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Tourmaline Beach

San Diego County, California, United States

Tourmaline Beach 5 photos

  • Pacific Beach, San Diego, CA, USA - panoramio (31)

    Pacific Beach, San Diego, CA, USA - panoramio (31). Roman Eugeniusz, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Pacific Beach, San Diego, CA, USA - panoramio (22)

    Pacific Beach, San Diego, CA, USA - panoramio (22). Roman Eugeniusz, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Pacific Beach 1 2014-02-24

    Pacific Beach 1 2014-02-24. F ASTILY, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Crystal beach Pier - panoramio

    Crystal beach Pier - panoramio. rvd5star, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Crystal Pier - Flickr - Joe Parks

    Crystal Pier - Flickr - Joe Parks. Joe Parks from Berkeley, CA, CC BY 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm
7 am
4.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.6
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.1
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
149 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
1%
Sunset
6:06 pm
Today
6.7Good7 am1912
7.3Great8 am138
6.9Good9 am138
6.7Good10 am95
7.3Great11 am117
6.7Good12 pm106
7.7Great1 pm117
7.7Great2 pm138
6.8Good3 pm1711
6.9Good4 pm1811
6.9Good5 pm2113
7.9Great6 pm74
Fri
4.8Fair7 am128
5.1Fair8 am32
5.8Good9 am1610
5.6Good10 am74
5.4Fair11 am96
5.3Fair12 pm95
5.0Fair1 pm138
5.8Good2 pm106
5.6Good3 pm149
6.3Good4 pm95
7.6Great5 pm148
8.1Great6 pm138
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 280 m900 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms120 m400 ft away
  • Showers120 m390 ft away
  • Drinking water310 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m510 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink32 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 440 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
430 m0.3 mi
Nearest airport
10 km6 miSan Diego International Airport (SAN)

Nearby places

  • West End PubFood and drink
    440 m0.3 mi
  • Oscar's Mexican SeafoodMexican
    460 m0.3 mi
  • Pernicano's Family RestaurantFood and drink
    470 m0.3 mi
  • Los Dos PedrosFood and drink
    480 m0.3 mi
  • Boards N' BeansCoffee shop
    510 m0.3 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Tourmaline Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Fri8.1 GreatBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 32%
  • Sat8.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun9.2 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.2 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.5 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%