Check the Beach

Playa Las Palmeras

Orange County, California, United States

Playa Las Palmeras 5 photos

  • Distant surfer watched from the rocks (Unsplash)

    Distant surfer watched from the rocks (Unsplash). Jeremy Bishop tidesinourveins, CC0. Source

  • Calafia State Beach in San Clemente, California (cropped)

    Calafia State Beach in San Clemente, California (cropped). @TripDawg from 92109 San Diego, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Calafia State Beach in San Clemente, California

    Calafia State Beach in San Clemente, California. @TripDawg from 92109 San Diego, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Beach Sunset - panoramio

    Beach Sunset - panoramio. bahniuk, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Sand cliffs and clouds - panoramio

    Sand cliffs and clouds - panoramio. Darin R. McClure, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 6:07 pm
8 am
6.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
10 am
6.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
11 am
8.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.9
16 km/h10 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
20°C68°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
53 km/hmph SW
Gusts
85 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
11%
Sunset
6:07 pm
Today
6.1Good8 am1610
5.2Fair9 am96
6.3Good10 am127
8.0Great11 am127
7.9Great12 pm106
7.4Great1 pm106
8.4Great2 pm127
8.4Great3 pm138
8.4Great4 pm149
8.1Great5 pm1610
7.9Great6 pm1610
Sat
8.5Excellent8 am74
8.7Excellent9 am53
8.8Excellent10 am42
8.8Excellent11 am106
8.9Excellent12 pm117
8.9Excellent1 pm128
9.0Excellent2 pm138
8.9Excellent3 pm159
8.7Excellent4 pm1711
8.6Excellent5 pm1811
8.8Excellent6 pm1610
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 1.2 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 1.0 mHigh 7 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • 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

  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 680 m0.4 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
510 m0.3 miAvd Del Presidente-Avd De Las Palmeras
Nearest town
3.9 km2.4 miSan Clemente (city)
Nearest airport
42 km26 miMcClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD)

Nearby places

  • Carl's Jr. / Green BurritoBurger
    680 m0.4 mi
  • Café del SolMexican
    690 m0.4 mi
  • Big HelynsFood and drink
    910 m0.6 mi

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 Playa Las Palmeras.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.7 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%