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Baby Beach

Orange County, California, United States

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Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 6:07 pm
8 am
7.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
9 am
5.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.6
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
1 pm
5.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
2 pm
9.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C63°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
95 km/hmph E
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
21%
Sunset
6:07 pm
Today
7.4Great8 am53
5.6Good9 am64
5.6Good10 am42
6.7Good11 am32
7.6Great12 pm96
5.5Good1 pm1811
9.0Excellent2 pm117
8.7Excellent3 pm138
8.7Excellent4 pm149
8.6Excellent5 pm149
8.4Great6 pm138
Sat
7.9Great8 am85
8.7Excellent9 am53
9.1Excellent10 am42
9.4Excellent11 am64
9.5Excellent12 pm95
9.6Excellent1 pm96
9.6Excellent2 pm117
9.1Excellent3 pm1610
8.8Excellent4 pm1811
8.7Excellent5 pm1811
8.5Excellent6 pm1912
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 1 am, -0.1 mHigh 7 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 1 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 1 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

  • Restrooms20 m70 ft away
  • Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m220 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink25 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables420 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
350 m0.2 miPacific Coast-Ruby Lantern
Nearest town
770 m0.5 miDana Point (town)
Nearest airport
52 km32 miFullerton Municipal Airport (FUL)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.6 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun9.2 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.1 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%