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BEACH WEATHER MONTHLY AVERAGES

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun Best	Jul Best	Aug Best	Sep Best	Oct	Nov	Dec
19°	18°	19°	20°	22° Tan	22° Tan	24° Tan	24° Tan	25° Tan	23° Tan	21° Tan	18°
Sea 15°	Sea 15°	Sea 15°	Sea 16°	Sea 18°	Sea 19°	Sea 20° Swim	Sea 21° Swim	Sea 21° Swim	Sea 18°	Sea 16°	Sea 15°

Beach Weather Today in Santa Monica Beach

Today the maximum temperature will be 21° which is warm and pleasant for sunbathing. Today the water temperature will be 15° which is cold for swimming, a full wet suit is required to spend any length of time in the sea.

Today will be dry with no rain showers. Expect overcast skies and very little possibility of sunshine with an average cloud cover of 83%.

The winds will be on shore and moderate at 18kmh from the West-Southwest. The moderate winds will keep the temperatures feeling cooler. The moderate onshore winds may make conditions a little more choppy for swimming.

Santa Monica Beach faces Southwest and the sunset will be visible over the ocean to the West at 07:14 PM. Unfortunately very heavy cloud cover of 100% may make the sunset not viewable.

For Beach Weather for the next next 7 days, wind and wave conditions and tide and the next 14 days weather use the tabs below.

Beach Weather This Weekend in Santa Monica Beach

This weekend the average maximum daily temperatures will be 21° which is warm and pleasant for sunbathing. The average water temperature will be 15° which is cold for swimming, a full wet suit is required to spend any length of time in the sea.

There will be no rainy days at all this weekend. Expect plentiful sunshine and mostly clear blue skies with an average cloud cover of 4%.

SANTA MONICA BEACH - BEACH WEATHER FORECAST

06:42 AM 07:14 PM

06:14 PM

05:53 AM

Tue 31st March

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

16°	16°	18°	17°	20°	20°	17°	16°
100%	86%	75%	100%	41%	66%	100%	99%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°

06:41 AM 07:15 PM

07:14 PM

06:18 AM

Wed 1st April

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

16°	15°	14°	14°	15°	15°	14°	14°
94%	95%	89%	91%	71%	49%	72%	97%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°

06:40 AM 07:16 PM

08:14 PM

06:44 AM

Thu 2nd April

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

14°	13°	13°	14°	16°	16°	16°	16°
100%	100%	100%	82%	64%	39%	7%	9%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°

06:38 AM 07:17 PM

09:14 PM

07:12 AM

Fri 3rd April

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

16°	15°	15°	17°	21°	22°	20°	19°
32%	13%	28%	32%	4%	3%	0%	0%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	15°	15°

06:37 AM 07:17 PM

10:14 PM

07:42 AM

Sat 4th April

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

17°	17°	16°	21°	22°	22°	21°	19°
0%	6%	0%	0%	8%	9%	9%	10%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°

06:36 AM 07:18 PM

11:14 PM

08:16 AM

Sun 5th April

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

18°	17°	17°	19°	21°	21°	20°	18°
7%	2%	3%	4%	5%	3%	1%	2%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°

06:34 AM 07:19 PM

No moonrise

08:56 AM

Mon 6th April

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

17°	16°	16°	17°	20°	20°	18°	17°
0%	11%	32%	21%	0%	1%	4%	7%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°

06:42 AM 07:14 PM

06:14 PM

05:53 AM

Tue 31st March

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
5 kmh	4 kmh	3 kmh	5 kmh	5 kmh	18 kmh	11 kmh	13 kmh

0.2m	0.4m	0.3m	0.3m	0.4m	0.3m	0.3m	0.3m

11.8s	11.7s	11.7s	11.7s	11.6s	11.5s	11.3s	11.2s

06:41 AM 07:15 PM

07:14 PM

06:18 AM

Wed 1st April

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
17 kmh	11 kmh	7 kmh	4 kmh	18 kmh	22 kmh	16 kmh	13 kmh

0.4m	0.3m	0.3m	0.3m	0.4m	0.6m	0.4m	0.6m

11.1s	11.1s	11.0s	3.1s	11.0s	13.4s	13.3s	4.4s

06:40 AM 07:16 PM

08:14 PM

06:44 AM

Thu 2nd April

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
3 kmh	3 kmh	5 kmh	6 kmh	12 kmh	12 kmh	16 kmh	8 kmh

0.6m	0.7m	0.6m	0.5m	0.5m	0.4m	0.5m	0.8m

4.9s	5.0s	4.9s	5.2s	5.7s	12.5s	12.5s	6.4s

06:38 AM 07:17 PM

09:14 PM

07:12 AM

Fri 3rd April

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
9 kmh	10 kmh	4 kmh	5 kmh	13 kmh	12 kmh	9 kmh	7 kmh

0.7m	0.5m	0.4m	0.3m	0.4m	0.5m	0.5m	0.5m

6.8s	6.3s	6.8s	5.8s	5.4s	9.5s	4.3s	4.2s

06:37 AM 07:17 PM

10:14 PM

07:42 AM

Sat 4th April

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
6 kmh	3 kmh	2 kmh	6 kmh	10 kmh	13 kmh	11 kmh	4 kmh

0.5m	0.4m	0.3m	0.3m	0.4m	0.5m	0.5m	0.4m

4.3s	4.1s	4.1s	4.2s	13.1s	17.5s	17.2s	16.9s

06:36 AM 07:18 PM

11:14 PM

08:16 AM

Sun 5th April

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
3 kmh	5 kmh	6 kmh	9 kmh	13 kmh	14 kmh	9 kmh	5 kmh

