Descanso Beach
Los Angeles County, California, United States
- Lifeguards
No photo of Descanso Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 6:10 pm5.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
6.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
7.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
5.4
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
6.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
7.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
7.0
22 km/h13 mph wind, Great
7.8
22 km/h13 mph wind, Great
7.6
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
7.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 2 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 17°C63°F
- Water
- 22°C72°F
- Wind
- 159 km/hmph WSW
- Gusts
- 2616 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.0 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 32%
- Sunset
- 6:10 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 7 am, 1.1 m3 ft
- Low 2 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
- High 8 pm, 0.9 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
- LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
- Restrooms330 m0.2 mi away
- Food and drink28 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 660 m0.4 mi
- Picnic tables430 m0.3 mi away
- Playground290 m960 ft away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 940 m0.6 miCatalina Airport Shuttle Bus
- Nearest town
- 960 m0.6 miAvalon (town)
- Nearest airport
- 10 km6 miCatalina Airport (AVX)
Nearby places
- Naughty FoxFood and drink660 m0.4 mi
- Katie's KitchenAsian700 m0.4 mi
- MFood and drink700 m0.4 mi
- Sailor's DelightFood and drink710 m0.4 mi
- Three Palms RestaurantFood and drink730 m0.5 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Hamilton Beach0.4 km0.3 mi north-west away7.4 Great later
- Middle Beach0.8 km0.5 mi south away7.4 Great later
- Gallagher Beach2.9 km1.8 mi north-west away7.4 Great later
- Bannings Beach3.5 km2.2 mi north-west away7.4 Great later
- Moonstone Beach5.6 km3.5 mi north-west away7.4 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
Compare hotels and apartments near Descanso Beach.
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat9.6 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
- Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Mon8.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
- Tue8.6 ExcellentBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Wed6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%