Check the Beach

Gibralter Beach

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Gibralter Beach 1 photo

  • Little Gibraltar Catalina Island

    Little Gibraltar Catalina Island. Brian MacIntosh, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:10 pm
8 am
5.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
12 pm
3.6
22 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
6.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 4 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
2516 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
30%
Sunset
6:10 pm
Today
5.5Good8 am106
6.7Good9 am128
7.1Great10 am127
6.9Good11 am138
3.6Poor12 pm2213
6.6Good1 pm159
7.0Great2 pm2012
6.9Good3 pm2113
7.9Great4 pm2012
7.7Great5 pm1912
8.1Great6 pm159
Sat
8.4Great8 am74
8.8Excellent9 am85
9.1Excellent10 am21
9.3Excellent11 am53
9.4Excellent12 pm32
9.6Excellent1 pm32
9.7Excellent2 pm128
9.6Excellent3 pm149
9.2Excellent4 pm1610
9.0Excellent5 pm1610
9.0Excellent6 pm1610
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 1.1 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.3 m. High at 8 pm, 0.9 mHigh 7 am, 1.1 m3 ftLow 2 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
2 km1 miCatalina Airport (AVX)

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 Gibralter Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.7 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.7 ExcellentBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%