Matt Damon went shirtless after catching some waves during a successful surfing session on Thursday in Malibu.
The 49-year-old Jason Bourne star appeared at ease while he ran out of the water with his surfboard and soaked up the sunshine after months of quarantine.
His wife Luciana Barroso joyfully chatted away with two female pals, who wore wide-brimmed hats on the summery day.
Sunshine: Matt Damon went shirtless after catching some waves during a successful surfing session, as he joined his family and friends on the shore in Malibu on Thursday
Before the Oscar-winning star paddled out to the ocean, the longtime spouses enjoyed some quality time together next to their makeshift oasis for the day, which included a number of umbrellas, towels and snacks.
The group seemed prepared to hunker down at the beach all afternoon, as they came with multiple coolers, books and activities.
Damon, Barroso and their daughters Isabella, 13, Gia, 11, and Stella, nine, appeared to be making up for lost time, after getting stuck in Ireland for two months once a travel ban was introduced on March 27 due to the coronavirus lockdown.
Prepared: Before the Oscar-winning hunk paddled out to the ocean, the longtime spouses enjoyed some quality time together next to their makeshift oasis for the day, which included a number of umbrellas, towels and snacks
Catching waves: The 49-year-old Jason Bourne star appeared at ease, while he ran out of the water with his surfboard and soaked up the sunshine after months of quarantine
Matt was originally in the country for filming when the lockdown was put in place, but continued to gush about his ‘fairytale’ life in the Irish suburb of Dalkey.
The family jetted home on May 28 after residing in a lavish $8.6million pad in the luxury area.
Matt first spoke about living in lockdown in the Emerald Isle during an interview with Graham O’Toole and Nathan O’Reilly on Ireland’s Spin 103.8’s Fully Charged.
Back in LA: Damon, Barroso and their daughters Isabella, 13, Gia, 11, and Stella, nine, appeared to be making up for lost time, after getting stuck in Ireland for two months after a travel ban was introduced on March 27 due to the coronavirus lockdown
During the interview the star also revealed that his daughter Alexia, 21, had made a full recovery from coronavirus while living in New York City.
Alexia is his wife Luciana’s daughter from a previous relationship however he referred to her as his ‘eldest daughter.’
He said: ‘Our oldest daughter is in college, she’s in NYC. She had Covid really early on, along with her roommates and got through it fine. But everybody’s OK.’
Normalcy: Since returning to the Los Angeles, he’s been hitting the beaches and also spent time catching up with his childhood friend Ben Affleck
‘For Lucy’s mum and my mum, it’s scary for that generation. I think we’ve all got the message now, everyone’s doing the isolation and social distancing and hand-washing and everything we can to mitigate this but it’s frightening, certainly for our parents.’
Since returning to the Los Angeles, he’s met up with childhood friend Ben Affleck for walks and, most recently, the Good Will Hunting costars honored Breonna Taylor.
The fathers brought their children to a memorial for Taylor, a black EMT worker from Louisville.
Change of plans: Matt was originally in Ireland for filming when the coronavirus lockdown was introduced on March 27, and had since gushed about his ‘fairytale’ life in the Irish suburb of Dalkey
Friday marked what would have been her 27th birthday of Breonna, who was gunned down by police in her own home in March.
Affleck and Damon took their kids out for the sign of respect as Hollywood celebrities have been moved this week to take to the streets along with many others in protest of Taylor’s killing, as well as countless other unarmed black people including George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery.
Ben also took to both his Twitter and Instagram on Friday on the occasion of Breonna’s birthday, with hyperlinks to actionable items his followers could click on to support causes connected to social justice and racial equality.
Reunited: In addition to reuniting with friends, his eldest daughter Alexia, 21, appeared to enjoy being back with her family, after recovering from coronavirus while living in New York City