Bird Rock Beach

Orange County, California, United States

Paid parking

No photo of Bird Rock Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 6:07 pm

8 am
5.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

9 am
5.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

10 am
6.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good

11 am
7.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great

12 pm
7.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

1 pm
8.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great

2 pm
8.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great

3 pm
8.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

4 pm
8.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

5 pm
8.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great

6 pm
8.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 17°C62°F
Water: 22°C72°F
Wind: 74 km/hmph NE
Gusts: 106 km/hmph
Waves: 1.0 m3 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 16%
Sunset: 6:07 pm

Today

5.5Good8 am64

7.3Great9 am43

7.7Great10 am64

6.4Good11 am1710

5.7Good12 pm85

5.5Good1 pm95

7.3Great2 pm117

7.4Great3 pm85

7.7Great4 pm149

5.9Good5 pm149

6.4Good6 pm85

Fri

5.2Fair8 am85

5.2Fair9 am74

6.7Good10 am64

7.9Great11 am32

7.7Great12 pm85

8.0Great1 pm96

8.3Great2 pm138

8.5Excellent3 pm149

8.5Excellent4 pm159

8.4Great5 pm159

8.1Great6 pm138

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

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 60 m210 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
Restrooms160 m510 ft away
ShowersWithin 500 m0.3 mi
Drinking waterWithin 500 m0.3 mi
Parking20 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 80 m250 ft. Listed as paid
Food and drink44 within 1 km0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 250 m830 ft
Nearest town: 270 m880 ftLaguna Beach (town)
Nearest airport: 41 km25 miFullerton Municipal Airport (FUL)

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

Nearby beaches

Picnic Beach0.2 km0.2 mi west away
8.2 Great tomorrow
Main Beach0.4 km0.2 mi south-east away
8.2 Great tomorrow
Cresent Bay Beach1.3 km0.8 mi west away
8.4 Great tomorrow
Woods Cove2.4 km1.5 mi south-east away
8.2 Great tomorrow
Moss Point2.6 km1.6 mi south-east away
8.2 Great tomorrow

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Bird Rock Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

Fri8.5 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 16%
Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
Sun9.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
Tue8.8 ExcellentBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
Wed7.6 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%