McGrath 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°C60°F
- Water
- 21°C70°F
- Wind
- 85 km/hmph ENE
- Gusts
- 117 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.8 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 4%
- Sunset
- 6:13 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
- 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 McGrath State Beach
McGrath State Beach is a state beach in Ventura County, California, United States. It is located 1.3 miles from Mandalay State Beach and has a sandy surface. The nearest town is Ventura, 4.5 miles away.
McGrath State Beach is a protected beach park located on the south bank of the mouth of Santa Clara River in the city of Oxnard, California. McGrath State Beach is one of the best bird-watching areas in California, with the lush riverbanks of the Santa Clara River and sand dunes along the shore. A nature trail leads to the Santa Clara Estuary Natural Preserve. Camping sites are available. Two miles of beach provide surfing and fishing opportunities. Just south of the station is the undeveloped Mandalay Beach Park which is about a mile downcoast beach walk from the park or a bike ride along Harbor Blvd. Located south of Ventura on Harbor Boulevard, the beach is on the Pacific Coast Bicycle Route and the California Coastal Trail.
Source: McGrath State Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 7.2 km4.5 miVentura (city)
- Nearest airport
- 23 km14 miSanta Paula Airport (SZP)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Mandalay State Beach2.2 km1.3 mi south away8.1 Great later
- Surfer's Knoll2.3 km1.4 mi north away8.1 Great later
- South Jetty Beach2.3 km1.5 mi north away8.1 Great later
- Harbor Cove Beach3.1 km1.9 mi north away8.1 Great later
- Mandalay Beach3.3 km2.0 mi south away8.4 Great later
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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%