Albany Beach
Alameda County, California, United States
- Free parking
- Dogs allowed
Today at a glance
Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 6:20 pm7.3
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
6.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
5.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
8.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.5
7 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
8.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 2 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 13°C56°F
- Water
- 18°C65°F
- Wind
- 43 km/hmph SW
- Gusts
- 64 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.5 m2 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 1%
- Sunset
- 6:20 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 4 am, -0.4 m1 ft
- High 10 am, 1.1 m4 ft
- Low 4 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
- High 10 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
About Albany Beach
Albany Beach is a sandy beach located in Albany, California. It spans 660 feet in length and is near Lake Anza Beach, which is 3.6 miles away. The beach is 0.57 miles from the nearest bus stop and has free parking available nearby.
Albany Beach is a sand beach located in Albany, California on the east shore of San Francisco Bay.
The wide beach is backed by low dunes with scenic access to the East Bay shoreline. The beach is a frequent launch area for kayakers in calm conditions and kiteboarders when it is windy. It is also popular with dog walkers and beachgoers.
Source: Albany Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms100 m340 ft away
- Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m280 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 880 m0.5 mi
- Picnic tables80 m270 ft away
- DogsAllowed
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 910 m0.6 mi800 Buchanan Street
- Nearest town
- 1.6 km1 miAlbany (town)
- Nearest airport
- 20 km12 miOakland International Airport (OAK)
Nearby places
- Joe's CoffeeCoffee shop880 m0.5 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Lake Anza Beach5.8 km3.6 mi east away7.9 Great later
- Toll Plaza Beach7.0 km4.4 mi south away8.2 Great later
- Kellers Beach7.1 km4.4 mi north-west away7.5 Great later
- Radio Beach7.3 km4.5 mi south away8.2 Great later
- Lake Temescal Beach8.8 km5.5 mi south-east away7.9 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.7 GreatBest 1 pm to 3 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Mon7.6 GreatBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
- Tue7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
- Wed7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 2%