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Manhattan Beach

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Manhattan Beach 4 photos

  • Manhattan Beach, California

    Manhattan Beach, California. Pedro Szekely from Los Angeles, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Manhattan Beach, California

    Manhattan Beach, California. Pedro Szekely from Los Angeles, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Bruce's Beach Photo

    Bruce's Beach Photo. GallopingCapybara, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • JJC ManhattanBeach LA CA USA SurferSunset

    JJC ManhattanBeach LA CA USA SurferSunset. JCWikiEdits, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

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Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:10 pm
8 am
8.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.2
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.3
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.2
15 km/h10 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

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

Air
20°C67°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
2415 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
2515 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
15%
Sunset
6:10 pm
Today
5.8Good8 am149
5.6Good9 am149
5.3Fair10 am74
6.3Good11 am2113
6.5Good12 pm2516
5.2Fair1 pm2013
7.3Great2 pm2113
7.7Great3 pm1912
6.9Good4 pm2314
6.4Good5 pm2616
6.2Good6 pm2314
Fri
8.2Great8 am64
8.2Great9 am63
8.6Excellent10 am106
8.5Excellent11 am127
8.6Excellent12 pm127
8.4Great1 pm159
8.4Great2 pm1610
8.4Great3 pm1711
8.3Great4 pm1710
8.2Great5 pm1711
8.2Great6 pm1510
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, 1.1 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 1.0 mLow 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 7 am, 1.1 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, 1.1 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 90 m290 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms80 m260 ft away
  • Showers280 m900 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 340 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink42 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 690 m0.4 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
210 m690 ftHighland Avenue / Marine Avenue
Nearest town
640 m0.4 miManhattan Beach (town)
Nearest airport
8 km5 miHawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR)

Nearby places

  • Uncle bill's pancakesBreakfast
    690 m0.4 mi
  • Ocean View CafeAmerican
    690 m0.4 mi
  • SLAY Steak + Fish HouseAmerican
    780 m0.5 mi
  • Manhattan Beach PostFood and drink
    790 m0.5 mi
  • Nando TrattoriaFood and drink
    800 m0.5 mi

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 Manhattan 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.

  • Fri8.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 3%
  • Sat9.2 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun9.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.8 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.6 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%