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San Diego Coast Guide

Solana Beach

The Cove

Everything for a day at Fletcher Cove. Conditions, parking, the sunset off the bluff and where to eat after in the Cedros District.

Today on the Sand

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Water Temp

84°

warm · gentle surf

UV Index

9

very high · 10am–4pm

Beach Crowd

Busy

holiday weekend

Beach Toolkit

Beach Conditions

Surf, tides & water temp

Parking Finder

The cove lot, stairs & the station

Cove Sunset

Sunset off the bluff & live cam

Dining

Tacos, pizza & the Cedros District

Things to Do

Reef paddles & whale watching

Events

What's on this week

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Fletcher Cove

Bluff-backed cove & the beach ramp

Free lot · Pillbox

Tide Beach Park

Tidepools & reef at the north stairs

Stairs · north end

Seascape Surf

Quiet stairs to wide low-tide sand

Residential access

Del Mar Shores

South-end beach access & stairs

Terrace access

Cardiff State Beach

Surf, reef & Las Olas up the coast

State lot · north

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

Compare daily sails from the marina — wild dolphins on nearly every trip.

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Del Mar

5 min south

Racetrack, village & the fairgrounds

Cardiff-by-the-Sea

5 min north

Seaside reef, Las Olas & the campground

Encinitas

10 min north

Moonlight Beach & Swami's

Rancho Santa Fe

10 min east

Eucalyptus lanes & horse country

see you on the sand

Water temp, surf and UV are live from NOAA & Open-Meteo; sunset is computed locally for Solana Beach. Crowd level is a weekday/weekend estimate.

Right now at Solana Beach, the water is 75°F, surf is running 2–3 ft and the air is 70°F. Wind is 5 mph from the WNW and the UV index peaks at 7 (high) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 240 minutes right now, and the strongest stretch runs 12 PM to 4 PM. Today’s tides: High 1:06 PM, Low 10:03 PM. Whether dogs are allowed here depends on which part of the beach you are on.