China Cove Beach

Orange County, California, United States

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 6:08 pm

8 am
7.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great

9 am
6.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good

10 am
6.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good

11 am
8.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great

12 pm
7.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great

1 pm
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

2 pm
8.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

3 pm
8.6
15 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent

4 pm
8.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

5 pm
8.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

6 pm
8.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

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: 19°C67°F
Water: 23°C73°F
Wind: 127 km/hmph WSW
Gusts: 159 km/hmph
Waves: 1.0 m3 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 12%
Sunset: 6:08 pm

Today

7.7Great8 am74

7.5Great9 am42

6.1Good10 am85

6.5Good11 am138

7.2Great12 pm117

5.4Fair1 pm1912

7.6Great2 pm159

7.3Great3 pm106

6.9Good4 pm1811

6.5Good5 pm149

6.9Good6 pm159

Fri

7.8Great8 am32

6.1Good9 am21

6.9Good10 am53

8.4Great11 am64

7.8Great12 pm74

8.0Great1 pm117

8.5Excellent2 pm159

8.6Excellent3 pm1510

8.7Excellent4 pm149

8.6Excellent5 pm149

8.5Excellent6 pm127

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 420 m0.3 mi awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
Restrooms500 m0.3 mi away
Showers490 m0.3 mi away
Drinking water290 m950 ft away
Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 50 m160 ft. Fee not listed
Food and drink25 within 1 km0.6 mi
Picnic tables330 m0.2 mi away
Playground290 m940 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 690 m0.4 miCoast-Iris
Nearest town: 1.3 km0.8 miNewport Beach (town)
Nearest airport: 32 km20 miFullerton Municipal Airport (FUL)

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

Nearby beaches

Corona del Mar State Beach0.6 km0.4 mi south-east away
8.4 Great tomorrow
Little Corona Del Mar Beach1.3 km0.8 mi south-east away
8.4 Great tomorrow
Newport Dunes2.4 km1.5 mi north-west away
8.7 Excellent tomorrow
Balboa Beach2.5 km1.5 mi west away
8.2 Great tomorrow
Edgewater2.5 km1.6 mi west away
8.2 Great tomorrow

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near China Cove Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

Fri8.7 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 7%
Sat9.6 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 1%
Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
Mon9.4 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
Tue6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
Wed6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%