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Lake Anza Beach

Contra Costa County, California, United States

Lake Anza Beach 3 photos

  • The beach at Lake Anza on a sunny day.

    The beach at Lake Anza on a sunny day.. Agiral, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Lake Anza, a swimming and fishing spot located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA. The lake was created in 1938

    Lake Anza, a swimming and fishing spot located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA. The lake was created in 1938. John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Lake Anza, a swimming and fishing spot located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA. The lake was created in 1938

    Lake Anza, a swimming and fishing spot located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA. The lake was created in 1938. John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 6:20 pm
8 am
5.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
6.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.7
6 km/h4 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
12°C54°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
64 km/hmph SSW
Gusts
85 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
1%
Sunset
6:20 pm
Today
5.2Fair8 am53
5.2Fair9 am53
5.2Fair10 am117
5.2Fair11 am128
5.1Fair12 pm159
6.5Good1 pm1710
7.5Great2 pm1710
8.0Great3 pm128
8.3Great4 pm117
8.2Great5 pm53
7.7Great6 pm64
Sat
7.7Great8 am32
7.7Great9 am43
7.8Great10 am43
8.1Great11 am21
8.3Great12 pm32
8.5Excellent1 pm63
8.5Excellent2 pm85
8.5Excellent3 pm96
8.5Excellent4 pm117
7.8Great5 pm117
7.8Great6 pm75
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 am, -0.4 m. High at 10 am, 1.1 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.5 m. High at 10 pm, 0.8 mLow 4 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 10 am, 1.1 m4 ftLow 4 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 10 pm, 0.8 m3 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • Low 4 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 10 am, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 10 pm, 0.8 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.
  • Restrooms50 m160 ft away
  • Drinking water80 m250 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m530 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables450 m0.3 mi away
  • Playground300 m0.2 mi away
  • Entry feeYes

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
420 m0.3 miCentral Park Drive & Wildcat Canyon Road
Nearest town
3.1 km1.9 miKensington (village)
Nearest airport
19 km12 miOakland International Airport (OAK)

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 Lake Anza 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.

  • Sat8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.1 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 1%