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Palisades Beach

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Palisades Beach 1 photo

  • Palisades Beach

    Palisades Beach. Simon Cobb, CC0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:10 pm
8 am
8.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.4
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C63°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
21 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
13%
Sunset
6:10 pm
Today
5.2Fair8 am64
5.0Fair9 am1610
5.7Good10 am159
5.9Good11 am117
7.0Great12 pm149
6.6Good1 pm2515
7.3Great2 pm2214
7.4Great3 pm2012
5.6Good4 pm1811
5.8Good5 pm2213
7.1Great6 pm149
Fri
8.0Great8 am74
8.4Great9 am21
8.5Excellent10 am32
8.6Excellent11 am96
8.8Excellent12 pm127
8.3Great1 pm1610
8.6Excellent2 pm149
8.6Excellent3 pm1610
8.4Great4 pm1610
8.4Great5 pm159
8.4Great6 pm117
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 8 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 8 am, 1.1 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow4 am10 am4 pm10 pm
  • Low 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 8 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 120 m380 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms350 m0.2 mi away
  • Showers70 m240 ft away
  • Drinking water230 m750 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m310 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground70 m220 ft away
  • Rentals3 within 500 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
630 m0.4 mi4th & Marguerita
Nearest town
2.1 km1.3 miSanta Monica (city)
Nearest airport
6 km4 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 Palisades 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.

  • Fri8.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 4%
  • Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.9 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.6 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%