Mandalay State Beach
Ventura County, California, United States
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to 6 pm, sunset 6:13 pm7.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
8.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
8.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
8.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
8.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
5.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 8 am to 6 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 15°C59°F
- Water
- 21°C70°F
- Wind
- 75 km/hmph ENE
- Gusts
- 117 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.8 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 3%
- Sunset
- 6:13 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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.
About Mandalay State Beach
Mandalay State Beach is a state park in California, United States, covering 31 acres. It is 0.49 miles long and has a sandy surface. The nearest town is Oxnard, located 4 miles away.
Mandalay State Beach is a protected beach in the city of Oxnard, California, United States. Managed by the California Department of Parks and Recreation, the park preserves an area of undeveloped sand dunes and wetlands that was once common along the 16.5-mile-long (26.6 km) coastline of the Oxnard Plain.
Source: Mandalay State Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 6.5 km4 miOxnard (city)
- Nearest airport
- 24 km15 miSanta Paula Airport (SZP)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Mandalay Beach1.1 km0.7 mi south-east away8.4 Great later
- McGrath State Beach2.2 km1.3 mi north away8.1 Great later
- Oxnard State Beach2.3 km1.4 mi south-east away8.4 Great later
- Oxnard Beach2.6 km1.6 mi south-east away8.4 Great later
- Hollywood Beach4.3 km2.7 mi south-east away8.4 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat9.2 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
- Sun9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.2 ExcellentBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
- Tue9.1 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Wed7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%