Check the Beach

Lake Temescal Beach

Alameda County, California, United States

Lake Temescal Beach 1 photo

  • Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Temescal Regional Recreation Area, Oakland, Alameda County, California

    Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Temescal Regional Recreation Area, Oakland, Alameda County, California. Becky Matsubara from Contra Costa County, California, CC BY 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 6:20 pm
8 am
7.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
6.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
13°C56°F
Water
19°C66°F
Wind
85 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
3%
Sunset
6:20 pm
Today
3.1Poor8 am53
4.2Fair9 am85
4.4Fair10 am74
4.6Fair11 am43
4.1Fair12 pm75
4.5Fair1 pm85
4.7Fair2 pm64
2.4Poor3 pm85
4.8Fair4 pm74
4.7Fair5 pm85
2.4Poor6 pm127
Fri
7.6Great8 am53
7.3Great9 am74
6.9Good10 am85
5.6Good11 am127
5.9Good12 pm138
7.1Great1 pm127
7.5Great2 pm127
7.8Great3 pm106
8.3Great4 pm85
8.0Great5 pm85
7.8Great6 pm32
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best 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.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 10 m40 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms40 m130 ft away
  • Showers40 m140 ft away
  • Drinking water20 m60 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 50 m150 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables120 m380 ft away
  • Playground230 m770 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
530 m0.3 mi
Nearest town
2.6 km1.6 miPiedmont (town)
Nearest airport
14 km9 miOakland International Airport (OAK)

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 Lake Temescal Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

Loads the map from Stay22, our stays partner.

Hotel results come from our stays partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the beach score.

The days ahead

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

  • Fri8.3 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sat8.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.1 GreatBest 1 pm to 3 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 2%