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Moonstone Beach

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Today’s timelapse
Avalon: Moonstone Lookout

Moonstone Beach 1 photo

  • NHYC's Moonstone Beach in Catalina CA by Don Ramey Logan

    NHYC's Moonstone Beach in Catalina CA by Don Ramey Logan. Don Ramey Logan, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

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Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:10 pm
8 am
7.7
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 3 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C63°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
1811 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
2918 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
6%
Sunset
6:10 pm
Today
7.6Great8 am138
5.6Good9 am85
8.3Great10 am95
7.1Great11 am159
5.5Good12 pm1811
8.1Great1 pm2013
7.7Great2 pm2113
5.8Good3 pm2013
5.6Good4 pm2213
7.5Great5 pm1710
8.4Great6 pm149
Fri
7.7Great8 am148
8.2Great9 am127
7.9Great10 am138
7.6Great11 am85
6.0Good12 pm117
7.0Great1 pm117
7.1Great2 pm1610
8.4Great3 pm159
8.7Excellent4 pm138
8.3Great5 pm1610
7.8Great6 pm1912
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 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
6.4 km4 miAvalon (town)
Nearest airport
5 km3 miCatalina Airport (AVX)

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 Moonstone Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri8.7 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 8%
  • Sat9.1 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.9 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 1%