Corona del Mar State Beach
Orange County, California, United States
- Paid parking
Tomorrow at a glance
Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 6:08 pm7.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
6.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
6.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
8.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
8.6
15 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
8.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
8.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
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
- 18°C65°F
- Water
- 23°C73°F
- Wind
- 96 km/hmph W
- Gusts
- 149 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.0 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 11%
- Sunset
- 6:08 pm
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.
About Corona del Mar State Beach
Corona del Mar State Beach is located in California, United States, and is a protected area. OpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station at the beach, and there is a nearby drinking water source. The nearest bus stop is 0.3 miles away, and the closest town is Newport Beach, 1 mile away.
Corona del Mar State Beach (Spanish for the Crown of the Sea) is a protected beach in the state park system of California, United States. It is located in Corona del Mar, Newport Beach, and operated by the city of Newport Beach. It is known locally as Big Corona to distinguish it from a neighboring beach, Little Corona. The 30-acre (12 ha) park was established in 1947.
Source: Corona del Mar State Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- LifeguardStation 80 m260 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Restrooms40 m140 ft away
- Showers70 m220 ft away
- Drinking water190 m610 ft away
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m290 ft. Listed as paid
- Food and drink20 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Picnic tables230 m760 ft away
- Playground430 m0.3 mi away
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 480 m0.3 miCoast-Marguerite
- Nearest town
- 1.7 km1 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
- China Cove Beach0.6 km0.4 mi north-west away8.4 Great tomorrow
- Little Corona Del Mar Beach0.7 km0.5 mi south-east away8.4 Great tomorrow
- Balboa Beach2.7 km1.7 mi south-west away8.2 Great tomorrow
- Balboa Beach3.0 km1.8 mi west away8.2 Great tomorrow
- Newport Dunes3.0 km1.9 mi north-west away8.7 Excellent tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Fri8.7 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%