Dog Beach
San Diego County, California, United States
- Free parking
Tomorrow at a glance
Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm5.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
5.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
5.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
7.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
5.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
7.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 3 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 18°C65°F
- Water
- 23°C74°F
- Wind
- 96 km/hmph W
- Gusts
- 149 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.2 m4 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 2%
- 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.
Facilities
- Restrooms390 m0.2 mi away
- Drinking water460 m0.3 mi away
- Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m400 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink26 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 320 m0.2 mi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 550 m0.3 mi
- Nearest town
- 9 km5.6 miSan Diego (city)
- Nearest airport
- 6 km4 miSan Diego International Airport (SAN)
Nearby places
- 3rd CornerBurger320 m0.2 mi
- Bo BeauFrench320 m0.2 mi
- Mother’s SaloonFood and drink330 m0.2 mi
- Cafe Bella Drive ThruFood and drink380 m0.2 mi
- Surfrider PizzaPizza400 m0.2 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Ocean Beach0.8 km0.5 mi south-west away8.5 Excellent
- Ocean Beach City Beach1.9 km1.2 mi south-west away8.5 Excellent
- Ski Beach2.6 km1.6 mi north-east away8.5 Excellent
- SDSU Beach3.0 km1.9 mi north away8.5 Excellent
- Crown Point Shores3.6 km2.2 mi north-east away8.5 Excellent
Where to stay near the beach
Compare hotels and apartments near Dog Beach.
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Fri8.4 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 22%
- Sat9.3 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Sun9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.4 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%
- Wed6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%