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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 16° which is not so warm but sunbathing may be possible. Today the water temperature will be 17° which is cool for swimming, shorty wetsuit may help you extend your time in the water.

Today will be dry with no rain showers. Expect plentiful sunshine and mostly clear blue skies with an average cloud cover of 0%.

The winds will be on shore and moderate at 17kmh 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 05:36 PM. The skies should be very clear at that time, ideal for a sunset.

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 16° which is a little too chilly for sunbathing. The average water temperature will be 17° which is cool for swimming, shorty wetsuit may help you extend your time in the water.

There will be 1 day of very light rain. Saturday will be dry and Sunday will have 0.1mm of rain. Expect sunny spells but some cloudy periods with an average cloud cover of 67%.

SANTA MONICA BEACH - BEACH WEATHER FORECAST

06:41 AM 05:36 PM

03:32 AM

12:59 PM

Thu 12th February

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

12°	11°	10°	13°	17°	19°	18°	14°
0%	0%	0%	0%	2%	0%	0%	0%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°

06:40 AM 05:37 PM

04:21 AM

01:56 PM

Fri 13th February

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

11°	10°	11°	13°	20°	20°	18°	16°
0%	0%	4%	5%	0%	0%	0%	0%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°

06:39 AM 05:38 PM

05:06 AM

02:58 PM

Sat 14th February

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

14°	13°	12°	13°	14°	15°	14°	13°
43%	87%	87%	68%	47%	68%	97%	100%
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 05:38 PM

05:45 AM

04:01 PM

Sun 15th February

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

13°	12°	12°	13°	14°	14°	14°	14°
100%	92%	64%	46%	48%	37%	45%	57%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.1mm
17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°

06:37 AM 05:39 PM

06:18 AM

05:05 PM

Mon 16th February

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

14°	14°	14°	13°	13°	13°	12°	12°
84%	100%	100%	100%	55%	83%	59%	83%
0.2mm	0.2mm	2.8mm	2.5mm	0.9mm	1.0mm	0.4mm	0.5mm
17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°

06:36 AM 05:40 PM

06:48 AM

06:09 PM

Tue 17th February

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

12°	11°	11°	13°	14°	14°	13°	13°
57%	87%	82%	68%	86%	80%	79%	77%
0.7mm	0.3mm	0.2mm	0.1mm	0.2mm	0.5mm	0.8mm	0.6mm
17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°

06:35 AM 05:41 PM

07:16 AM

07:14 PM

Wed 18th February

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

12°	13°	13°	12°	12°	13°	12°	10°
80%	81%	93%	100%	85%	78%	28%	2%
0.8mm	0.8mm	1.1mm	0.9mm	0.3mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°

06:41 AM 05:36 PM

03:32 AM

12:59 PM

Thu 12th February

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
8 kmh	9 kmh	6 kmh	4 kmh	11 kmh	17 kmh	17 kmh	11 kmh

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

8.8s	8.2s	7.9s	7.6s	7.2s	16.7s	6.6s	4.4s

06:40 AM 05:37 PM

04:21 AM

01:56 PM

Fri 13th February

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
6 kmh	6 kmh	7 kmh	6 kmh	13 kmh	13 kmh	8 kmh	1 kmh

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

5.2s	5.4s	5.5s	5.5s	15.5s	15.4s	15.1s	3.4s

06:39 AM 05:38 PM

05:06 AM

02:58 PM

Sat 14th February

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
7 kmh	8 kmh	9 kmh	10 kmh	12 kmh	9 kmh	5 kmh	3 kmh

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

3.5s	5.7s	5.6s	5.3s	14.1s	13.7s	13.6s	13.6s

06:38 AM 05:38 PM

05:45 AM

04:01 PM

Sun 15th February

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
4 kmh	2 kmh	4 kmh	9 kmh	13 kmh	12 kmh	8 kmh	12 kmh

