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Ocean Park Beach

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Ocean Park Beach 1 photo

  • The beach in Ocean Park, Santa Monica, CA, on Christmas morning, 2016

    The beach in Ocean Park, Santa Monica, CA, on Christmas morning, 2016. Marcywinograd, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 9 am to sunset, sunset 6:10 pm
8 am
6.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
9 am
8.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

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

Air
18°C65°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
85 km/hmph E
Gusts
96 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
19%
Sunset
6:10 pm
Today
5.6Good8 am75
6.0Good9 am1610
5.2Fair10 am127
4.7Fair11 am2113
6.1Good12 pm2012
7.1Great1 pm1912
7.2Great2 pm2314
6.8Good3 pm2012
5.4Fair4 pm2113
6.0Good5 pm2616
4.8Fair6 pm2415
Fri
6.8Good8 am106
8.3Great9 am95
8.6Excellent10 am32
8.6Excellent11 am64
8.7Excellent12 pm106
8.5Excellent1 pm149
8.2Great2 pm1912
7.7Great3 pm2415
8.2Great4 pm1711
8.1Great5 pm1811
8.2Great6 pm159
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, 1.1 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 1.0 mLow 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 7 am, 1.1 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, 1.1 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 80 m270 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms140 m440 ft away
  • Parking17 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 280 m910 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink56 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Rentals4 within 500 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
170 m550 ft
Nearest town
2.2 km1.4 miSanta Monica (city)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miSanta Monica Municipal Airport (SMO)

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 Ocean Park Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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Hotel results come from our stays partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the beach score.

The days ahead

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

  • Fri8.7 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 4%
  • Sat9.4 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun9.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%