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Balboa Beach

Orange County, California, United States

Balboa Beach 5 photos

  • Balboa Peninsula, Newport Beach, CA, USA - panoramio

    Balboa Peninsula, Newport Beach, CA, USA - panoramio. Kevin.Daniels, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Newport Beach, January 2009 - panoramio

    Newport Beach, January 2009 - panoramio. Kevin.Daniels, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Balboa Pier, February 2012 - panoramio

    Balboa Pier, February 2012 - panoramio. Kevin.Daniels, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Orange County

    Orange County. Sergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Balboa Peninsula, February 2012 - panoramio

    Balboa Peninsula, February 2012 - panoramio. Kevin.Daniels, CC BY 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:08 pm
8 am
7.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.1
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C69°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
13%
Sunset
6:08 pm
Today
7.3Great8 am149
7.3Great9 am106
7.2Great10 am117
7.2Great11 am127
6.9Good12 pm1710
6.9Good1 pm2515
7.5Great2 pm1610
8.1Great3 pm127
6.4Good4 pm2314
6.7Good5 pm2918
6.7Good6 pm2415
Fri
7.9Great8 am64
8.1Great9 am64
8.3Great10 am64
8.5Excellent11 am85
8.3Great12 pm138
8.3Great1 pm159
8.4Great2 pm149
8.1Great3 pm1912
8.0Great4 pm2012
7.8Great5 pm2113
8.1Great6 pm2012
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, -0.2 m. High at 7 am, 1.2 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 1.0 mLow 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 7 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • Low 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 8 pm, 1.0 m3 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

  • LifeguardStation 130 m420 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 420 m0.3 mi. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink21 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 290 m960 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.2 km2 miNewport Beach (town)
Nearest airport
31 km19 miFullerton Municipal Airport (FUL)

Nearby places

  • My GalleyFood and drink
    290 m960 ft
  • Lombardy's Market & DeliSandwich
    310 m0.2 mi
  • O'hana Sushi and RamenJapanese
    330 m0.2 mi
  • Newport LandingFood and drink
    520 m0.3 mi
  • New York Style PizzaPizza
    530 m0.3 mi

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 Balboa Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 5%
  • Sat9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.5 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.2 GreatBest 10 am to 11 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 1%