimatenews.org Related articles: Over 70% of US Coastal Areas Are Sinking Faster Than 1 Millimeter a Year – Science Alert Map Shows States Most Exposed to El Niño Flood Risk – Newsweek California coastal city declares emergency as forecasters warn of a powerful El Niño winter – The Cool Down Curated by Theresa Wysocki Director of Art & Design See Full Bio