Sandy Beach
Alameda County, California, United States
Today at a glance
Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 6:20 pm6.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
6.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
7.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
8.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 1 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 15°C58°F
- Water
- 19°C66°F
- Wind
- 43 km/hmph S
- Gusts
- 53 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.5 m2 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 1%
- 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
- High 10 pm, 0.9 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.
Facilities
- Restrooms230 m750 ft away
- Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m440 ft. Fee not listed
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 650 m0.4 mi
- Nearest town
- 3.3 km2 miAlameda (city)
- Nearest airport
- 2 km1 miOakland International Airport (OAK)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach4.6 km2.8 mi north-west away7.8 Great later
- Crown Memorial State Beach5.7 km3.5 mi north-west away7.8 Great later
- Encinal beach7.1 km4.4 mi north-west away7.8 Great later
- Lake Temescal Beach12 km7.3 mi north away7.9 Great later
- Toll Plaza Beach13 km7.9 mi north-west away8.2 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.
- Sat8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Mon7.6 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 2%
- Tue7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
- Wed7.7 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
- Thu7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 2%