Redondo Beach (King Harbor)
South Bay, Los Angeles · near Redondo Beach · Los Angeles / SoCal
Sailing
At a glance
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Best season
- Spring–fall (afternoons)
- Water temperature
- Mild (60s°F)
What is here
- Amenities
- King Harbor Yacht Club & racing · Sheltered South Bay base · Santa Monica Bay day-sailing · Redondo waterfront
- Best for
- South Bay day-sailing & club racing
- Features
- Compact South Bay harbor · King Harbor YC racing scene · Santa Monica Bay sailing · Convenient South Bay location
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- Harbor entrance & surge · Afternoon bay chop · Fog (spring/early summer) · Boat & swimmer traffic
- Good for a first timer
- No
Guides, rentals and operators
- Lessons
- No
Sailing detail
- Styles
- day-sail · racing
- Breeze
- moderate
- Venue
- bay
- Exposure
- 2
- Sailing
- A compact South Bay harbor on Santa Monica Bay — sheltered base for day-sailing and club racing in a reliable afternoon sea breeze (10–18 kt)
- Intl tip
- The South Bay's compact, community sailing harbor on Santa Monica Bay — King Harbor YC, beer-can racing, and easy day-sailing in a reliable afternoon sea breeze (10–18 kt). Mild water. Smaller and more intimate than Marina del Rey. Mind the entrance in swell, spring fog, and summer crowds. Convenient for South Bay/Palos Verdes sailors. A friendly neighborhood base.
The guide
King Harbor at Redondo Beach is the South Bay's own sailing base — a compact, sheltered harbor on the southern curve of Santa M…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Redondo Beach (King Harbor) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 33.845, -118.397