Countywide : Beach Crowds

Estimated daily beach crowds between Memorial Day and Labor Day as well as those days when inland temperatures reach 80 degrees: Beach: Seal Beach Weekend: 13,500 Weekday: 8,500 Beach: Huntington Beach * Weekend: 75,000 Weekday: 45,000 Beach: Newport Beach Weekend: 100,000 Weekday: 75,000 Beach: Laguna Beach Weekend: 20,000 Weekday: 15,000 Beach: San Clemente Weekend: 19,000 Weekday: 12,000 Beach: State beaches (San Clemente, Doheny and San Onofre) Weekend: N/A Weekday: N/A Beach: Huntington beach, Bolsa Chica and Crystal Cove State beaches and Parks Weekend: 47,500 Weekday: 15,000 Beach: County Beaches Weekend: N/A Weekday: N/A Beach: Sunset Beach Weekend: 5,000 Weekday: 3,000 Beach: Santa Ana River Jetty Area (a swim-only beach) Weekend: 300 Weekday: 200 Beach: Aliso Beach, Camel Point, West Street, Laguna Royale, 9th/10th Street (also known as Thousand Steps) and Table Rock Beach--South Laguna Weekend: 13,000 Weekday: 7,000 Beach: Salt Creek Beach, Dana Point Harbor Area (a swim-only beach) and Capistrano Beach--Dana Point Weekend: 15,000 Weekday: 9,000 Beach: Three Arch Bay (a private beach in south Laguna Beach) Weekend: 1,000 Weekday: 500 Beach: Monarch Bay (a private beach in north Dana Point) Weekend: 500 Weekday: 300 Beach: Shorecliff Beach (a private beach on the border of Dana Point and San Clemente) Weekend: 1,500 Weekday: 1,000 * From Bolsa Chica State Beach south to Beach Blvd. N/A: Information not available Source: Individual beach lifeguard jurisdictions