Swimming at Redondo Beach today

Redondo Beach, California

Updated 1:00 AM PDT

71/ 100
Swimmable, with care Water temperature is 72°F — but surf calmness at 3.1 ft is what holds it back.
30–71 along this beach — 30 at Redondo Municipal Pier 100 yards south, 71 at Redondo Beach projection of Topaz St. north of jetty Partial data — Air quality unavailable, so this score is less certain.

What decides a swimming score

Weather & UV · Open-Meteo Water & waves · Open-Meteo Marine Tides · NOAA CO-OPS ⚠ Air quality · AirNow (unavailable)

Water quality

Where you swim changes the answer here — we score this beach 30 at its worst monitored point and 71 at its best.

Cleanest today

  • Redondo Beach projection of Topaz St. north of jettyA+

Avoid today

  • Redondo Municipal Pier 100 yards southF
  • Sapphire StreetF

2 of 3 monitored points grade D or F, including open sand rather than only drains.

All 3 monitoring points
Monitoring pointDistanceGrade
Redondo Municipal Pier 100 yards south 1.3 km F
Sapphire Street 1.7 km F
Redondo Beach projection of Topaz St. north of jetty 1.9 km A+

Dry-weather bacterial grades from the Heal the Bay Beach Report Card, updated 2026-10-09. Grades reflect the most recent agency sampling and can change after rain.

Before you swim

Surf is running 3.1 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.

Redondo Beach is also scored for

80 Surfing swell period 11s 72 Walking & shelling low-tide window 6:00 PM

About Redondo Beach

Redondo Beach sits on the California coast, where the water runs from about 58°F in February to 71°F in August.

The water averages above 70°F in August and September — 2 months of the year — peaking around 71°F in August and dropping to about 58°F in February.

Today it is 72°F. That is 5° above the October average of 67°F here.

Tide predictions come from NOAA station Santa Monica, Municipal Pier about 20.5 km away on the open coast.

Frequently asked questions

Is Redondo Beach good for swimming today?

Swimmable, with care — we score it 71 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is surf calmness at 3.1 ft.

What makes a good swimming day?

We weight water temperature (40%), surf calmness (25%), uv exposure (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.

When is the best time of year to swim at Redondo Beach?

The water averages above 70°F in August and September — 2 months of the year — peaking around 71°F in August and dropping to about 58°F in February.

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