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Bessemer Beach

San Diego County, California, United States

Bessemer Beach 5 photos

  • La Playa, San Diego, CA, USA - panoramio (36)

    La Playa, San Diego, CA, USA - panoramio (36). Roman Eugeniusz, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • La Playa, San Diego, CA, USA - panoramio (35)

    La Playa, San Diego, CA, USA - panoramio (35). Roman Eugeniusz, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • La Playa, San Diego, CA, USA - panoramio (10) (cropped)

    La Playa, San Diego, CA, USA - panoramio (10) (cropped). Roman Eugeniusz, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Attessa (IMO 1006099) yacht in San Diego Bay - 2018-04-14

    Attessa (IMO 1006099) yacht in San Diego Bay - 2018-04-14. RightCowLeftCoast, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Dingies and bonfire pits

    Dingies and bonfire pits. RightCowLeftCoast, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm
7 am
5.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
9 am
2.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
10 am
5.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.5
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.3
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 4 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
21°C69°F
Water
23°C74°F
Wind
1510 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
1%
Sunset
6:06 pm
Today
5.0Fair7 am74
5.0Fair8 am85
2.7Poor9 am53
5.1Fair10 am53
5.2Fair11 am74
4.7Fair12 pm2113
5.6Good1 pm85
6.0Good2 pm128
5.5Good3 pm2013
7.3Great4 pm148
8.2Great5 pm128
7.3Great6 pm1610
Sat
7.8Great8 am85
8.1Great9 am64
8.5Excellent10 am10
8.6Excellent11 am85
8.6Excellent12 pm117
8.7Excellent1 pm127
8.6Excellent2 pm149
8.5Excellent3 pm1610
8.5Excellent4 pm1710
8.5Excellent5 pm1711
8.5Excellent6 pm1811
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, -0.2 m. High at 7 am, 1.2 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 1.0 mLow 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 7 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 8 pm, 1.0 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.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Restrooms420 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking20 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 270 m880 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink32 within 1 km0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
150 m480 ft
Nearest town
6.1 km3.8 miCoronado (city)
Nearest airport
3 km2 miNorth Island Naval Air Station (NZY)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat8.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.5 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%