Cabrillo Beach

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Lifeguards
Paid parking

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 12 pm to sunset, sunset 6:09 pm

8 am
7.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great

9 am
7.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great

10 am
8.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great

11 am
7.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great

12 pm
8.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great

1 pm
8.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great

2 pm
8.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent

3 pm
8.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent

4 pm
8.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent

5 pm
8.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

6 pm
8.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 12 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 17°C63°F
Water: 23°C73°F
Wind: 85 km/hmph W
Gusts: 1811 km/hmph
Waves: 0.9 m3 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 16%
Sunset: 6:09 pm

Today

6.4Good8 am95

5.4Fair9 am117

7.0Great10 am85

6.4Good11 am127

6.4Good12 pm1610

5.7Good1 pm1811

7.4Great2 pm1811

7.7Great3 pm1610

7.3Great4 pm2113

7.7Great5 pm1811

7.0Great6 pm1610

Fri

7.4Great8 am64

7.7Great9 am64

8.2Great10 am95

7.1Great11 am127

8.1Great12 pm127

8.1Great1 pm149

8.6Excellent2 pm1811

8.6Excellent3 pm1811

8.5Excellent4 pm1711

8.6Excellent5 pm149

8.3Great6 pm128

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, 1.1 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.

About Cabrillo Beach

From Wikipedia

Cabrillo Beach is a historic public beach located in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California. It is named after Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, a Spanish explorer who was the first to sail up the California coast.
Cabrillo has two separate beach areas.

Source: Cabrillo Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 290 m960 ft. Listed as paid
Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 560 m0.4 mi
Playground90 m280 ft away
Boat ramp410 m0.3 mi away
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 320 m0.2 mi
Nearest town: 8.4 km5.2 miHarbor Hills (village)
Nearest airport: 12 km7 miZamperini Field (TOA)

Nearby places

Pacific DinerCoffee shop
560 m0.4 mi
Lighthouse CafeFood and drink
580 m0.4 mi
Walker's Cafe (Closed)Burger
970 m0.6 mi

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

Nearby beaches

White Point Beach3.0 km1.9 mi west away
8.0 Great tomorrow
Royal Palms County Beach4.3 km2.6 mi west away
8.0 Great tomorrow
Upper Beach9.7 km6.1 mi west away
8.0 Great tomorrow
Long Beach City Beach12 km7.5 mi north-east away
8.2 Great
RAT Beach15 km9.2 mi north-west away
8.2 Great tomorrow

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Cabrillo Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

Fri8.6 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 3%
Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
Mon9.1 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
Tue6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
Wed6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%