Will Rogers State Beach
Los Angeles County, California, United States
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 Will Rogers State Beach
Will Rogers State Beach is a state beach on Santa Monica Bay in Los Angeles, California, United States. It is located near Sunset Point Beach, which is 1.2 miles away. A bus stop is available within 0.28 miles of the beach.
Will Rogers State Beach is a beach park on the Santa Monica Bay, at the Pacific coast of Southern California. Located in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, the beach is owned by the California Department of Parks and Recreation; it is managed and maintained by the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors.
Source: Will Rogers State Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- LifeguardStation 180 m580 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Restrooms440 m0.3 mi away
- Showers430 m0.3 mi away
- Drinking water430 m0.3 mi away
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 230 m740 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 550 m0.3 mi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 440 m0.3 miPacific Coast Highway & Temescal Canyon
- Nearest town
- 4 km2.5 miSanta Monica (city)
- Nearest airport
- 8 km5 miSanta Monica Municipal Airport (SMO)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Sunset Point Beach2.0 km1.2 mi north-west away8.5 Excellent later
- Palisades Beach2.0 km1.3 mi south-east away8.5 Excellent later
- Castle Rock Beach3.0 km1.9 mi west away8.5 Excellent later
- Santa Monica State Beach3.8 km2.4 mi south-east away8.4 Great later
- Topanga Beach4.5 km2.8 mi west away8.5 Excellent 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%