Carbon - La Costa Beach
Los Angeles County, California, United States
No photo of Carbon - La Costa Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Tomorrow at a glance
Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:10 pm7.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
8.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
8.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
8.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
8.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
8.4
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
8.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
8.4
15 km/h10 mph wind, Great
8.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
8.2
15 km/h9 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
- 43 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 74 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.0 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 21%
- Sunset
- 6:10 pm
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.
Facilities
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 60 m210 ftPacific Coast Highway & Rambla Vista
- Nearest town
- 3.9 km2.4 miMalibu (town)
- Nearest airport
- 18 km11 miSanta Monica Municipal Airport (SMO)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- La Costa Beach0.6 km0.4 mi east away8.3 Great tomorrow
- Carbon Beach1.2 km0.7 mi west away8.3 Great tomorrow
- Malibu Lagoon State Beach2.9 km1.8 mi west away8.3 Great tomorrow
- Big Rock Beach3.0 km1.9 mi east away8.3 Great tomorrow
- Surfrider Beach3.0 km1.9 mi west away8.3 Great tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Fri8.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 3%
- Sat9.7 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 1%
- Sun9.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Tue9.6 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Wed6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%