Check the Beach

Long Beach City Beach

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Long Beach City Beach 2 photos

  • City of Long Beach

    City of Long Beach. John Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • A multi-shot panorama of a double rainbow over Belmont Shore in Long Beach, California on October 1st, 2010.

    A multi-shot panorama of a double rainbow over Belmont Shore in Long Beach, California on October 1st, 2010.. MetreonCascade, CC BY 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 9 am to sunset, sunset 6:08 pm
8 am
8.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.8
4 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.3
15 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.8
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
19°C65°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
95 km/hmph W
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
11%
Sunset
6:08 pm
Today
5.5Good8 am64
5.6Good9 am117
7.2Great10 am106
7.1Great11 am1711
5.9Good12 pm2012
7.2Great1 pm1912
7.6Great2 pm2213
7.9Great3 pm1610
7.9Great4 pm1711
8.3Great5 pm1811
8.2Great6 pm159
Fri
8.2Great8 am64
8.4Great9 am53
8.4Great10 am53
8.8Excellent11 am43
9.1Excellent12 pm96
9.3Excellent1 pm117
9.2Excellent2 pm149
9.3Excellent3 pm1510
8.8Excellent4 pm1912
8.8Excellent5 pm1711
9.0Excellent6 pm138
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, 1.2 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 1.0 mLow 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 7 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • Low 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.2 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

  • LifeguardStation 100 m320 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms380 m0.2 mi away
  • Drinking water390 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m450 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink14 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables300 m970 ft away
  • Playground410 m0.3 mi awayJunipero Beach Playground
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
250 m810 ft
Nearest town
2.4 km1.5 miLong Beach (city)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miLong Beach Airport (LGB)

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 Long Beach City 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.

  • Fri9.3 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 3%
  • Sat9.9 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.9 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 1%