Check the Beach

North Day Use Beach

Orange County, California, United States

North Day Use Beach 2 photos

  • Dana Point, CA, USA - panoramio (4)

    Dana Point, CA, USA - panoramio (4). Jack CameraMan, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Dana Point, CA, USA - panoramio (5)

    Dana Point, CA, USA - panoramio (5). Jack CameraMan, CC BY 3.0. Source

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

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 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • 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

  • Restrooms70 m210 ft away
  • Drinking water250 m830 ft away
  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m570 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink28 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables40 m140 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
300 m970 ft
Nearest town
1.2 km0.7 miDana Point (town)
Nearest airport
53 km33 miFullerton Municipal Airport (FUL)

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 North Day Use 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.

  • 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%