Strands Beach

Orange County, California, United States

No photo of Strands Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today 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: 19°C66°F
Water: 22°C72°F
Wind: 138 km/hmph W
Gusts: 1912 km/hmph
Waves: 1.0 m3 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 11%
Sunset: 6:07 pm

Today

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

Sat

7.9Great8 am85

8.7Excellent9 am53

9.1Excellent10 am42

9.4Excellent11 am64

9.5Excellent12 pm95

9.6Excellent1 pm96

9.6Excellent2 pm117

9.1Excellent3 pm1610

8.8Excellent4 pm1811

8.7Excellent5 pm1811

8.5Excellent6 pm1912

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

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 170 m560 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
Restrooms130 m420 ft away
Showers130 m420 ft away
Drinking water130 m430 ft away
Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 360 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 mi
Picnic tables150 m490 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 490 m0.3 mi
Nearest town: 1.8 km1.1 miDana Point (town)
Nearest airport: 51 km32 miFullerton Municipal Airport (FUL)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Baby Beach1.3 km0.8 mi south-east away
8.7 Excellent later
Salt Creek Beach1.4 km0.8 mi north-west away
8.7 Excellent later
North Day Use Beach2.9 km1.8 mi east away
8.3 Great later
Group Campsite3.7 km2.3 mi east away
8.3 Great later
Doheny State Beach3.8 km2.3 mi east away
8.3 Great later

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Strands Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

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%