Tamarack Beach
San Diego County, California, United States
Today at a glance
Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm5.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
7.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
5.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5.6
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
5.8
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
5.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
7.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
8.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
8.3
13 km/h8 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: 3 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 20°C68°F
- Water
- 22°C72°F
- Wind
- 159 km/hmph WSW
- Gusts
- 159 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.0 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 8%
- Sunset
- 6:06 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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 60 m200 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Restrooms430 m0.3 mi away
- Food and drink18 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 410 m0.3 mi
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 90 m290 ft
- Nearest town
- 2.5 km1.5 miCarlsbad (city)
- Nearest airport
- 7 km4 miMcClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD)
Nearby places
- VigiluccisFood and drink410 m0.3 mi
- Harbor Fish CafeFood and drink630 m0.4 mi
- Board & BrewSandwich700 m0.4 mi
- Sub ZeroIce cream710 m0.4 mi
- Cafe ElysaCoffee shop760 m0.5 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Carlsbad State Beach0.4 km0.3 mi south-east away8.1 Great later
- Saint Malo Beach2.1 km1.3 mi north-west away8.1 Great later
- South Oceanside Beach2.7 km1.7 mi north-west away8.1 Great later
- The Dark Side2.7 km1.7 mi south-east away8.1 Great later
- Buccaneer Beach4.0 km2.5 mi north-west away8.1 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.
- Sat8.8 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%