Check the Beach

South Ponto

San Diego County, California, United States

South Ponto 2 photos

  • Looking north to the South Carlsbad State Beach , with a large Fourth of July weekend crowd, as viewed from the vista point hill with the large compass. In the foreground, we can see the “South Ponto”

    Looking north to the South Carlsbad State Beach , with a large Fourth of July weekend crowd, as viewed from the vista point hill with the large compass. In the foreground, we can see the “South Ponto”. Sam Trenholme, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Sunset at South Carlsbad State Beach

    Sunset at South Carlsbad State Beach. SCOTT CAMERON, CC BY 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm
8 am
4.5
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
9 am
6.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.7
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.4
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
4 pm
8.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.0
12 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
1710 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
1%
Sunset
6:06 pm
Today
5.8Good7 am138
5.8Good8 am106
7.5Great9 am128
7.9Great10 am106
6.4Good11 am96
5.6Good12 pm117
5.2Fair1 pm1811
7.5Great2 pm149
5.2Fair3 pm2213
7.8Great4 pm1710
7.1Great5 pm2013
7.9Great6 pm1811
Fri
4.5Fair8 am128
6.5Good9 am149
5.7Good10 am96
5.6Good11 am32
5.7Good12 pm75
5.9Good1 pm106
5.8Good2 pm138
6.4Good3 pm1510
8.1Great4 pm96
8.3Great5 pm128
8.0Great6 pm128
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, -0.2 m. High at 7 am, 1.2 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 1.0 mLow 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 7 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • 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.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 290 m940 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms190 m610 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m410 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 710 m0.4 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
120 m380 ftCarlsbad Boulevard & La Costa Avenue
Nearest town
5.2 km3.3 miEncinitas (city)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miMcClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD)

Nearby places

  • Cancun Mexican and SeafoodMexican
    710 m0.4 mi

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.

  • Fri8.3 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 15%
  • 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%
  • Tue6.8 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%