Black's Beach
San Diego County, California, United States
Tomorrow at a glance
Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm4.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
5.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
5.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
5.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
5.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
5.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
7.6
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 21°C69°F
- Water
- 23°C74°F
- Wind
- 1912 km/hmph W
- Gusts
- 1912 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.1 m4 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 3%
- Sunset
- 6:06 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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.
About Black's Beach
Black's Beach is a beach in San Diego County, California, United States. It is located 1.6 miles from Torrey Pines City Beach. The nearest town is Del Mar, 4.2 miles away.
Black's Beach is a secluded section of beach beneath the bluffs of Torrey Pines on the Pacific Ocean in La Jolla, a community of San Diego, California. It is officially part of Torrey Pines State Beach. The northern portion of Black's Beach is owned and managed by the California Department of Parks and Recreation, while the southern portion of the beach, officially known as Torrey Pines City Beach, is jointly owned by the City of San Diego and the state park, and managed by the City of San Diego. This distinction is important as Black's Beach is most known as a nude beach.
Source: Black's Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 6.7 km4.2 miDel Mar (city)
- Nearest airport
- 19 km12 miSan Diego International Airport (SAN)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Torrey Pines City Beach2.5 km1.6 mi south away7.9 Great tomorrow
- Blacks Beach2.6 km1.6 mi south away7.9 Great tomorrow
- Torrey Pines State Beach3.6 km2.2 mi north away7.9 Great
- Scripps Coastal Reserve3.6 km2.3 mi south away7.9 Great tomorrow
- La Jolla Shores Beach4.3 km2.6 mi south away7.9 Great tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Fri8.1 GreatBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 32%
- Sat8.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
- Sun9.2 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.2 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
- Tue6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Wed6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%