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25 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
57°Air
73.8°Water73.6° floor
Clear·H:73° L:56°
Sunrise 7:02a · Sunset 6:02p
6a57°
7a56°
8a59°
9a67°
10a71°
11a72°
12p73°
1p73°
2p73°
3p73°
4p72°
5p70°
6p68°
7p66°
8p64°
Tide · todayNow 4.6ft · NOAA predictions, La Jolla station
-1ft1ft3ft5ft7ft12a6a12p6p12a1.7ft3:28a6.6ft9:47a-0.8ft4:57p3.8ft11:23pNOW
Low 1.7ft · 3:28aHigh 6.6ft · 9:47aLow -0.8ft · 4:57pHigh 3.8ft · 11:23p

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All San Diego beaches

25 beaches · live vis
Listed from north to southTrestles Beach (33.38° N)→Coronado Islands (32.42° N)
Rocky Reef6–10FT
Trestles Beach
San Clemente · Cobble reef · Trail-in
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Surf Zone6–10FT
San Onofre State Beach (Old Man's)
San Clemente · Sand + cobble · Shore dive
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Surf Zone6–10FT
San Onofre Bluffs Trail
San Clemente · Sand + cobble · Bluff trail
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6–10FT
Oceanside Harbor Beach
Oceanside · Sand + jetty · Shore dive
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Surf Zone4–8FT
Carlsbad State Beach
North County · Sand · Shore dive
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6–10FT
Beacon's Beach
Leucadia · Boulders + sand · Trail entry
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6–10FT
Stone Steps Beach
Encinitas · Sand + boulders · Stair entry
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Rocky Reef6–10FT
Swami's Beach
Encinitas · Reef · Stair entry
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3–7FT
Tabletops Reef
Solana Beach · Reef + kelp · Stair entry
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Surf Zone3–7FT
Fletcher Cove Beach Park
Solana Beach · Sand + bluff · Shore dive
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Surf Zone6–10FT
Del Mar Beach
Del Mar · Sand · Shore dive
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Surf Zone4–8FT
Torrey Pines State Beach
North County · Sand + bluff · Shore dive
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Rocky Reef12–16 ft
La Jolla Cove
La Jolla · Kelp + Rocky Reef · Shore dive
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Surf Zone8–12FT
La Jolla Shores
La Jolla · Marine reserve · Shore dive
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Rocky Reef6–10FT
Windansea Beach
La Jolla · Rocky reef · Shore dive
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Surf Zone3–7FT
Pacific Beach
Mission Bay · Surf zone · Shore dive
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Surf Zone4–8FT
Mission Beach
Mission Bay · Surf zone · Shore dive
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Bay3–7FT
Mission Bay
Mission Bay · Bay water · Shore + boat
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Bay3–7FT
Mission Point Park
Mission Bay · Bay + channel · Shore dive
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Surf Zone3–7FT
Ocean Beach
Mission Bay · Surf zone · Shore dive
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Rocky Reef9–13FT
Sunset Cliffs
Point Loma · Rocky · Cliff entry
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Kelp Forest12–16 ft
Point Loma
Point Loma · Kelp forest · Boat dive
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Surf Zone2–6FT
Coronado Central Beach
South Bay · Sand · Shore dive
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Surf Zone2FT
Imperial Beach
South Bay · Sand · TJ river risk
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53FT
Coronado Islands
Baja MX · Kelp + Pelagic · Boat charter
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25 beaches · 85 mi of coastOrdered by latitude — Trestles Beach sits at 33.38° N, the Coronado Islands at 32.42° N.

San Diego County · 25 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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