RAT Beach
Los Angeles County, California, United States
- Free parking
No photo of RAT Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Tomorrow at a glance
Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:10 pm8.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.9
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
8.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
8.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8.5
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
8.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
8.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
8.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
8.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
8.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
8.2
16 km/h10 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
- 19°C67°F
- Water
- 23°C73°F
- Wind
- 1811 km/hmph WNW
- Gusts
- 2314 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.9 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 26%
- Sunset
- 6:10 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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.
About RAT Beach
RAT Beach is a Los Angeles County unincorporated beach located in California. It is near Torrance County Beach, which is 0.47 miles away. OpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station at RAT Beach.
Redondo and Torrance (RAT) Beach is a roughly 3/4-mile stretch of coastline in an unincorporated portion of Los Angeles County, California. It is located along southern Santa Monica Bay, bordering the cities of Torrance and Palos Verdes Estates.
Source: RAT Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- LifeguardStation 290 m950 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Parking10 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 210 m700 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 690 m0.4 mi
- Playground430 m0.3 mi away
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 670 m0.4 mi
- Nearest town
- 4.2 km2.6 miRedondo Beach (town)
- Nearest airport
- 5 km3 miZamperini Field (TOA)
Nearby places
- Neptune's Frozen TreatsFrozen yogurt690 m0.4 mi
- Yellow VaseFood and drink710 m0.4 mi
- Perry's at the BeachFood and drink930 m0.6 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Torrance County Beach0.7 km0.5 mi north away8.2 Great tomorrow
- Redondo Beach State Park2.6 km1.6 mi north away8.2 Great tomorrow
- Hermosa City Beach6.8 km4.2 mi north away8.4 Great tomorrow
- Upper Beach7.0 km4.4 mi south away8.0 Great tomorrow
- Manhattan Beach9.9 km6.2 mi north away8.4 Great tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Fri8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 3%
- Sat9.2 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
- Sun9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.6 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
- Tue7.2 GreatBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Wed6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%