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Westward Beach

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Westward Beach 2 photos

  • Late Afternoon at Zuma Beach - panoramio

    Late Afternoon at Zuma Beach - panoramio. y-yoshiike, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • California Towhee at Point Dume

    California Towhee at Point Dume. Steve Voght, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:11 pm
8 am
7.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.5
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
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: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C62°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
96 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
21%
Sunset
6:11 pm
Today
5.5Good8 am138
4.8Fair9 am159
2.7Poor10 am96
6.6Good11 am1610
7.3Great12 pm159
5.0Fair1 pm2214
5.2Fair2 pm1912
6.5Good3 pm159
4.8Fair4 pm2012
5.6Good5 pm149
6.1Good6 pm96
Fri
7.7Great8 am106
8.1Great9 am85
8.2Great10 am128
8.3Great11 am159
7.8Great12 pm1912
7.7Great1 pm2113
8.6Excellent2 pm138
8.5Excellent3 pm128
8.6Excellent4 pm149
8.4Great5 pm159
8.4Great6 pm138
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, 0.9 mLow 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, 1.1 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow4 am10 am4 pm10 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, 0.9 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

  • Restrooms420 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 480 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 420 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
33 km21 miSanta Monica Municipal Airport (SMO)

Nearby places

  • The Sunset RestaurantSeafood
    420 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 Westward Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri8.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 2%
  • Sat9.7 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.6 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.3 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%