Check the Beach

Escondido Beach

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Escondido Beach 5 photos

  • Vue sur la plage de Malibu Californie 90265, États-Unis

    Vue sur la plage de Malibu Californie 90265, États-Unis. PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Surfer in Malibu (Unsplash)

    Surfer in Malibu (Unsplash). Cam Adams camadams, CC0. Source

  • Strand In Malibu Kalifornien - Paradise Cove

    Strand In Malibu Kalifornien - Paradise Cove. Dronepicr, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Influx

    Influx. Jennifer Radman, CC0. Source

  • Palm trees and water. (Unsplash)

    Palm trees and water. (Unsplash). Andre Benz trapnation, CC0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:10 pm
8 am
7.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.3
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.4
15 km/h10 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C62°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
43 km/hmph N
Gusts
74 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
19%
Sunset
6:10 pm
Today
4.8Fair8 am1811
4.7Fair9 am1711
6.7Good10 am64
5.6Good11 am85
7.5Great12 pm106
6.7Good1 pm2113
6.9Good2 pm159
2.6Poor3 pm1610
5.0Fair4 pm1710
6.2Good5 pm1811
5.9Good6 pm1711
Fri
7.9Great8 am95
8.3Great9 am53
8.4Great10 am32
8.5Excellent11 am74
8.5Excellent12 pm95
8.6Excellent1 pm117
8.3Great2 pm1710
8.5Excellent3 pm149
8.4Great4 pm1510
8.1Great5 pm1610
8.2Great6 pm159
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, -0.2 m. High at 7 am, 1.1 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 1.0 mLow 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 7 am, 1.1 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • Low 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.1 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

  • Restrooms460 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 370 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 630 m0.4 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
970 m0.6 miPacific Coast Highway & Paradise Cove
Nearest town
8.1 km5 miMalibu (town)
Nearest airport
30 km19 miSanta Monica Municipal Airport (SMO)

Nearby places

  • Geoffrey's MalibuSeafood
    630 m0.4 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Escondido Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

Loads the map from Stay22, our stays partner.

Hotel results come from our stays partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the beach score.

The days ahead

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

  • Fri8.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 3%
  • Sat9.7 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.6 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%