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San Diego Coast Guide

Torrey Pines
State Beach

Sea & Sandstone

Everything for a day beneath the Torrey Pines cliffs. Conditions, parking, the sunset off the bluffs and where to eat after the sand.

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

State lots, the reserve & meters

Bluff Sunset

Sunset over the cliffs & cam

Dining

Fish tacos, burgers & ocean views

Things to Do

Gliders, tidepools & kayaks

Events

What's on this week

Pick Your Sand

north to south

North Beach

Main state beach below the cliffs

State lot · fee

Flat Rock

Tidepools & the reserve beach trail

Walk down from the mesa

Black's Beach

Wild surf beach under the bluffs

Steep trail · no facilities

Del Mar City Beach

Wide family sand & Powerhouse Park

Metered · north

La Jolla Shores

Gentle sand & kayak launch

Kellogg Park lot · south

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Del Mar

10 min north

Racetrack, village & the fairgrounds

La Jolla

10 min south

The cove, sea lions & sea caves

Solana Beach

12 min north

Fletcher Cove & the Cedros District

Carlsbad

25 min north

Flower fields, lagoon & the seawall

see you on the sand

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

Right now at Torrey Pines, the water is 75°F, surf is running 2–3 ft and the air is 70°F but feels like 73°F. Wind is 3 mph from the W 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. Dogs are not allowed on this beach.