Laguna Beach with kids today

Laguna Beach, California

Updated 4:03 AM PDT

82/ 100
Great with kids Air comfort is 73°F — but surf calmness at 3.5 ft is what holds it back.
Partial data — Air quality unavailable, so this score is less certain.

What decides a families with kids score

Weather & UV · Open-Meteo Water & waves · Open-Meteo Marine Tides · NOAA CO-OPS ⚠ Air quality · AirNow (no monitor nearby)

Water quality

Every monitored point along this beach currently grades A+.

Graded clean today

  • Laguna Beach between Pearl & Agate StreetA+
All 1 monitoring point
Monitoring pointDistanceGrade
Laguna Beach between Pearl & Agate Street 2 km A+

Dry-weather bacterial grades from the Heal the Bay Beach Report Card, updated 2026-08-07. Grades reflect the most recent agency sampling and can change after rain.

Before you swim

Surf is running 3.5 ft today, which makes shorebreak and currents stronger than usual.

Swim near a staffed lifeguard tower, and check the National Weather Service surf-zone forecast for the official rip-current outlook — we report conditions, we don't forecast rip currents.

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About Laguna Beach

Laguna Beach sits on the California coast, where the water runs from about 59°F in January to 72°F in August.

The water averages above 70°F in July, August and September — 3 months of the year — peaking around 72°F in August and dropping to about 59°F in January.

Today it is 76°F. That is 4° above the August average of 72°F here.

Tide predictions come from NOAA station Balboa Pier, Newport Beach about 12.4 km away on the open coast.

Frequently asked questions

Is Laguna Beach good for families today?

Great with kids — we score it 82 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is surf calmness at 3.5 ft.

What makes a good families with kids day?

We weight surf calmness (35%), water temperature (25%), uv exposure (22%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.

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