Mission Beach Conditions Today

Live water temperature, tides, waves, and UV for Mission Beach, California

Updated 1:00 AM PDT

72 / 100
🟡 Good beach day Best window: Morning (6 AM – 11 AM)
4.3 ft surf — choppy

Current conditions

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Weather
62°F
Overcast
💧
Water Temp
72°F
Comfortable
🌊
Waves
4.3 ft
13s period
⬇️
Tide
Low
Next: Low at 4:22 AM PDT
☀️
UV Index
0
Low
💨
Wind
5 mph
Gusts 8 mph
🫁
Air Quality
—
Air quality feed unavailable
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Sunset
6:18 PM
Golden hour 5:18 PM
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Best time to go today

Morning

6 AM – 11 AM

72/100

  • 64°F, wind 4 mph
  • Moderate UV (3)

Midday

11 AM – 3 PM

72/100

  • 71°F, wind 8 mph
  • Clear skies
  • ⚠ UV reaches 6 — high

Afternoon

3 PM – 7 PM

72/100

  • 70°F, wind 9 mph
  • Moderate UV (5)
  • Clear skies

Best for

Today's tide schedule

TideTime PDTHeight
⬇️ Low 4:22 AM 2.1 ft
⬆️ High 10:38 AM 5.9 ft
⬇️ Low 5:50 PM 0.3 ft

Predictions from NOAA station Mission Bay, Campland · 3.7 km away. This station sits in a bay, so times and heights can differ from the open beach.

Water quality

Every monitored point along this beach currently grades A+.

Graded clean today

  • Belmont ParkA+
  • Mission Bay Mariners Basin (proj. of Balboa Ct.)A+
All 2 monitoring points
Monitoring pointDistanceGrade
Mission Bay Mariners Basin (proj. of Balboa Ct.) 1 km A+
Belmont Park 0.1 km A+

Dry-weather bacterial grades from the Heal the Bay Beach Report Card, updated 2026-08-21. Grades reflect the most recent agency sampling and can change after rain.

About Mission Beach

Mission Beach sits on the California coast, where the water runs from about 59°F in January to 71°F in August.

The water averages above 70°F in July, August and September — 3 months of the year — peaking around 71°F in August and dropping to about 59°F in January.

Today it is 72°F. That is 6° above the October average of 66°F here.

Tide predictions come from NOAA station Mission Bay, Campland about 3.7 km away inside a bay.

Frequently asked questions

Is today a good beach day at Mission Beach?

We score today 72 out of 100 — good. The best window is morning (6 AM – 11 AM).

How warm is the water at Mission Beach?

About 72°F. That is 6° above the October average of 66°F here.

Where do the tide times on this page come from?

Tide predictions come from NOAA station Mission Bay, Campland about 3.7 km away inside a bay.

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