Check the Beach

East Beach

San Francisco, California, United States

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 12 pm to sunset, sunset 6:21 pm
8 am
5.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 12 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C58°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
53 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
53 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
2%
Sunset
6:21 pm
Today
3.0Poor8 am75
4.1Fair9 am74
4.3Fair10 am85
4.5Fair11 am32
4.4Fair12 pm85
4.5Fair1 pm117
4.5Fair2 pm63
4.7Fair3 pm53
4.5Fair4 pm1510
2.2Poor5 pm149
4.7Fair6 pm128
Fri
5.0Fair8 am53
5.0Fair9 am74
5.0Fair10 am96
5.9Good11 am117
7.2Great12 pm127
7.4Great1 pm85
7.5Great2 pm95
7.6Great3 pm117
6.9Good4 pm2113
7.0Great5 pm2012
7.4Great6 pm159
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 am, -0.4 m. High at 9 am, 1.0 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.4 m. High at 10 pm, 0.8 mLow 3 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 4 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 10 pm, 0.8 m3 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • Low 3 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 9 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.4 m1 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.

Facilities

  • Restrooms60 m200 ft away
  • Showers60 m180 ft away
  • Drinking water70 m230 ft away
  • Parking13 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m350 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink12 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
230 m740 ft
Nearest town
4.4 km2.7 miSan Francisco (city)
Nearest airport
21 km13 miSan Francisco International Airport (SFO)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near East Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri7.6 GreatBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Sat7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.4 GoodBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.3 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 2%