Check the Beach

Bay Street Beach

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Bay Street Beach 5 photos

  • Eucheilota bakeri-Donax gouldii

    Eucheilota bakeri-Donax gouldii. peterwchen, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Santa Monica, CA, USA - panoramio (141)

    Santa Monica, CA, USA - panoramio (141). peter boy12qq12, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Ocean Park, Santa Monica, CA, USA - panoramio (1)

    Ocean Park, Santa Monica, CA, USA - panoramio (1). peter boy12qq12, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Ocean Park, Santa Monica, CA, USA - panoramio (2)

    Ocean Park, Santa Monica, CA, USA - panoramio (2). peter boy12qq12, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Santa Monica, CA, USA - panoramio (118)

    Santa Monica, CA, USA - panoramio (118). peter boy12qq12, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:10 pm
8 am
8.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
8.5
1 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.4
11 km/h7 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
17°C63°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
64 km/hmph E
Gusts
74 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
18%
Sunset
6:10 pm
Today
8.0Great8 am74
8.5Excellent9 am53
8.5Excellent10 am11
8.6Excellent11 am74
8.9Excellent12 pm95
8.8Excellent1 pm149
8.4Great2 pm1811
8.2Great3 pm2113
8.1Great4 pm2113
8.2Great5 pm159
8.4Great6 pm117
Sat
8.0Great8 am85
8.7Excellent9 am74
9.2Excellent10 am42
9.6Excellent11 am74
9.7Excellent12 pm117
9.7Excellent1 pm128
9.6Excellent2 pm138
9.6Excellent3 pm138
9.5Excellent4 pm138
9.5Excellent5 pm127
9.4Excellent6 pm127
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 8 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 8 am, 1.1 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 8 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

  • LifeguardStation 100 m340 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms160 m510 ft away
  • Drinking waterWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • Parking20 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m500 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink66 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Rentals2 within 500 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
380 m0.2 mi
Nearest town
1.6 km1 miSanta Monica (city)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miSanta Monica Municipal Airport (SMO)

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 Bay Street Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

Loads the map from Stay22, our stays partner.

Hotel results come from our stays partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the beach score.

The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.7 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun9.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%