California beach forecast: rip currents, surf and water temperature
Today's rip current risk, surf height and water temperature at all 16 stretches of California beach the National Weather Service forecasts. Each has its own page with tomorrow's forecast, what the risk means, any beach hazards statement in force, the nearest buoy's measured waves, the tides and sunset.
- Beaches forecast
- 16Surf zones
- High risk now
- 0Today
- Moderate risk now
- 3Today
Radar
Reflectivity now over California. Open it to see rip current risk on the map.
Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Highest risk today
Where the National Weather Service has the risk at moderate or high right now.
Every beach in California16
- Coastal Del Norte BeachesNo forecast issued now
- Coastal Mendocino BeachesNo forecast issued now
- Los Angeles County Area BeachesSurf 2 to 4 feet · Water 70 to 72 degrees
- Malibu Coast BeachesSurf 2 to 4 feet · Water 70 to 72 degrees
- Monterey and Big Sur Coast BeachesNo forecast issued now
- Northern Coastal Humboldt BeachesNo forecast issued now
- Orange County Area BeachesSurf 1 to 3 feet · Water 73 to 75 degrees
- Point Reyes and the Coastal North BayNo forecast issued now
- San Diego County Area BeachesSurf 1 to 3 feet · Water 72 to 74 degrees
- San Francisco and San Mateo Coast BeachesNo forecast issued now
- San Luis Obispo County BeachesNo forecast issued now
- Santa Barbara Central Coast BeachesNo forecast issued now
- Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast BeachesSurf 1 to 3 feet · Water around 70 degrees
- Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast BeachesSurf 1 to 3 feet · Water around 70 degrees
- Santa Cruz and Northern Monterey Bay BeachesNo forecast issued now
- Ventura County Area BeachesSurf 2 to 4 feet · Water 71 to 73 degrees
Sources
Risk, surf and water temperature from the National Weather Service beach forecast, read 11:47 AM UTC. The surf zone forecast, the alerts, the buoy and the tides are on each beach's own page.