Walking Moonlight Beach today

Encinitas, California

Updated 4:03 AM PDT

87/ 100

Great for a walk Air comfort is 72°F, and nothing is holding it back today.

What decides a walking & shelling score

Air comfort 72°F · 30% of the score 80
Wind 1 mph · 22% of the score 100
Low-tide window 3:49 PM · 20% of the score 75
UV exposure UV 0 · 18% of the score 100
Air quality AQI 64 · 10% of the score 75

Weather & UV · Open-Meteo Water & waves · Open-Meteo Marine Tides · NOAA CO-OPS Air quality · AirNow

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Moonlight Beach is also scored for

82 Swimming water temperature 76°F 82 Surfing water temperature 76°F

About Moonlight Beach

Moonlight Beach sits on the California coast, where the water runs from about 59°F in January to 72°F in August.

The water averages above 70°F in July, August and September — 3 months of the year — peaking around 72°F in August and dropping to about 59°F in January.

Today it is 76°F. That is 4° above the August average of 72°F here.

Tide predictions come from NOAA station La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) about 20.4 km away on the open coast.

Frequently asked questions

Is Moonlight Beach good for a beach walk today?

Great for a walk — we score it 87 out of 100 today. No single condition is holding it back today.

What makes a good walking & shelling day?

We weight air comfort (30%), wind (22%), low-tide window (20%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.

Is low tide better for walking at Moonlight Beach?

Yes — a low tide exposes more firm sand. Today's low is at 4:02 AM at -0.1 ft.

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