0.4m	0.4m	0.4m	0.4m	0.4m	0.6m	0.7m	0.5m

16.6s	16.3s	15.9s	15.7s	15.7s	15.6s	15.3s	14.9s

06:34 AM 07:19 PM

No moonrise

08:56 AM

Mon 6th April

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
5 kmh	7 kmh	9 kmh	11 kmh	14 kmh	14 kmh	9 kmh	7 kmh

0.4m	0.4m	0.5m	0.4m	0.5m	0.7m	0.7m	0.5m

14.7s	14.7s	14.6s	14.5s	14.3s	14.0s	7.4s	4.5s

06:42 AM 07:14 PM

06:14 PM

05:53 AM

Tue 31st March

3:03 AM	9:01 AM	3:13 PM	9:29 PM

0.16	1.57	-0.02	1.63

06:41 AM 07:15 PM

07:14 PM

06:18 AM

Wed 1st April

3:41 AM	9:39 AM	3:38 PM	9:52 PM

0.06	1.48	0.10	1.68

06:40 AM 07:16 PM

08:14 PM

06:44 AM

Thu 2nd April

4:17 AM	10:17 AM	4:01 PM	10:14 PM

-0.01	1.37	0.23	1.69

06:38 AM 07:17 PM

09:14 PM

07:12 AM

Fri 3rd April

4:54 AM	10:56 AM	4:22 PM	10:37 PM

-0.04	1.24	0.36	1.68

06:37 AM 07:17 PM

10:14 PM

07:42 AM

Sat 4th April

5:30 AM	11:38 AM	4:41 PM	11:01 PM

-0.03	1.11	0.49	1.64

06:36 AM 07:18 PM

11:14 PM

08:16 AM

Sun 5th April

6:10 AM	12:26 PM	4:57 PM	11:26 PM

0.02	0.98	0.60	1.57

06:34 AM 07:19 PM

No moonrise

08:56 AM

Mon 6th April

6:56 AM	1:31 PM	5:06 PM	11:56 PM

0.10	0.87	0.70	1.48

Tue 31st March

22°
0.0mm
6kmh WNW
83%

Wed 1st April

16°
0.0mm
14kmh SW
82%

Thu 2nd April

17°
0.0mm
5kmh SSE
62%

Fri 3rd April

23°
0.0mm
9kmh SW
14%

Sat 4th April

23°
0.0mm
10kmh SSW
5%

Sun 5th April

22°
0.0mm
12kmh S
3%

Mon 6th April

20°
0.0mm
13kmh S
9%

Tue 7th April

20°
0.0mm
12kmh SSW
29%

Wed 8th April

23°
0.0mm
10kmh SW
3%

Thu 9th April

28°
0.0mm
8kmh SSW
0%

Fri 10th April

33°
0.0mm
5kmh SE
1%

Sat 11th April

32°
0.0mm
9kmh WSW
30%

Sun 12th April

29°
0.0mm
8kmh SSW
52%

Mon 13th April

25°
0.0mm
10kmh SSW
2%

Next 14 day Beach Weather in Santa Monica Beach

In the next 14 days average maximum daily temperatures will be 24° which is warm and pleasant for sunbathing. The average water temperature will be 15° which is cold for swimming, a full wet suit is required to spend any length of time in the sea. There will be no rainy days at all. Average cloud cover will be 27%.

If you are sailing, windsurfing, fishing, surfing etc. in Santa Monica Beach don't forget to check the tide and wind and wave conditions

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Santa Monica Beach, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, United States

Beach Type

Santa Monica Beach is a beautiful and expansive beach known for its golden yellow sand. The beach is relatively flat with gradual slopes towards the water. While the beach itself does not have rocky shores or reefs nearby, there are still plenty of opportunities to enjoy various water activities.

Beach Activities

Some popular beach activities at Santa Monica Beach include:

Surfing: The waves at Santa Monica Beach are ideal for both beginner and intermediate surfers. There are several surf schools and rental shops in the area where you can take lessons or rent equipment.
Beach Volleyball: With numerous volleyball courts available on the sand, this is a popular activity among locals and tourists alike.
Biking and Rollerblading: The Marvin Braude Bike Trail, also known as The Strand, runs along the coast from Pacific Palisades to Torrance, including through Santa Monica Beach. Rent a bike or rollerblades from one of the many rental shops nearby and take in the stunning coastal views as you ride along.
Paddleboarding: Stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) is another popular activity at Santa Monica Beach. With calm waters nearshore, this is an ideal spot for beginners to try out SUP.
Beach Yoga: Many visitors enjoy practicing yoga on the sand with organized classes or individually while soaking in the ocean ambiance.

Please note that while snorkeling and diving are more interesting at beaches with rocks or a reef since fish prefer such environments, you won't find these activities readily available at Santa Monica Beach due to its sandy coastline.

Accommodations

There are several beach resorts and hotels in close proximity to Santa Monica Beach. Some recommended areas to stay include Ocean Avenue and Downtown Santa Monica due to their proximity to both the beach and local attractions such as the Santa Monica Pier and Third Street Promenade.

Beach Amenities

Santa Monica Beach offers a variety of amenities for visitors to enjoy, including:

Public restrooms and showers
Lifeguard stations
Beach volleyball courts
Bike and rollerblade rental shops
Picnic areas and playgrounds
Outdoor fitness equipment
Accessible beach wheelchairs

A holiday at Santa Monica Beach in Los Angeles County, California, offers a beautiful golden yellow sand beach with plenty of activities to enjoy, from surfing to beach volleyball. With numerous hotels and resorts nearby, it is an ideal destination for your next beach vacation.