Should I boat at Marina del Rey, CA today?

Conditions right now

GO as of Oct 23, 11:22 AM ET: wind N 4 kt, gusts 5 kt; waves about 2 ft every 6 s. Conditions are within typical limits for small and mid-size recreational boats.

From the NWS gridded forecast for this launch. The live page adds buoy observations, marine warnings and an hour-by-hour timeline.

About Marina del Rey, CA

• Water: Southern California Coast
• Location: 33.970, -118.450
• NWS marine forecast zone: PZZ655
• Live observations: NDBC ICAC1, NDBC PXAC1

How the wind direction plays here

• Onshore (waves pile up at the launch, often rougher than the open-water number): S, SSW, SW, WSW, W
• Offshore (deceptively calm at the ramp, rougher farther out, and it pushes you away from shore): N, NNE, NE, ENE, E
• Cross-shore (moderate; watch which way it trends): ESE, SE, SSE, WNW, NW, NNW

Why direction matters: wind direction and fetch.

Nearby launches on Southern California Coast

• Long Beach, CA (21 mi): GO, wind NW 4 kt, gusts 5 kt; waves about 2 ft every 6 s
• Newport Beach, CA (42 mi): CAUTION, wind S 4 kt, gusts 5 kt; waves about 3 ft every 6 s
• Channel Islands Harbor / Oxnard, CA (47 mi): CAUTION, wind NNW 7 kt, gusts 8 kt; waves about 4 ft every 6 s
• Dana Point, CA (56 mi): CAUTION, wind SE 5 kt, gusts 6 kt; waves about 3 ft every 6 s
• Santa Barbara, CA (77 mi): GO, wind WNW 10 kt, gusts 13 kt; waves about 3 ft every 7 s
• Oceanside Harbor, CA (80 mi): GO, wind E 7 kt, gusts 8 kt; waves about 3 ft every 11 s