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Twin Lakes Beach

California · United States

IntermediateBeach break36.962, -121.998

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An open SE-facing sand beach on the Gulf of California near California, Twin Lakes Beach works on E–S groundswell; W–N winds offshore, with conditions most reliable april–october.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~14.9°C (58.8°F) on average

Jan

12.4°C

54.3°F · 11.4–14.2°C

Feb

12.3°C

54.1°F · 10.8–14.9°C

Mar

12.4°C

54.3°F · 10.5–14.2°C

Apr

12°C

53.6°F · 10.1–13.9°C

May

11.8°C

53.2°F · 10.4–14.4°C

Jun

13°C

55.4°F · 10.5–14.6°C

Jul

13.7°C

56.7°F · 11.3–16.7°C

Aug

14.4°C

57.9°F · 12.5–17.1°C

Sep

14.9°C

58.8°F · 12.9–17.2°C

Oct

14°C

57.2°F · 12.3–16.5°C

Nov

13.9°C

57°F · 11.3–15.7°C

Dec

12.8°C

55°F · 11.3–15.8°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

E–S

Best wind

W–N

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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