Topanga State Beach
Los Angeles County, California, United States
- Paid parking
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:10 pm8.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.4
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
8.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
8.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
8.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
8.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
8.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
8.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
8.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
8.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
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
- 16°C61°F
- Water
- 22°C72°F
- Wind
- 96 km/hmph NE
- Gusts
- 106 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.9 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 11%
- Sunset
- 6:10 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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.
About Topanga State Beach
Topanga State Beach is a public seashore located in Los Angeles County, California. OpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station at the beach. The nearest bus stop is 580 feet away, and there are three paid parking options within 190 feet.
Topanga Beach is a state beach at 18700 Pacific Coast Highway, in California, United States, situated at the mouth of Topanga Canyon, approximately midway between Santa Monica and Malibu; it is known for its closeness by automobile to the San Fernando Valley, its windsurfing and SCUBA diving, and its reputation for welcoming a bohemian lifestyle.
Source: Topanga State Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- LifeguardStation 50 m150 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 60 m190 ft. Listed as paid
- Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 90 m300 ft
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 180 m580 ftPacific Coast Highway & Topanga Canyon
- Nearest town
- 6 km3.7 miTopanga (village)
- Nearest airport
- 12 km7 miSanta Monica Municipal Airport (SMO)
Nearby places
- Reel InnSeafood90 m300 ft
- Rosenthal Wine Bar & PatioFood and drink170 m570 ft
- Cholada Thai Beach CuisineThai240 m780 ft
- Mastro's Ocean ClubSeafood490 m0.3 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Topanga Beach0.1 km0.0 mi east away8.5 Excellent later
- Las Tunas Beach1.6 km1.0 mi west away8.5 Excellent later
- Castle Rock Beach1.7 km1.0 mi east away8.5 Excellent later
- Sunset Point Beach2.7 km1.7 mi east away8.5 Excellent later
- Big Rock Beach3.1 km1.9 mi west away8.3 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- 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%