North Beach

Orange County, California, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 6:07 pm

8 am
5.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

9 am
5.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

10 am
6.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good

11 am
8.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great

12 pm
7.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great

1 pm
8.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

2 pm
8.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great

3 pm
8.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

4 pm
8.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

5 pm
8.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great

6 pm
8.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 17°C63°F
Water: 22°C72°F
Wind: 74 km/hmph NE
Gusts: 117 km/hmph
Waves: 1.0 m3 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 17%
Sunset: 6:07 pm

Today

5.1Fair8 am95

5.4Fair9 am85

6.6Good10 am106

8.2Great11 am96

7.9Great12 pm96

8.1Great1 pm106

8.3Great2 pm128

8.6Excellent3 pm138

8.7Excellent4 pm138

8.4Great5 pm149

8.2Great6 pm127

Sat

8.1Great8 am85

8.7Excellent9 am64

9.1Excellent10 am32

9.3Excellent11 am95

9.4Excellent12 pm117

9.4Excellent1 pm128

9.4Excellent2 pm138

9.2Excellent3 pm149

8.9Excellent4 pm1711

8.8Excellent5 pm1610

8.8Excellent6 pm1610

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

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

Restrooms40 m120 ft away
Showers30 m110 ft away
Drinking water30 m100 ft away
Food and drink18 within 1 km0.6 mi
Picnic tables30 m100 ft away
Playground30 m90 ft away
Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miBicycles San Clemente

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 250 m830 ftEl Camino Real-Avd Pico
Nearest town: 1.8 km1.1 miSan Clemente (city)
Nearest airport: 47 km29 miMcClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD)

Nearby places

Bicycles San ClementeRental
330 m0.2 mi

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

Nearby beaches

San Clemente City Beach0.5 km0.3 mi south-east away
8.3 Great later
The Pier Beach1.5 km0.9 mi south-east away
8.3 Great later
T Street Beach2.1 km1.3 mi south-east away
8.3 Great later
Poche Beach3.0 km1.9 mi north-west away
8.3 Great later
San Clemente State Beach3.9 km2.4 mi south-east away
8.3 Great later

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

Sat9.4 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
Sun9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
Mon9.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
Tue8.7 ExcellentBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
Wed7.3 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%