Check the Beach

La Jolla Beach

Ventura County, California, United States

La Jolla Beach 3 photos

  • Sunset Off the PCH at Thornhill Broome Beach - October 17 2025 06

    Sunset Off the PCH at Thornhill Broome Beach - October 17 2025 06. Nikikim, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Point Mugu State Beach

    Point Mugu State Beach. Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area from USA, Public domain. Source

  • PCH Sand Hill - panoramio

    PCH Sand Hill - panoramio. Jacob Montgomery, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 4 pm, sunset 6:12 pm
8 am
8.3
1 km/h0 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.4
1 km/h1 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.6
7 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 4 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C65°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
53 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
53 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
3%
Sunset
6:12 pm
Today
8.3Great8 am10
8.4Great9 am11
8.4Great10 am96
8.4Great11 am127
8.0Great12 pm1811
7.9Great1 pm1912
7.6Great2 pm2415
7.6Great3 pm2415
7.5Great4 pm2415
8.6Excellent5 pm106
8.6Excellent6 pm75
Sat
7.4Great8 am3924
7.5Great9 am3823
7.6Great10 am3320
9.3Excellent11 am138
8.9Excellent12 pm117
8.6Excellent1 pm1610
8.7Excellent2 pm1711
8.1Great3 pm2616
8.4Great4 pm2214
8.9Excellent5 pm1610
9.1Excellent6 pm96
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 8 am, 1.1 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 0.9 mLow 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, 1.1 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 8 am, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.2 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

  • Restrooms280 m910 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 350 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Picnic tables360 m0.2 mi away
  • Wheelchair accessYes

Getting there

Nearest airport
29 km18 miSanta Paula Airport (SZP)

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 La Jolla Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.3 ExcellentBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.3 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu8.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 4%