Check the Beach

Upper Beach

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Upper Beach 1 photo

  • Taken at Abalone Cove in Palos Verdes, CA. Taken with the D600 and 24-70 f2.8 Used a 3 stop GND filter Exposure - 15 seconds F-stop 8.0 ISO 200

    Taken at Abalone Cove in Palos Verdes, CA. Taken with the D600 and 24-70 f2.8 Used a 3 stop GND filter Exposure - 15 seconds F-stop 8.0 ISO 200. n4rwhals, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 6:09 pm
8 am
7.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
9 am
6.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
10 am
8.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
11 am
5.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
1 pm
8.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 1 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C67°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
159 km/hmph W
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
35%
Sunset
6:09 pm
Today
7.4Great8 am117
6.7Good9 am85
8.1Great10 am74
5.9Good11 am1610
6.9Good12 pm2012
8.1Great1 pm1711
7.9Great2 pm2113
7.9Great3 pm2113
7.9Great4 pm2113
7.9Great5 pm2012
8.1Great6 pm1811
Sat
8.6Excellent8 am117
8.8Excellent9 am63
8.8Excellent10 am21
8.9Excellent11 am43
8.9Excellent12 pm74
8.9Excellent1 pm106
8.9Excellent2 pm149
9.0Excellent3 pm149
8.8Excellent4 pm1610
8.8Excellent5 pm1710
8.8Excellent6 pm1710
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, 1.1 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 1.0 mLow 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 7 am, 1.1 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 7 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 120 m400 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms250 m820 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 190 m620 ft. Listed as free
  • Picnic tables160 m510 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.2 km0.7 miRancho Palos Verdes (town)
Nearest airport
8 km5 miZamperini Field (TOA)

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 Upper 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.

  • Sat9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun9.2 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.0 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%