Radio Beach
Alameda County, California, United States
No photo of Radio Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Tomorrow at a glance
Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 6:20 pm7.3
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
6.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
5.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
8.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.5
7 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
8.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.0
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
- 15°C58°F
- Water
- 18°C65°F
- Wind
- 64 km/hmph NW
- Gusts
- 1610 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.5 m2 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 2%
- Sunset
- 6:20 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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.
About Radio Beach
Radio Beach is a small beach located in Oakland, California, USA, covering an area of 0.16 acres. The beach is 360 feet long and has drinking water available nearby. It is 2 miles from the nearest town, Emeryville.
The Radio Beach Shoreline is the only beach in Oakland, California. On the San Francisco Bay, it borders the onramp to the Bay Bridge, leading into San Francisco. Its name refers to the radio towers on the beach.
The beach is also known as 'Toll Plaza beach' due to its location next to the toll booths for the Bay Bridge.
Source: Radio Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms290 m940 ft away
- Drinking water290 m950 ft away
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 330 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 3.2 km2 miEmeryville (town)
- Nearest airport
- 14 km9 miOakland International Airport (OAK)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Toll Plaza Beach0.4 km0.3 mi north-east away8.2 Great tomorrow
- Encinal beach6.6 km4.1 mi south-east away4.7 Fair
- Albany Beach7.3 km4.5 mi north away8.2 Great tomorrow
- Crown Memorial State Beach7.6 km4.7 mi south-east away4.7 Fair
- Lake Temescal Beach8.4 km5.2 mi east away7.9 Great tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Fri8.5 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Sat8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.7 GreatBest 1 pm to 3 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Mon7.6 GreatBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
- Tue7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
- Wed7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 2%