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21 beaches tracked

Today in San Diego

Tide and weather hold across the whole San Diego coastline — check here, then pick your beach.

Tide station · La Jolla · Water · Scripps Pier shore station
81°Air
73.4°Water68.7° floorAs of Sep 10
Clear·H:83° L:70°
Sunrise 6:30a · Sunset 7:00p
6a73°
7a73°
8a74°
9a78°
10a79°
11a81°
12p83°
1p81°
2p83°
3p81°
4p78°
5p75°
6p73°
7p72°
8p71°
Tide · todayNow 5.3ft · NOAA predictions, La Jolla station
-1ft1ft3ft5ft12a6a12p6p12a-0.1ft3:47a5.5ft10:01a0.6ft3:59p5.6ft10:03pNOW
Low -0.1ft · 3:47aHigh 5.5ft · 10:01aLow 0.6ft · 3:59pHigh 5.6ft · 10:03p

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All San Diego beaches

21 beaches · live vis
Listed from north to southTrestles Beach (33.38° N)Coronado Islands (32.42° N)
Rocky Reef10FT
Trestles Beach
San Clemente · Cobble reef · Trail-in
Surf Zone5–8FT
San Onofre State Beach (Old Man's)
San Clemente · Sand + cobble · Shore dive
Surf Zone4–7FT
San Onofre Bluffs Trail
San Clemente · Sand + cobble · Bluff trail
4–7FT
Oceanside Harbor Beach
Oceanside · Sand + jetty · Shore dive
Surf Zone4–7FT
Carlsbad State Beach
North County · Sand · Shore dive
Rocky Reef10FT
Swami's Beach
Encinitas · Reef · Stair entry
Surf Zone4FT
Fletcher Cove Beach Park
Solana Beach · Sand + bluff · Shore dive
Surf Zone4–7FT
Del Mar Beach
Del Mar · Sand · Shore dive
Surf Zone4–7FT
Torrey Pines State Beach
North County · Sand + bluff · Shore dive
Rocky Reef13 ft
La Jolla Cove
La Jolla · Kelp + Rocky Reef · Shore dive
Surf Zone4–7FT
La Jolla Shores
La Jolla · Marine reserve · Shore dive
Rocky Reef10FT
Windansea Beach
La Jolla · Rocky reef · Shore dive
Surf Zone4–7FT
Pacific Beach
Mission Bay · Surf zone · Shore dive
Surf Zone4–7FT
Mission Beach
Mission Bay · Surf zone · Shore dive
Bay0–10FT
Mission Bay
Mission Bay · Bay water · Shore + boat
Surf Zone4–7FT
Ocean Beach
Mission Bay · Surf zone · Shore dive
Rocky Reef10FT
Sunset Cliffs
Point Loma · Rocky · Cliff entry
Kelp Forest14 ft
Point Loma
Point Loma · Kelp forest · Boat dive
Surf Zone4–7FT
Coronado Central Beach
South Bay · Sand · Shore dive
Surf Zone2FT
Imperial Beach
South Bay · Sand · TJ river risk
43FT
Coronado Islands
Baja MX · Kelp + Pelagic · Boat charter
21 beaches · 85 mi of coastOrdered by latitude — Trestles Beach sits at 33.38° N, the Coronado Islands at 32.42° N.

San Diego County · 21 beaches

From Oceanside Harbor in the north to Imperial Beach at the Mexican border, plus the Coronado Islands charter run into Baja — every spot we track in San Diego, with today's vis live.

Map legend
No take / closed

No fishing or harvest of any kind. Special closures restrict entering the area at all.

  • SMR · State Marine Reserve
  • SMCA (No-Take) · No-Take State Marine Conservation Area
  • FMR · Federal Marine Reserve
  • Special Closure · Seabird and marine mammal buffer
Restricted take

Most take is prohibited. Each site writes its own short list of exceptions, commonly shore angling or spearing white seabass and pelagic finfish. Check the site rules before hunting.

  • SMCA · State Marine Conservation Area
  • FMCA · Federal Marine Conservation Area
Managed area

State-managed waters with their own recreational rules. Commercial take is prohibited in marine parks; recreational management areas are run for specific uses such as waterfowl hunting.

  • SMP · State Marine Park
  • SMRMA · State Marine Recreational Management Area
Visibility pins

Pin color is the spot's forecast visibility tier for today.

  • 20–30+ ft · Perfect
  • 15–20 ft · Excellent
  • 10–15 ft · Good
  • 5–10 ft · Fair
  • 0–5 ft · Poor
  • No forecast yet

MPA boundaries are drawn from CDFW's official dataset but are approximate on this map and not for navigation. Verify the boundary and current regulations with CDFW before harvesting.

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