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Topanga Beach

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Topanga Beach 1 photo

  • Junction of Topanga Canyon Road (CA 27) and Pacific Coast Highway (CA 1), near Malibu in Los Angeles County.

    Junction of Topanga Canyon Road (CA 27) and Pacific Coast Highway (CA 1), near Malibu in Los Angeles County.. JCS, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:10 pm
8 am
8.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.4
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.4
11 km/h7 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
18°C65°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
63 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
15%
Sunset
6:10 pm
Today
5.2Fair8 am64
5.0Fair9 am1610
5.7Good10 am159
5.9Good11 am117
7.0Great12 pm149
6.6Good1 pm2515
7.3Great2 pm2214
7.4Great3 pm2012
5.6Good4 pm1811
5.8Good5 pm2213
7.1Great6 pm149
Fri
8.0Great8 am74
8.4Great9 am21
8.5Excellent10 am32
8.6Excellent11 am96
8.8Excellent12 pm127
8.3Great1 pm1610
8.6Excellent2 pm149
8.6Excellent3 pm1610
8.4Great4 pm1610
8.4Great5 pm159
8.4Great6 pm117
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 8 am, 1.1 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 1.0 mLow 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, 1.1 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • Low 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 8 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.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 100 m340 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m410 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 130 m430 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
150 m480 ftPacific Coast Highway & Topanga Canyon
Nearest town
6 km3.7 miTopanga (village)
Nearest airport
12 km7 miSanta Monica Municipal Airport (SMO)

Nearby places

  • Reel InnSeafood
    130 m430 ft
  • Rosenthal Wine Bar & PatioFood and drink
    240 m790 ft
  • Cholada Thai Beach CuisineThai
    310 m0.2 mi
  • Mastro's Ocean ClubSeafood
    430 m0.3 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 Topanga Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri8.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 4%
  • Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.9 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.6 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%