Torrey Pines State Beach
San Diego County, California, United States
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm5.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
5.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
2.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
5.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
5.6
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
2.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
6.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
7.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 21°C69°F
- Water
- 23°C74°F
- Wind
- 138 km/hmph WNW
- Gusts
- 138 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.0 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 6%
- 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.
About Torrey Pines State Beach
Torrey Pines State Beach is a state park in San Diego, California, United States. It is located near Secret Frisbee Beach, which is 0.82 miles away. The nearest bus stop is 0.22 miles from the beach.
Torrey Pines State Beach is a public beach in San Diego, California, located in a community of Torrey Pines, south of Del Mar and north of La Jolla. Coastal erosion from the adjacent Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve makes for a picturesque landscape.
The beach is at the base of a series of 300-foot sandstone cliffs of white and golden stone, with a greenish layer sometimes visible at the very bottom. At the north end of the beach the cliffs end and Los Peñasquitos Lagoon, a salt marsh estuary, empties into the ocean. County Route S21 crosses the entrance, with limited free parking along the beach.
Source: Torrey Pines State Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- LifeguardStation 210 m700 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Restrooms420 m0.3 mi away
- Showers400 m0.2 mi away
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 190 m610 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 720 m0.4 mi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 350 m0.2 miNorth Torrey Pines Road & State Beach Reserve
- Nearest town
- 3.1 km1.9 miDel Mar (city)
- Nearest airport
- 22 km14 miMcClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD)
Nearby places
- Roberto'sMexican720 m0.4 mi
- Birdrock Coffee RoastersFood and drink740 m0.5 mi
- West End Del MarFood and drink900 m0.6 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Secret Frisbee Beach1.3 km0.8 mi north away7.8 Great later
- Black's Beach3.6 km2.2 mi south away7.4 Great later
- Del Mar Dog Beach4.7 km2.9 mi north away7.8 Great later
- Torrey Pines City Beach6.1 km3.8 mi south away7.4 Great later
- Blacks Beach6.2 km3.9 mi south away7.4 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 17 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
- Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
- Tue8.8 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Wed6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%