Leucadia State Beach
San Diego County, California, United States
Today at a glance
Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm4.5
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
6.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
5.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
5.7
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6.4
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
8.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 4 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 20°C69°F
- Water
- 23°C73°F
- Wind
- 149 km/hmph W
- Gusts
- 149 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.0 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 4%
- 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 Leucadia State Beach
Leucadia State Beach is a state park in California, United States. It is located near Grandview Surf Beach, which is 0.69 miles away. The nearest bus stop is 0.2 miles from the beach.
Leucadia State Beach, also known as Beacon's Beach, is a public beach in Encinitas, California, United States. It is operated as Beacon's Beach by the city under a 20-year agreement with the California Department of Parks and Recreation. Established in 1949, the 10.6-acre (4.3 ha) site is a popular spot for swimming, surfing, fishing, and other beach activities.
Source: Leucadia State Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 340 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
- Food and drink11 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 290 m960 ft
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 320 m0.2 miHighway 101 & Phoebe Street
- Nearest town
- 3.6 km2.2 miEncinitas (city)
- Nearest airport
- 7 km4 miMcClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD)
Nearby places
- French CornerFood and drink290 m960 ft
- Haggo's Organic TacoFood and drink300 m990 ft
- The LeucadianFood and drink560 m0.3 mi
- Coffee CoffeeFood and drink600 m0.4 mi
- Nectarine GroveSandwich630 m0.4 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Grandview Surf Beach1.1 km0.7 mi north away8.1 Great later
- South Ponto1.7 km1.1 mi north away8.1 Great later
- Moonlight Beach2.6 km1.6 mi south away8.1 Great later
- South Carlsbad State Beach4.0 km2.5 mi north away8.1 Great later
- Ponto Beach4.5 km2.8 mi north away8.1 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat8.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
- Sun9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.2 ExcellentBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
- Tue6.8 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%