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Salt Creek Beach

Orange County, California, United States

Salt Creek Beach 3 photos

  • Salt Creek Beach Sunset

    Salt Creek Beach Sunset. Steve Riggins, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Salt Creek Beach, CA

    Salt Creek Beach, CA. Steve Riggins, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Salt Creek Beach, Dana Point, United States

    Salt Creek Beach, Dana Point, United States. Herson Rodriguez hero, CC0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 6:07 pm
8 am
7.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
9 am
5.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.6
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
1 pm
5.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
2 pm
9.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great

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
18°C64°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
127 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
10%
Sunset
6:07 pm
Today
5.5Good8 am85
6.9Good9 am53
7.4Great10 am74
6.4Good11 am1510
5.7Good12 pm53
6.8Good1 pm64
7.6Great2 pm106
7.5Great3 pm149
8.0Great4 pm138
6.6Good5 pm148
6.5Good6 pm117
Fri
7.4Great8 am53
5.6Good9 am64
5.6Good10 am42
6.7Good11 am32
7.6Great12 pm96
5.5Good1 pm1811
9.0Excellent2 pm117
8.7Excellent3 pm138
8.7Excellent4 pm149
8.6Excellent5 pm149
8.4Great6 pm138
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, 1.2 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 1.0 mLow 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 7 am, 1.2 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, 1.2 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

  • LifeguardStation 420 m0.3 mi awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms410 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 400 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink7 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 390 m0.2 mi
  • Picnic tables330 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
560 m0.3 miPacific Coast-Ritz Carlton
Nearest town
2.8 km1.7 miDana Point (town)
Nearest airport
50 km31 miFullerton Municipal Airport (FUL)

Nearby places

  • Young's Beach ShackFood and drink
    390 m0.2 mi
  • Monarch Bay Beach ClubFood and drink
    460 m0.3 mi
  • Angelino's PizzaPizza
    730 m0.5 mi
  • Beach Hut DeliFood and drink
    760 m0.5 mi
  • Pain du MondeSandwich
    760 m0.5 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 Salt Creek Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri9.0 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 10%
  • Sat9.6 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun9.2 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.1 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%