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Middle Beach

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Middle Beach 4 photos

  • Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California

    Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California. Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Avalon Harbor, Santa Catalina Island, California

    Avalon Harbor, Santa Catalina Island, California. Sergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Avalon Harbor, Catalina Island - panoramio

    Avalon Harbor, Catalina Island - panoramio. Zzyzx, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Avalon Harbor, Catalina Island - panoramio - Zzyzx

    Avalon Harbor, Catalina Island - panoramio - Zzyzx. Zzyzx, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 6:10 pm
8 am
5.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
9 am
6.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
12 pm
5.4
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
6.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.0
22 km/h13 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.8
22 km/h13 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.6
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C63°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
1811 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
2515 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
17%
Sunset
6:10 pm
Today
5.4Fair8 am117
6.4Good9 am117
7.4Great10 am149
7.2Great11 am159
5.4Fair12 pm2214
6.1Good1 pm1711
7.0Great2 pm1912
7.0Great3 pm2213
7.8Great4 pm2213
7.6Great5 pm2214
7.6Great6 pm1912
Sat
8.2Great8 am43
8.7Excellent9 am53
9.0Excellent10 am21
9.2Excellent11 am64
9.3Excellent12 pm74
9.5Excellent1 pm63
9.5Excellent2 pm43
9.6Excellent3 pm75
9.4Excellent4 pm128
9.0Excellent5 pm149
8.8Excellent6 pm1610
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, -0.3 m. High at 7 am, 1.1 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.3 m. High at 8 pm, 0.9 mLow 1 am, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 7 am, 1.1 m3 ftLow 2 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 1 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.1 m3 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.3 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.

Facilities

  • Restrooms40 m140 ft away
  • Showers30 m90 ft away
  • Drinking water50 m170 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 220 m710 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink30 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 40 m120 ft
  • Playground200 m670 ft awayKnabe Park
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miBrown's Bikes

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
160 m510 ftCatalina Airport Shuttle Bus
Nearest town
240 m800 ftAvalon (town)
Nearest airport
11 km7 miCatalina Airport (AVX)

Nearby places

  • Steve's SteakhouseAmerican
    40 m120 ft
  • El GalleonFood and drink
    40 m120 ft
  • Eric's On the PierFood and drink
    40 m120 ft
  • Avalon GrilleRegional
    40 m130 ft
  • ScoopsFood and drink
    60 m210 ft

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat9.6 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.6 ExcellentBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%