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Encinal beach

Alameda County, California, United States

Encinal beach 3 photos

  • Encinal beach, Alameda, California

    Encinal beach, Alameda, California. tbo47, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Encinal beach, Alameda, California

    Encinal beach, Alameda, California. tbo47, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Encinal beach, Alameda, California

    Encinal beach, Alameda, California. tbo47, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:20 pm
8 am
6.1
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.7
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.0
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C58°F
Water
19°C66°F
Wind
127 km/hmph W
Gusts
2012 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
5%
Sunset
6:20 pm
Today
2.7Poor8 am53
4.1Fair9 am85
4.6Fair10 am85
4.7Fair11 am53
4.8Fair12 pm75
4.8Fair1 pm53
5.1Fair2 pm64
5.1Fair3 pm64
5.1Fair4 pm43
5.0Fair5 pm42
4.7Fair6 pm74
Fri
6.1Good8 am42
5.7Good9 am11
5.3Fair10 am32
5.5Good11 am32
6.3Good12 pm64
6.5Good1 pm117
7.6Great2 pm106
8.3Great3 pm96
8.3Great4 pm85
8.4Great5 pm117
8.0Great6 pm63
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 am, -0.4 m. High at 10 am, 1.1 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.5 mLow 4 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 10 am, 1.1 m4 ftLow 4 pm, -0.5 m2 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • Low 4 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 10 am, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.5 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.6 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.4 GreatBest 1 pm to 3 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.5 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed8.1 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms90 m290 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m350 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 410 m0.3 mi
  • Picnic tables100 m310 ft away
  • Boat ramp70 m230 ft awayEncinal Boat Ramp
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
480 m0.3 miCentral Avenue & 3rd Street
Nearest town
4.3 km2.7 miOakland (city)
Nearest airport
8 km5 miOakland International Airport (OAK)

Nearby places

  • Pier 29Seafood
    410 m0.3 mi
  • Abigail Café & DeliMoroccan
    450 m0.3 mi

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

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