D Street Beach

Encinitas, California · Pacific coast

Water temperature, waves, wind and tides at D Street Beach in Encinitas, California, with where every number comes from and how old it is.

See today's water at D Street BeachGet the Android app

Right now at D Street Beach

Water
73°F (23°C)
Waves
5.6 ft (1.7 m) every 16 seconds, measured nearby
Wind
7 mph (12 km/h) from the northeast, gusts to 11 mph
Air
64°F (18°C)

As of 6:45 AM local time, from NOAA forecast models and nearby stations. The full day, hour by hour, is on the conditions page.

Low tides in daylight at D Street Beach

  • Today: no more low tides before sunset
  • Saturday, Nov 14: no low tide between sunrise and sunset
  • Sunday, Nov 15: no low tide between sunrise and sunset
  • Monday, Nov 16: 7:20 AM, 3.3 ft
  • Tuesday, Nov 17: 9:32 AM, 3.0 ft (lowest)

Predicted by NOAA for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf), 13 miles (20 km) away. Heights are above mean lower low water, so a minus tide is below 0 ft. Sunrise and sunset are calculated for the beach; times are local.

Highest tides ahead at D Street Beach

  • Nov 24–26: up to 7.0 ft (Wed, Nov 25, 8:29 AM); lowest daylight low ahead −1.5 ft (Wed, Nov 25, 3:55 PM)
  • Dec 23–25: up to 7.1 ft (Thu, Dec 24, 8:23 AM); lowest daylight low ahead −1.9 ft (Thu, Dec 24, 3:47 PM)
  • Jan 21–22: up to 6.9 ft (Fri, Jan 22, 8:19 AM); lowest daylight low ahead −1.9 ft (Thu, Jan 21, 2:48 PM)

The days NOAA predicts the highest tides at La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) between now and March 2, often called king tides, with the lowest low tide still ahead in daylight on those days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water; times are local.

What Ebbward shows here

Water temperature
From NOAA models and satellite sea surface temperature, or a measured reading when a station or buoy nearby reports one.
Waves and wind
Modeled at this beach's own forecast point offshore, hour by hour for seven days. Waves breaking at the shore can be bigger or smaller.
Tides
NOAA tide predictions from La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf), 13 miles (20 km) away.
Nearest NOAA buoy
Leucadia Nearshore, CA (262), 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away.
Facing
West (256°), which decides whether the wind is onshore or offshore here.
Underwater visibility
Unreported until someone who was in the water today shares a report.

Before you go in

Ebbward describes ocean conditions; it is not a safety rating and can't tell you whether to swim. Check posted flags, ask a lifeguard, and read the National Weather Service forecast.

Beaches near D Street Beach

All California beaches