Playa del Rey, California Weather
Playa del Rey, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Playa del Rey, Los Angeles County.
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About Playa del Rey, California
Playa del Rey breathes the salty tang of the Pacific, a thin sliver of land where the Santa Monica Bay laps at bluffs and encroaches on marshy wetlands. It lies 3.0 miles south-south-east of Venice, CA (from Venice, CA: bearing 164°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north-west of Torrance. The air, often thick with the scent of brine and sun-baked earth, carries the distant cries of gulls and the murmur of waves. Low-slung stucco buildings, painted in muted desert tones of ochre and sand, huddle close to the coastline, their roofs often bleached by the relentless California sun. The landscape here is a study in subtle transitions: from the scrubby, resilient coastal sage that clings to the hillsides, to the flatter, more developed areas closer to the water, where a perpetual breeze stirs the palm fronds. The light at dusk is a particular marvel, deepening the blues of the ocean and casting long, theatrical shadows across the unassuming residential streets, imbuing Playa del Rey with a quiet, almost painterly luminescence. Historically, Playa del Rey’s identity is tied to the ebb and flow of the nearby Ballona Wetlands and its role as a gateway to the sea. Once a more rugged, less developed stretch, its fortunes shifted with the expansion of Los Angeles, becoming a place for recreation and, for a time, a hub for early aviation. The local economy, while no longer dominated by the agricultural ventures of its past, still benefits from the proximity to the vast LAX airport, a constant hum of activity overhead, and the allure of its beaches, which draw visitors seeking a less crowded alternative to its more famous neighbors. This particular stretch of coast has long been a place of transit and transformation, a quiet sentinel watching the ships pass and the planes ascend, its character shaped by the enduring power of wind, water, and the ever-present sky.
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| Location | Playa del Rey, Los Angeles County, California |
| Coordinates | 33.948901°N, 118.445633°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 90293, 90296 |
| Area Code | 310, 424 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Playa del Rey, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Playa del Rey, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Playa del Rey includes coordinates 33.948901°N, 118.445633°W, situated in Los Angeles County. ZIP code 90293, 90296. Telephone area code: 310, 424. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
