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South Day Use Beach

Orange County, California, United States

South Day Use Beach 5 photos

  • Dana Point Harbor charter boat

    Dana Point Harbor charter boat. Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Dana Point Harbor walkway

    Dana Point Harbor walkway. Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Dana Point Harbor boat

    Dana Point Harbor boat. Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Dana Point, CA, USA - panoramio (6)

    Dana Point, CA, USA - panoramio (6). Jack CameraMan, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Dana Point, CA, USA - panoramio (5)

    Dana Point, CA, USA - panoramio (5). Jack CameraMan, CC BY 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 6:07 pm
8 am
5.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
10 am
6.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
11 am
8.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.2
12 km/h7 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
18°C64°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
74 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
9%
Sunset
6:07 pm
Today
5.4Fair8 am106
5.5Good9 am53
7.4Great10 am75
6.8Good11 am149
5.3Fair12 pm64
6.5Good1 pm53
6.3Good2 pm117
7.5Great3 pm1610
8.1Great4 pm138
7.1Great5 pm1811
7.2Great6 pm1610
Fri
5.1Fair8 am95
5.4Fair9 am85
6.6Good10 am106
8.2Great11 am96
7.9Great12 pm96
8.1Great1 pm106
8.3Great2 pm128
8.6Excellent3 pm138
8.7Excellent4 pm138
8.4Great5 pm149
8.2Great6 pm127
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

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 60 m200 ft. Listed as paid

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
90 m290 ftCoast-Ent 34680 Surfside Inn
Nearest town
2.5 km1.6 miDana Point (town)
Nearest airport
52 km32 miMcClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD)

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 South Day Use 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.

  • Fri8.7 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 17%
  • Sat9.4 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.7 ExcellentBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.3 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%