North Day Use Beach
California · United States
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An open SW-facing sand beach on the Gulf of California near California, North Day Use Beach works on S–W groundswell; N–E winds offshore, with conditions most reliable april–october.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~21.3°C (70.3°F) on average
Jan
15.1°C
59.2°F · 13.7–16.6°C
Feb
14.8°C
58.6°F · 13.7–17.3°C
Mar
15.2°C
59.4°F · 13.6–17.5°C
Apr
16.1°C
61°F · 13.8–17.7°C
May
17.4°C
63.3°F · 15.4–20.5°C
Jun
18.5°C
65.3°F · 16–20.9°C
Jul
20.7°C
69.3°F · 17.7–24.4°C
Aug
21.2°C
70.2°F · 19.1–23.6°C
Sep
21.3°C
70.3°F · 18.2–23.8°C
Oct
19.5°C
67.1°F · 17.5–23.5°C
Nov
17.8°C
64°F · 16–20°C
Dec
16.1°C
61°F · 14.2–19.1°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
S–W
Best wind
N–E
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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