Tide
Falling tide, 3.0 ft- Low 12:00 AM · -0.5 ft
- High 06:00 AM · 4.2 ft
- Low 12:00 PM · -0.7 ft
- High 06:00 PM · 3.1 ft
- Low 12:00 AM · -0.4 ft
Sea conditions
sea model sampled 4.0 mi from the beach
Temperature and conditions come from a limited-resolution coastal model, not an observation at the beach. Do not use for navigation or to conclude that bathing is safe.
- Estimated surface
- ≈ 73.2 °F
- Waves
- 3.3 ft
- Period
- 11.8 s
- Swell
- 2.6 ft W
- Modelled current
- 0.0 mph
Surface temperature · 24 h≈ 73.0 °F – 73.6 °F
Local conditions
- UV
- 1.0
- Cloud cover
- 2 %
- Sunrise
- 06:13 AM
- Sunset
- 04:55 PM
Temperature over 48 hours
Modelled forecasts may change. Hourly values are spaced three hours apart; scroll to view all 48 hours.
Source point, no interpolation
Hourly temperature forecast
This point remains readable, but it is outside the common selectable horizon.
Seven-day weather outlook
Place characteristics
- Distance to town
- Dana Point · 2.1 mi
- shore_axis_deg
- 154
Practical information
RecordedNot documented
© OpenStreetMap · Oct 20, 2026 · check on site · Sources
- Length
- 4,117 ft
- Wind on the beach
- Wind at your back
- Parking3 recorded within 0.6 mi
- ≈ 1,280 ft
- ≈ 1,302 ft
- ≈ 1,572 ft
Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
- Water
Not in our sources yet.
- Café4 recorded within 0.6 mi
- ≈ 1,024 ftMonarch Bay Beach Club
- ≈ 1,253 ftSalt Creek Grille
- ≈ 1,352 ftAngelino's Pizza
- ≈ 1,467 ftStarbucks
Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
- Bus4 recorded within 0.6 mi
- ≈ 1,033 ftPacific Coast-Monarch Bay
- ≈ 1,119 ftPacific Coast-Monarch Bay Plaza
- ≈ 1,263 ftPacific Coast-Crown Valley
- ≈ 2,457 ftPacific Coast-Via Mentone
Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
- Bikes
Not in our sources yet.
- Charging
Not in our sources yet.
- Lifeguards
Bathing supervision
Lifeguard post reported nearby, hours not provided (according to OpenStreetMap)
emergency=lifeguard · 10 m
Recorded on 10/22/2026 · Open source · Licence
© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0
Hours may change: check the signage and flags on site.
- Wheelchair
Not in our sources yet.
- Dogs
Not in our sources: follow the signs on site.
- Play area
Not in our sources yet.
Do you know this beach?
Today’s windows
Calculated at 07:56 AM · rules coast-v5
- Very good window
- Possible window
- Less favourable
- Prohibited
- Check first
Beach run — Possible window
Beach run
08:00 AM–09:30 AM · Possible window
- moderate wind
- low rain risk
- cooler hour for running
High score, low confidence: the data behind this window is incomplete or approximate. Check the conditions on site.
Confidence 55 % · rules coast-v5 · Sources : Open-Meteo, modèle SMOC Météo-France/Copernicus Marine · Données météo par Open-Meteo.com
Shore gathering — Check first
Shore gathering
10:00 AM–01:00 PM · Check first
- physical window around low tide
Confidence 40 % · rules coast-v5 · Sources : Open-Meteo, modèle SMOC Météo-France/Copernicus Marine · Données météo par Open-Meteo.com
Coastal walk — Possible window
Coastal walk
10:00 AM–12:00 PM · Possible window
- moderate wind
- low rain risk
- comfortable walking hour
High score, low confidence: the data behind this window is incomplete or approximate. Check the conditions on site.
Confidence 55 % · rules coast-v5 · Sources : Open-Meteo, modèle SMOC Météo-France/Copernicus Marine · Données météo par Open-Meteo.com
Family beach time — Check first
Family beach time
02:00 PM–05:00 PM · Check first
- moderate wind
- low rain risk
- mild temperature
Confidence 0 % · rules coast-v5 · Sources : Open-Meteo, modèle SMOC Météo-France/Copernicus Marine · Données météo par Open-Meteo.com
Photography — Possible window
Photography
02:55 PM–04:55 PM · Possible window
- moderate wind
- low rain risk
- late-day light
High score, low confidence: the data behind this window is incomplete or approximate. Check the conditions on site.
Confidence 55 % · rules coast-v5 · Sources : Open-Meteo, modèle SMOC Météo-France/Copernicus Marine · Données météo par Open-Meteo.com
Sunset — Possible window
Sunset
04:10 PM–05:40 PM · Possible window
- moderate wind
- low rain risk
- around sunset
High score, low confidence: the data behind this window is incomplete or approximate. Check the conditions on site.
Confidence 55 % · rules coast-v5 · Sources : Open-Meteo, modèle SMOC Météo-France/Copernicus Marine · Données météo par Open-Meteo.com
Beaches nearby
Discovery score: distance, available annual classification and catalogue quality. It is neither real-time health advice nor a safety conclusion.
Don Ramey Logan · CC BY 4.0
Sergei Gussev · CC BY 2.0
Sergei Gussev · CC BY 2.0The place in pictures
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Country profile
- Languages
- English
- Currency
- US Dollar
- Driving side
- right
Wikidata · CC0 · Retrieved on Sep 18, 2026
Sources and method
- Tide heights
- Heights retain the vertical reference supplied by the source and are not an official hydrographic zero.
- Sea temperature and conditions
- Temperature and conditions come from a limited-resolution coastal model, not an observation at the beach. Do not use for navigation or to conclude that bathing is safe.
- Beach characteristics
- These place characteristics are recorded from the linked sources. They describe the place, not current conditions.
Source & freshness
Open-Meteo, modèle SMOC Météo-France/Copernicus MarineFresh
Modelled data · Tide model
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Données météo par Open-Meteo.comFresh
Modelled data · Weather forecast
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Données marines par Open-Meteo.comFresh
Modelled data · Marine forecast
Method and source ↗Licence ↗U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — RAD and Beach Attributes; U.S. federal government work, public domain (17 U.S.C. §105)Aging
Official catalogue · Bathing water quality
Method and source ↗© OpenStreetMap contributors — OSM database base 2026-10-20T20:23:47Z; offline reviewed snapshot, ODbLFresh
Catalogue review
Method and source ↗Licence ↗© OpenStreetMap contributors — OSM database base 2026-10-20T20:23:47Z; offline reviewed snapshot (companion profile), ODbLFresh
Catalogue review
Method and source ↗Licence ↗GeoNames gazetteer (cities500) — Dana Point — CC BY 4.0Fresh
Additional source
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Copernicus DEM GLO-30 -- (c) DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; distributed via the AWS Open Data Registry (bucket copernicus-dem-30m).Fresh
Additional source
Method and source ↗Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. et Airbus DS, fourni par l'UE et l'ESAFresh
Copernicus DEM (elevation)
Method and source ↗Licence ↗NOAA OISST v2.1 (NOAA PSL)Fresh
NOAA OISST (sea temperature)
Method and source ↗Licence ↗© contributeurs OpenStreetMap (ODbL)Fresh
OpenStreetMap (coastline layout)
Method and source ↗Licence ↗© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0Fresh
Bathing supervision (open data)
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Modelled sea level: limited coastal accuracy, and a different reference from chart datum.
GeoNames · CC BY 4.0
Modelled data and this estimate do not replace an official source. Mareloa is not a navigation tool.