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Castle Rock Beach

Los Angeles County, California, United States

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  • Castle Rock Beach, Los Angeles, California, US

    Castle Rock Beach, Los Angeles, California, US. Clyde Charles Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:10 pm
8 am
8.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.4
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.4
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
18°C65°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
63 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
15%
Sunset
6:10 pm
Today
5.2Fair8 am64
5.0Fair9 am1610
5.7Good10 am159
5.9Good11 am117
7.0Great12 pm149
6.6Good1 pm2515
7.3Great2 pm2214
7.4Great3 pm2012
5.6Good4 pm1811
5.8Good5 pm2213
7.1Great6 pm149
Fri
8.0Great8 am74
8.4Great9 am21
8.5Excellent10 am32
8.6Excellent11 am96
8.8Excellent12 pm127
8.3Great1 pm1610
8.6Excellent2 pm149
8.6Excellent3 pm1610
8.4Great4 pm1610
8.4Great5 pm159
8.4Great6 pm117
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 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • 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

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 300 m980 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink10 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 610 m0.4 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
280 m910 ftPacific Coast Highway & Porto Marina
Nearest town
6.6 km4.1 miTopanga (village)
Nearest airport
11 km7 miSanta Monica Municipal Airport (SMO)

Nearby places

  • Coffee KioskFood and drink
    610 m0.4 mi
  • The Getty Villa CafeFood and drink
    620 m0.4 mi
  • GladstonesSeafood
    680 m0.4 mi
  • Juicy LadiesFood and drink
    810 m0.5 mi
  • Taco BellTex-mex
    830 m0.5 mi

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 Castle Rock Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri8.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 4%
  • Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.9 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.6 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%