San Elijo State Beach
San Diego County, California, United States
- Paid parking
Tomorrow at a glance
Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm2.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
6.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
5.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
7.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
7.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8.0
13 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
- 21°C69°F
- Water
- 23°C73°F
- Wind
- 1610 km/hmph W
- Gusts
- 1610 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.0 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 1%
- 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 San Elijo State Beach
San Elijo State Beach is a state beach in California, United States, located near Encinitas. OpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station at the beach, and there are 14 food options within 0.62 miles. The nearest bus stop is 23 feet away, and drinking water is available on-site.
Facilities
- LifeguardStation 360 m0.2 mi awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Restrooms50 m180 ft away
- Showers190 m610 ft away
- Drinking water470 m0.3 mi away
- Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m310 ft. Listed as paid
- Food and drink14 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 270 m900 ft
- Picnic tables430 m0.3 mi away
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 10 m20 ftHighway 101 & San Elijo State Beach
- Nearest town
- 2 km1.3 miEncinitas (city)
- Nearest airport
- 11 km7 miMcClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD)
Nearby places
- Cicciotti's TratoriaItalian270 m900 ft
- East Coast PizzaPizza420 m0.3 mi
- Shave IceFood and drink430 m0.3 mi
- Bull TacoFood and drink430 m0.3 mi
- Acai CafeFood and drink440 m0.3 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Cardiff State Beach1.8 km1.1 mi south away8.1 Great tomorrow
- Moonlight Beach2.8 km1.7 mi north away8.1 Great tomorrow
- Tabletops3.1 km1.9 mi south away7.9 Great
- Leucadia State Beach5.4 km3.3 mi north away8.1 Great tomorrow
- Del Mar Dog Beach5.9 km3.7 mi south away7.9 Great
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Fri8.3 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 16%
- 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%
- Tue6.9 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%