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El Dorado County beaches

Which El Dorado County beach is best right now? 7 beaches ranked by live weather, wind, waves and water temperature.

Updated 9:28 pm local timeScores from Open-Meteo forecasts, refreshed hourlyColors follow the lifeguard flags

Top 3 right now

4 beaches score 4.1 right now. These three have the best stretch ahead, then the lightest wind.

  1. Lake Tahoe, CA - Baldwin Beach Area (Eldorado Nat. Forest) - panoramio14.1Fair

    Baldwin Beach

    El Dorado County

    No good stretch left today
    Air
    4°C39°F
    Water
    —
    Wind
    9 km/h5 mph
    Waves
    —
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 1 pm, 7.3
  2. Bliss state park beach24.1Fair

    Calawee Cove Beach

    El Dorado County

    No good stretch left today
    Air
    4°C39°F
    Water
    —
    Wind
    9 km/h5 mph
    Waves
    —
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 1 pm, 7.3
  3. Kiva Beach, Lake Tahoe, CA34.1Fair

    Kiva Beach

    El Dorado County

    No good stretch left today
    Air
    4°C39°F
    Water
    —
    Wind
    9 km/h5 mph
    Waves
    —
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 1 pm, 7.3

El Dorado County today

A fair day for the beach across El Dorado County: 0 of 7 scored beaches are good right now, and wind averages 9 km/h6 mph (light wind). Read at 9:28 pm; everything below is computed from that reading.

Better right now

Western El Dorado County

3 of 3 beaches scored, 0 good now

4.1FairAverage Beach ScoreBest: Baldwin Beach, 4.1
Water
—
Wind
9 km/h6 mph
Waves
—

Eastern El Dorado County

4 of 4 beaches scored, 0 good now

4.1FairAverage Beach ScoreBest: Kiva Beach, 4.1
Water
—
Wind
10 km/h6 mph
Waves
—

Best hours

The best hour left today is 8 am (4.7); the weakest is 4 pm (3.8).

No stretch reaches a good score.

7 to 10, green flag4 to 7, yellowUnder 4, redAverage of the scored beaches, each hour

All El Dorado County beaches

Every El Dorado County beach we track, ranked by its live Beach Score. Hover a row to find it on the map.

7 beaches listed · 7 of 7 scored live

  1. Lake Tahoe, CA - Baldwin Beach Area (Eldorado Nat. Forest) - panoramio

    Baldwin Beach

    El Dorado County

    4.1Fair

    Waves not available, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air4°C39°F
    • Wind9 km/h5 mph
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrow
    • Paid parking
  2. Bliss state park beach

    Calawee Cove Beach

    El Dorado County

    4.1Fair

    Waves not available, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air4°C39°F
    • Wind9 km/h5 mph
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrow
    • No dogs
  3. Kiva Beach, Lake Tahoe, CA

    Kiva Beach

    El Dorado County

    4.1Fair

    Waves not available, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air4°C39°F
    • Wind9 km/h5 mph
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrow
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  4. The Jetty Lake Tahoe

    Pope Beach

    El Dorado County

    4.1Fair

    Waves not available, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air4°C39°F
    • Wind9 km/h5 mph
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrow
    • Paid parking
  5. Bliss state park beach

    Lester Beach

    El Dorado County

    6.5Goodtomorrow

    Waves not available, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air3°C37°F
    • Wind10 km/h6 mph
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrowBest 12 pm to 7 pm tomorrow
    • No dogs
  6. El Dorado Beach

    El Dorado County

    6.5Goodtomorrow

    Waves not available, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air4°C38°F
    • Wind11 km/h7 mph
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrowBest 2 pm to 7 pm tomorrow
    • Free parking
  7. Lakeside Beach

    El Dorado County

    6.5Goodtomorrow

    Waves not available, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air4°C38°F
    • Wind11 km/h7 mph
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrowBest 2 pm to 7 pm tomorrow
    • No dogs
Map of El Dorado County beaches with live score pins

Coastlines: Natural Earth, public domain. Pins are live scores.

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El Dorado County beach questions

Answered from today’s data. Numbers change as the forecast does.

What is the best beach in El Dorado County right now?

Baldwin Beach has the top Beach Score right now: 4.1 Fair, with 9 km/h (5 mph) of wind. Scores are ranked from live forecasts, so the order changes through the day.

What is the water temperature in El Dorado County today?

We do not have a water temperature for El Dorado County right now.

Which El Dorado County beaches have lifeguards?

None of the listed beaches carry a lifeguard tag on OpenStreetMap yet. That means we do not know, not that there are none. Follow posted flags and local advice.

What is the best time to go to the beach in El Dorado County today?

Averaged across the scored beaches, the best hour today is 8 am, at 4.7 Fair. Each beach page has its own hour-by-hour forecast.

Are there live beach cams in El Dorado County?

No live cams are listed for El Dorado County yet. If you run one, you can list it free.

How many beaches does Check the Beach cover in El Dorado County?

All 7 beaches in our data for El Dorado County are scored live on this page.

Sources: Open-Meteo weather and marine forecasts; facilities from OpenStreetMap. All sources.

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