Located on the west side of the city of Malibu, Nicholas Canyon County Beach is slightly less than a mile long and is one of the few point breaks left in the city. Nicholas Canyon County Beach is also known as "Point Zero" or "Zeros" due to the shape of the waves that break on the boulder-strewn point at the south of the beach where San Nicolas Canyon meets the shore. Nicholas Canyon County Beach is owned by Los Angeles County – and is situated next to Wishtoyo Chumash Village, north of El Sol County Beach, and about a mile south of Leo Carrillo State Park.