Robert Pattinson Paddle Boards in Malibu – Shirtless!

By Alison Schwartz

UPDATED 04/03/2012 at 11:30 AM EDT • Originally published 04/03/2012 at 09:55 AM EDT

In the Twilight saga, sunshine turns Robert Pattinson's cold-blooded alter ego into a glittering god.

Recently, a little time on the beaches of Malibu had the Edward Cullen actor glowing (minus the sparkles).

Pattinson, 25, made a shirtless splash paddle-boarding last Friday, sans on-and off-screen girlfriend Kristen Stewart. Perhaps taking a vacation before the final installment of the vampire smash arrives in theaters Nov. 16, the actor showed off his beach body – and a beard.

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Not that Pattinson is a stranger to showing skin, which classified the more memorable moments of Breaking Dawn – Part 1. "I kind of worked out to bulk up a little for those scenes with my shirt off," he said last November before the film hit theaters. "I stopped literally the day afterwards. I find it very boring to work out."