Check the Beach

Mother's Beach

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 9 am to 3 pm, sunset 6:08 pm
8 am
7.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.7
25 km/h16 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.5
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.6
25 km/h16 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
19°C65°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
42 km/hmph N
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
19%
Sunset
6:08 pm
Today
5.6Good8 am117
5.1Fair9 am1912
7.5Great10 am106
7.0Great11 am1811
5.5Good12 pm2415
7.0Great1 pm2113
7.2Great2 pm2214
7.9Great3 pm1710
7.3Great4 pm2113
7.0Great5 pm2717
6.6Good6 pm2717
Fri
7.2Great8 am85
8.1Great9 am85
8.4Great10 am42
8.5Excellent11 am85
8.6Excellent12 pm106
8.3Great1 pm1811
7.7Great2 pm2516
7.5Great3 pm2616
7.6Great4 pm2516
7.8Great5 pm2415
6.5Good6 pm2113
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, 1.2 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 1.0 mLow 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 7 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • Low 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.2 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 160 m530 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms160 m520 ft away
  • Parking14 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 210 m670 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink27 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground100 m340 ft awayMother's Beach
  • Boat ramp270 m880 ft awayDavies Launch Ramp
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
230 m750 ft
Nearest town
2.1 km1.3 miSeal Beach (town)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miLong Beach Airport (LGB)

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 Mother's 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 9 am to 3 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 6%
  • Sat9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.8 ExcellentBest 9 am to 2 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.6 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%