Closest Beaches

Beaches Near Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles fronts the Santa Monica Bay, so beaches are local rather than a day trip. Santa Monica, Venice, and the South Bay strand (Manhattan, Hermosa, Redondo) are inside the metro; Malibu — Zuma, Point Dume, El Matador, Leo Carrillo — runs up the coast to the northwest. Water stays cool year-round thanks to the California Current.

Plan This Week

Wednesday looks like the best day across this list.

Strongest single forecast: El Matador State Beach on Thursday (86).

Within 60 mi

Venice Beach

14 mi · ~20 min drive · Los Angeles County, CA

Great day for a beach walk.

72°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Wednesday (85)

Santa Monica State Beach

15 mi · ~22 min drive · Los Angeles County, CA

Great day for a beach walk.

70°F water 75°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Wednesday (83)

Hermosa Beach

16 mi · ~23 min drive · Los Angeles County, CA

Great day for a beach walk.

75°F air 5 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Wednesday (85)

Will Rogers State Beach

17 mi · ~24 min drive · Los Angeles County, CA

Great day for a beach walk.

71°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Wednesday (85)

Redondo Beach

18 mi · ~25 min drive · Los Angeles County, CA

Great day for a beach walk.

74°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Wednesday (85)

Long Beach (Alamitos Beach)

21 mi · ~30 min drive · Los Angeles County, CA

Great day for a beach walk.

82°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (84)

Seal Beach

23 mi · ~33 min drive · Orange County, CA

Great day for a beach walk.

70°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Friday (82)

Bolsa Chica State Beach

27 mi · ~39 min drive · Orange County, CA

Great day for a beach walk.

72°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Wednesday (85)

Huntington Beach (Surf City USA)

31 mi · ~45 min drive · Orange County, CA

Great day for a beach walk.

72°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Wednesday (85)

Point Dume State Beach

33 mi · ~47 min drive · Los Angeles County, CA

Great day for a beach walk.

78°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (84)

Zuma Beach

34 mi · ~49 min drive · Los Angeles County, CA

Great day for a beach walk.

74°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Wednesday (85)

El Matador State Beach

36 mi · ~52 min drive · Los Angeles County, CA

Great day for a beach walk.

75°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (86)

Newport Beach

36 mi · ~52 min drive · Orange County, CA

Great day for a beach walk.

72°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Wednesday (84)

Leo Carrillo State Park

40 mi · ~57 min drive · Los Angeles County, CA

Great day for a beach walk.

76°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (85)

Crystal Cove State Park

40 mi · ~58 min drive · Orange County, CA

Great day for a beach walk.

71°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Wednesday (86)

Laguna Main Beach

44 mi · ~1 hr 3 min drive · Orange County, CA

Great day for a beach walk.

72°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Wednesday (85)

Doheny State Beach

52 mi · ~1 hr 15 min drive · Orange County, CA

Great day for a beach walk.

72°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Wednesday (86)

San Clemente State Beach

58 mi · ~1 hr 24 min drive · Orange County, CA

Great day for a beach walk.

72°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Wednesday (85)

San Onofre State Beach

59 mi · ~1 hr 25 min drive · San Diego County, CA

Great day for a beach walk.

69°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Wednesday (83)

Carpinteria State Beach

77 mi · ~1 hr 50 min drive · Santa Barbara County, CA

Great day for a beach walk.

73°F air 5 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (86)

Oceanside Beach

77 mi · ~1 hr 51 min drive · San Diego County, CA

Great day for a beach walk.

65°F water 70°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Wednesday (80)

Carlsbad State Beach

84 mi · ~2 hr 2 min drive · San Diego County, CA

Ideal for a beach walk.

75°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Wednesday (86)

Leadbetter Beach

86 mi · ~2 hr 5 min drive · Santa Barbara County, CA

Great day for a beach walk.

78°F air 5 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (86)

Moonlight Beach (Encinitas)

88 mi · ~2 hr 7 min drive · San Diego County, CA

Great day for a beach walk.

71°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Wednesday (86)

Cardiff State Beach

89 mi · ~2 hr 9 min drive · San Diego County, CA

Great day for a beach walk.

71°F air 5 to 10 mph wind Best this week: Wednesday (86)

Distance is straight-line, drive times are estimates

Mileage shown is straight-line distance from the center of Los Angeles. Real drive times depend on highway routing, weekend traffic, and where in the metro you start. For summer Saturdays, plan 20–40 minutes longer than the estimates here. The range slider above filters by the same straight-line distance.