OFFICIAL BEACH ADVISORIES
Before you go in the water
Check the official postings before swimming.
Use public beach access points and follow lifeguard notices. The regional buoy measures offshore conditions, not wave height at the pier or shorebreak.
Before you head to the beach
Manhattan Beach beach conditions
Use public beach access points and follow lifeguard notices. The regional buoy measures offshore conditions, not wave height at the pier or shorebreak.
Water-quality postings
Use the official source and check the posting date. This site does not infer a current advisory status from old results.
Los Angeles County beach water-quality advisories →Tides and regional waves
Los Angeles, regional harbor tide reference is the tide reference. Santa Monica Bay, regional offshore buoy west of Manhattan Beach provides offshore observations; neither is a beach safety guarantee.
View the regional readings →Confirm current hours, availability and details with the linked operator.