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Balboa Beach

Orange County, California, United States

Balboa Beach 5 photos

  • Balboa Island - panoramio

    Balboa Island - panoramio. Csouthard, CC BY-SA 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 Island Ferry

    Balboa Island Ferry. David Eppstein, CC BY-SA 2.5. Source

  • NewportCenterPier(Small)

    NewportCenterPier(Small). User:Dthx1138, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 6:08 pm
8 am
7.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
9 am
5.7
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
8.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.1
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.1
19 km/h12 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
20°C69°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
1710 km/hmph W
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
11%
Sunset
6:08 pm
Today
7.4Great8 am117
7.6Great9 am64
5.4Fair10 am96
5.3Fair11 am127
7.7Great12 pm127
5.3Fair1 pm1811
7.6Great2 pm127
6.9Good3 pm1811
6.4Good4 pm2113
5.5Good5 pm1912
6.5Good6 pm2314
Fri
7.8Great8 am32
5.7Good9 am42
6.7Good10 am85
8.0Great11 am96
7.1Great12 pm117
7.2Great1 pm159
8.3Great2 pm149
8.2Great3 pm1811
8.2Great4 pm1811
8.1Great5 pm2012
8.1Great6 pm1912
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, 1.1 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 1.0 mLow 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 7 am, 1.1 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow4 am10 am4 pm10 pm
  • Low 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.1 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
3.9 km2.4 miNewport Beach (town)
Nearest airport
33 km21 miFullerton Municipal Airport (FUL)

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.

  • Fri8.3 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 7%
  • Sat9.1 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.4 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%