Rutherford Beach

Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States

No photo of Rutherford Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to sunset, sunset 6:33 pm

8 am
8.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great

9 am
8.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent

10 am
9.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

11 am
10.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

12 pm
10.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

1 pm
9.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

2 pm
9.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent

3 pm
9.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent

4 pm
9.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent

5 pm
10.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

6 pm
10.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 18°C64°F
Water: 24°C75°F
Wind: 96 km/hmph NE
Gusts: 1610 km/hmph
Waves: 0.2 m<1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 6:33 pm

Today

8.1Great8 am1711

8.5Excellent9 am1610

9.4Excellent10 am127

10.0Excellent11 am106

10.0Excellent12 pm95

9.8Excellent1 pm149

9.6Excellent2 pm1610

9.5Excellent3 pm1811

9.5Excellent4 pm1711

10.0Excellent5 pm138

10.0Excellent6 pm106

Sat

8.9Excellent8 am117

9.0Excellent9 am159

9.0Excellent10 am138

7.5Great11 am117

9.9Excellent12 pm138

9.4Excellent1 pm1912

9.4Excellent2 pm2012

9.4Excellent3 pm1912

9.2Excellent4 pm2213

7.6Great5 pm2113

9.0Excellent6 pm1711

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Low 7 am, -0.1 m<1 ft
High 2 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
Low 7 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
High 1 am, 0.3 m1 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport: 41 km25 miLake Charles Regional Airport (LCH)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Hackberry Beach10 km6.3 mi east away
9.7 Excellent later

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

Sat9.9 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
Sun8.0 GreatBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
Mon10.0 ExcellentBest 11 am to 5 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
Tue8.3 GreatBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 2%
Wed9.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 3%
Thu6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 2%