Check the Beach

Niles beach

Alameda County, California, United States

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:19 pm
8 am
7.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
6.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.2
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
6.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
7.8
13 km/h8 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
14°C58°F
Water
19°C67°F
Wind
74 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
—
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
6%
Sunset
6:19 pm
Today
3.4Poor8 am42
3.6Poor9 am32
4.2Fair10 am32
4.2Fair11 am53
4.1Fair12 pm32
4.0Fair1 pm11
3.7Poor2 pm11
4.2Fair3 pm42
4.2Fair4 pm21
4.1Fair5 pm53
4.3Fair6 pm53
Fri
7.0Great8 am64
6.9Good9 am21
6.2Good10 am11
5.3Fair11 am21
5.1Fair12 pm74
6.3Good1 pm64
7.5Great2 pm96
8.1Great3 pm117
8.3Great4 pm138
8.6Excellent5 pm127
7.8Great6 pm138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 am, -0.5 m. High at 10 am, 1.2 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.5 mLow 4 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 10 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 4 pm, -0.5 m2 ftNow4 am10 am4 pm10 pm
  • Low 4 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 10 am, 1.2 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

  • Restrooms110 m370 ft away
  • Drinking water150 m500 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m560 ft. Listed as paid
  • Playground280 m930 ft away
  • Boat ramp260 m860 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
480 m0.3 miNiles Boulevard & El Portal Avenue
Nearest town
1.8 km1.1 miUnion City (town)
Nearest airport
14 km9 miHayward Executive Airport (HWD)

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Niles beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri8.6 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sat9.0 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.1 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 3 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.9 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue8.4 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed8.3 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 1%