North Star Beach

Orange County, California, United States

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 6:08 pm

8 am
7.7
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great

9 am
7.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great

10 am
8.2
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great

11 am
8.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

12 pm
7.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

1 pm
7.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

2 pm
8.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

3 pm
8.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

4 pm
8.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

5 pm
8.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

6 pm
8.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

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: 23°C73°F
Wind: 32 km/hmph NW
Gusts: 106 km/hmph
Waves: 1.0 m3 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 13%
Sunset: 6:08 pm

Today

7.0Great8 am32

7.4Great9 am21

5.8Good10 am74

6.4Good11 am138

6.4Good12 pm138

6.8Good1 pm1811

7.4Great2 pm1811

7.5Great3 pm127

7.4Great4 pm149

7.2Great5 pm138

7.1Great6 pm96

Fri

7.7Great8 am21

7.9Great9 am21

8.2Great10 am43

8.4Great11 am53

7.6Great12 pm53

7.4Great1 pm106

8.8Excellent2 pm127

8.8Excellent3 pm159

8.9Excellent4 pm138

8.7Excellent5 pm138

8.5Excellent6 pm96

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

Drinking water420 m0.3 mi away
Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 50 m160 ft. Fee not listed
Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 630 m0.4 mi
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town: 2.7 km1.7 miNewport Beach (town)
Nearest airport: 29 km18 miFullerton Municipal Airport (FUL)

Nearby places

Back Bay BistroFood and drink
630 m0.4 mi
The Coffee ShopFood and drink
920 m0.6 mi
The Lobby LoungeFood and drink
930 m0.6 mi
ShorFood and drink
940 m0.6 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Newport Dunes0.9 km0.6 mi south away
8.7 Excellent tomorrow
Edgewater2.3 km1.4 mi south-west away
8.2 Great tomorrow
Balboa Beach2.8 km1.7 mi south-west away
8.2 Great tomorrow
Newport Beach3.0 km1.9 mi south-west away
8.2 Great tomorrow
China Cove Beach3.2 km2.0 mi south-east away
8.4 Great tomorrow

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near North Star Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

Fri8.9 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 6%
Sat9.6 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
Sun9.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
Mon9.5 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
Tue8.6 ExcellentBest 10 am to 11 amWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
Wed6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%