0.2m	0.2m	0.2m	0.3m	0.3m	0.3m	0.3m	0.3m

13.5s	13.5s	13.4s	13.2s	12.9s	12.8s	12.7s	12.7s

06:37 AM 05:39 PM

06:18 AM

05:05 PM

Mon 16th February

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
17 kmh	28 kmh	38 kmh	36 kmh	35 kmh	33 kmh	20 kmh	22 kmh

0.5m	0.7m	0.9m	1.2m	0.3m	1.0m	0.8m	0.9m

12.6s	12.6s	6.2s	12.5s	6.3s	6.5s	10.5s	6.8s

06:36 AM 05:40 PM

06:48 AM

06:09 PM

Tue 17th February

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
26 kmh	13 kmh	11 kmh	17 kmh	21 kmh	19 kmh	17 kmh	15 kmh

1.1m	1.2m	1.2m	0.7m	0.4m	0.5m	0.3m	0.5m

10.6s	13.0s	10.1s	9.7s	10.0s	9.8s	9.6s	9.5s

06:35 AM 05:41 PM

07:16 AM

07:14 PM

Wed 18th February

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
16 kmh	23 kmh	28 kmh	28 kmh	31 kmh	33 kmh	32 kmh	24 kmh

0.6m	1.0m	0.9m	0.8m	1.1m	1.1m	0.8m	0.8m

6.6s	7.7s	13.0s	15.1s	10.5s	8.2s	11.9s	8.3s

06:41 AM 05:36 PM

03:32 AM

12:59 PM

Thu 12th February

5:39 AM	1:20 PM	8:16 PM

1.53	-0.04	1.06

06:40 AM 05:37 PM

04:21 AM

01:56 PM

Fri 13th February

12:13 AM	6:25 AM	1:50 PM	8:27 PM

0.81	1.64	-0.13	1.11

06:39 AM 05:38 PM

05:06 AM

02:58 PM

Sat 14th February

12:50 AM	7:03 AM	2:17 PM	8:43 PM

0.71	1.75	-0.20	1.16

06:38 AM 05:38 PM

05:45 AM

04:01 PM

Sun 15th February

1:24 AM	7:37 AM	2:43 PM	9:02 PM

0.61	1.83	-0.25	1.23

06:37 AM 05:39 PM

06:18 AM

05:05 PM

Mon 16th February

1:59 AM	8:10 AM	3:08 PM	9:24 PM

0.52	1.87	-0.26	1.30

06:36 AM 05:40 PM

06:48 AM

06:09 PM

Tue 17th February

2:35 AM	8:44 AM	3:34 PM	9:48 PM

0.43	1.85	-0.23	1.38

06:35 AM 05:41 PM

07:16 AM

07:14 PM

Wed 18th February

3:14 AM	9:19 AM	3:59 PM	10:14 PM

0.34	1.77	-0.16	1.46

Thu 12th February

20°
0.0mm
11kmh SW
0%

Fri 13th February

21°
0.0mm
13kmh SW
1%

Sat 14th February

16°
0.0mm
12kmh S
74%

Sun 15th February

15°
0.1mm
14kmh S
61%

Mon 16th February

14°
8.5mm
32kmh SW
83%

Tue 17th February

14°
3.4mm
20kmh SSW
77%

Wed 18th February

13°
3.9mm
27kmh W
68%

Thu 19th February

15°
0.0mm
13kmh NW
4%

Fri 20th February

17°
0.0mm
7kmh SE
5%

Sat 21st February

20°
0.0mm
7kmh WNW
17%

Sun 22nd February

19°
0.0mm
8kmh S
35%

Mon 23rd February

19°
0.0mm
7kmh SSW
16%

Tue 24th February

20°
0.0mm
5kmh SSW
43%

Wed 25th February

15°
2.4mm
8kmh SSW
59%

Next 14 day Beach Weather in Santa Monica Beach

In the next 14 days average maximum daily temperatures will be 17° which is a little too chilly for sunbathing. The average water temperature will be 17° which is cool for swimming, shorty wetsuit may help you extend your time in the water. There will be 5 days of light rain with an average of 3.7mm rain on those days. Average cloud cover will be 39%.

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.