Laguna — Main Beach
Laguna Beach · Orange County · California
Visibility Breakdown
Visibility by position
Solid = diver report · outlined = our reading
Post Break: The range past where any waves are forming, where the water starts to have a significant increase in visibility. There might be some sediment here, but swell energy is diffused and the water is calmer.
Open Water: This zone is far out enough from the shore that the water is at its clearest. It’s deep enough that sediment is not disturbed by the wave energy at the surface. Haze can sit near the surface, so the water is usually clearer the deeper you go.
Through the day
Today's visibility readings at this spot, shown at the hour each one was taken.
Every bar is a reading for the Post Break zone.
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auto = reading not yet reviewed by hand
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Coastal Bulletin
About Laguna — Main Beach
Why it reads 5 ft
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7-Day Forecast
Today is the live headline above. Tomorrow onward is the algorithm's forecast from predicted swell, wind, and rain, updated each morning and at 6 PM Pacific.
Map and parking
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Metered street parking on South Coast Highway and along Cliff Drive, $1 to $2 per hour. Several paid municipal lots within walking distance of the beach. Free residential street parking is hard to find during summer.
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About Laguna — Main Beach
Laguna - Main Beach is the central public beach in downtown Laguna Beach, Orange County, at the foot of Broadway and Ocean Avenue. The center of the beach is sand, with rocky outcrops framing both ends. A lifeguard tower has stood on the sand since 1937 and is a recognized local landmark. Volleyball courts sit on the sand, basketball courts run along the boardwalk at the north end, and the grassy upland of Main Beach Park opens up at the south end. Heisler Park climbs the bluff to the north and continues along the coast above a series of small pocket beaches. The Laguna Art Museum stands one block inland on Cliff Drive at South Coast Highway. The whole beach falls inside the Laguna Beach State Marine Reserve, which runs from roughly 33.5119 N north to 33.5537 N and out three nautical miles. Laguna - Main Beach at 33.5427 N sits well within the reserve.
Species found here
Researched habitat and range candidates. A listed species may be seasonal or depth-limited; this is not a confirmed sighting at this location.
Kelp Forest
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