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Main Beach

Orange County, California, United States

Main Beach 5 photos

  • Cloudy Laguna Main Beach

    Cloudy Laguna Main Beach. ZacharyCrespin, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Beach volleyball at Laguna Beach

    Beach volleyball at Laguna Beach. NorbertNagel, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Laguna Beach, the beach - Patrick Nouhailler - panoramio

    Laguna Beach, the beach - Patrick Nouhailler - panoramio. Patrick Nouhailler's…, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Laguna Beach, CA 2

    Laguna Beach, CA 2. dconvertini, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Laguna Beach, CA 3

    Laguna Beach, CA 3. dconvertini, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 6:07 pm
8 am
5.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
10 am
6.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
7.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C62°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
74 km/hmph NE
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
16%
Sunset
6:07 pm
Today
5.5Good8 am64
7.3Great9 am43
7.7Great10 am64
6.4Good11 am1710
5.7Good12 pm85
5.5Good1 pm95
7.3Great2 pm117
7.4Great3 pm85
7.7Great4 pm149
5.9Good5 pm149
6.4Good6 pm85
Fri
5.2Fair8 am85
5.2Fair9 am74
6.7Good10 am64
7.9Great11 am32
7.7Great12 pm85
8.0Great1 pm96
8.3Great2 pm138
8.5Excellent3 pm149
8.5Excellent4 pm159
8.4Great5 pm159
8.1Great6 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 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 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 listedOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms210 m680 ft away
  • ShowersWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • Drinking waterWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • Parking23 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 240 m800 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink50 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
230 m750 ft
Nearest town
270 m870 ftLaguna Beach (town)
Nearest airport
41 km25 miFullerton Municipal Airport (FUL)

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 Main Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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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.

  • Fri8.5 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 16%
  • Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun9.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.8 ExcellentBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.6 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%