Check the Beach

Alamitos Bay Beach

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Alamitos Bay Beach 1 photo

  • Horny Corner at Alamitos Bay July 4th 2019

    Horny Corner at Alamitos Bay July 4th 2019. Simon Talbot, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 3 pm, sunset 6:08 pm
8 am
7.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.7
25 km/h16 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.5
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.6
25 km/h16 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C63°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
106 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
19%
Sunset
6:08 pm
Today
7.2Great8 am85
8.1Great9 am85
8.4Great10 am42
8.5Excellent11 am85
8.6Excellent12 pm106
8.3Great1 pm1811
7.7Great2 pm2516
7.5Great3 pm2616
7.6Great4 pm2516
7.8Great5 pm2415
6.5Good6 pm2113
Sat
8.0Great8 am85
8.4Great9 am64
8.8Excellent10 am10
8.9Excellent11 am64
9.0Excellent12 pm96
9.0Excellent1 pm138
8.9Excellent2 pm1610
8.9Excellent3 pm1610
8.7Excellent4 pm1811
8.6Excellent5 pm2012
8.8Excellent6 pm1811
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 1.2 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 2 am, -0.1 mHigh 7 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 2 am, -0.1 m<1 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 7 am, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 2 am, -0.1 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Restrooms330 m0.2 mi away
  • Showers160 m540 ft away
  • Drinking water250 m830 ft away
  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 290 m960 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink42 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground340 m0.2 mi away
  • Rentals2 within 500 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
400 m0.3 miSecond & Santa Ana
Nearest town
2.7 km1.7 miSeal Beach (town)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miLong Beach Airport (LGB)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Alamitos Bay Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.8 ExcellentBest 9 am to 2 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.6 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%