Torrey Pines State Beach
San Diego · San Diego County · California
Visibility Breakdown
Visibility by position
Solid = diver report · outlined = our reading
Break Zone: The range of water where the waves break and sediment is stirred up.
Post Break: The range past where any waves are forming, where the water starts to have a significant increase in visibility. There might be some sediment here, but swell energy is diffused and the water is calmer.
Open Water: This zone is far out enough from the shore that the water is at its clearest. It’s deep enough that sediment is not disturbed by the wave energy at the surface. Haze can sit near the surface, so the water is usually clearer the deeper you go.
Through the day
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About Torrey Pines State Beach
Why it reads 16 ft
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7-Day Forecast
Today is the live headline above. Tomorrow onward is the algorithm's forecast from predicted swell, wind, and rain, updated each morning and at 6 PM Pacific.
Map and parking
San Diego, CA 92037
Paid lot at the base of the Torrey Pines State Reserve trail. Free roadside parking on North Torrey Pines Road north of the lot. The lot fills by mid-morning on summer weekends.
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About Torrey Pines State Beach
Torrey Pines State Beach is a long sand beach at the foot of the 300-foot sandstone cliffs of Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, running between Del Mar to the north and La Jolla to the south. The cliffs above are unstable and have been the site of multiple rescues, and only two maintained routes drop from the bluff to the sand: the Beach Trail inside the State Reserve, and the Glider Port Trail at the south end. Black's Beach lies about 2 miles south along the base of the cliffs, reached by walking south from the Beach Trail or by descending the Glider Port Trail. The Torrey Pines Gliderport occupies the bluff above Black's and stages paragliders and hang gliders on the updrafts running the cliff face, while Torrey Pines Golf Course sits on the bluff above the south end of the named beach.
Species found here
Researched habitat and range candidates. A listed species may be seasonal or depth-limited; this is not a confirmed sighting at this location.
Spot strategies
Rocky Reef
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