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Cottonwood Beach

Los Angeles County, California, United States

No photo of Cottonwood Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:10 pm
8 am
4.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
2.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
10 am
6.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.2
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
6.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C63°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
2012 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
2415 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
27%
Sunset
6:10 pm
Today
4.9Fair8 am74
2.4Poor9 am1811
6.5Good10 am64
5.7Good11 am138
7.0Great12 pm149
6.1Good1 pm159
5.7Good2 pm149
6.2Good3 pm1710
5.4Fair4 pm2314
6.4Good5 pm2314
6.9Good6 pm2012
Sat
7.9Great8 am117
8.5Excellent9 am85
8.8Excellent10 am53
8.9Excellent11 am64
9.0Excellent12 pm85
9.0Excellent1 pm96
9.1Excellent2 pm117
9.0Excellent3 pm117
9.0Excellent4 pm95
8.9Excellent5 pm64
8.6Excellent6 pm64
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 1.0 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.3 m. High at 8 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 1 am, -0.2 mHigh 7 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 2 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 7 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 8 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun9.2 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.1 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.4 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu8.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 4%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
7 km4 miCatalina Airport (AVX)

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