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Oceanside City Beach

San Diego County, California, United States

Oceanside City Beach 3 photos

  • A male swimmer emerges from the Pacific Ocean after completing the Oceanside Pier Swim. Another female swimmer behind him has turned to wait for her friend to catch up. NCB_5433_rot_cr

    A male swimmer emerges from the Pacific Ocean after completing the Oceanside Pier Swim. Another female swimmer behind him has turned to wait for her friend to catch up. NCB_5433_rot_cr. Chris Hunkeler from Carlsbad, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Three Oceanside lifeguards carry their foam rescue boards along the beach, back to the equipment shed. NCB_6034_cln_cr

    Three Oceanside lifeguards carry their foam rescue boards along the beach, back to the equipment shed. NCB_6034_cln_cr. Chris Hunkeler from Carlsbad, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Brennan Preyer, age 15, swam in the 2015 Oceanside Pier Swim, in the 15-18 Male division. He finished 7th in his division and his overall place was 13th out of 278 participants. Preyer’s overall time

    Brennan Preyer, age 15, swam in the 2015 Oceanside Pier Swim, in the 15-18 Male division. He finished 7th in his division and his overall place was 13th out of 278 participants. Preyer’s overall time . Chris Hunkeler from Carlsbad, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:06 pm
8 am
2.7
4 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
9 am
5.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.7
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to 6 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C65°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
106 km/hmph E
Gusts
117 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
13%
Sunset
6:06 pm
Today
2.7Poor8 am43
5.9Good9 am106
5.7Good10 am127
6.0Good11 am106
5.8Good12 pm117
7.4Great1 pm138
8.3Great2 pm127
8.5Excellent3 pm127
8.2Great4 pm1610
7.7Great5 pm1710
6.7Good6 pm1811
Sat
7.8Great8 am85
8.3Great9 am53
8.5Excellent10 am21
8.6Excellent11 am106
8.7Excellent12 pm138
8.7Excellent1 pm149
8.8Excellent2 pm138
8.8Excellent3 pm159
8.7Excellent4 pm1610
8.7Excellent5 pm1510
9.1Excellent6 pm117
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 1.2 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 1 am, -0.1 mHigh 7 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 1 am, -0.1 m<1 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 7 am, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.1 m<1 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 listedOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms80 m280 ft away
  • ShowersWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • Drinking waterWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • Parking40 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 60 m200 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink45 within 1 km0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
480 m0.3 mi
Nearest town
550 m0.3 miOceanside (city)
Nearest airport
12 km7 miMcClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.1 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun9.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.8 ExcellentBest 10 am to 5 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu8.5 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 6%