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Grandview Surf Beach

4.6★ · 576 Google ratings · Encinitas, California

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✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Free✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
Street parking · 250 ft away · free
Walk
50 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes
Cost
Free
Water
71°F
Length
1.4 miles of shoreline
Sand
220 ft from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Thu 1pm

How we know this

Map of Grandview Surf Beach
Aerial map of Grandview Surf Beach
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1Parking250 ft from the listing
Access point of a 1.4 miles beach. USGS NAIP 2022 aerial imagery.
Guide

Good to know

Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 14 visitors · 2016–2026
Come for sunsets, not sunbathing
The rocky pebbled surface makes lounging uncomfortable, but the staircase landings offer stunning ocean views.
Visit at low tide
At high tide, the beach shrinks to almost nothing as water reaches the cliff base, making access pointless.
Prepare for steep wooden stairs
The descent involves multiple flights of stairs requiring moderate fitness; reviewers describe it as a challenging leg workout.
Avoid cliff-base camping entirely
Bluff erosion is active and documented; set up only near the water, not under any cliff overhang.
Conditions

How it is right now

Air
67°F · clear
Water
71°F
Waves
3.3 ft · 10 s apart
Wind
3 mph from the SW
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
8 peak today
TimeTideHeight
15:14High tide↑
23:42Low tide↓

Last updated Sep 4, 5:32 AM.

Crowds

When it gets busy

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Practical

Plan your visit

📍 1700 Neptune Ave, Encinitas, CA 92024, United States
🅿 Parking 250 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 50 ft away, under a minute walk
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Nearby

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0.9 miles away
Encinitas Beach County Park
1.2 miles away
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1.9 miles away
Moonlight State Beach
2.1 miles away
North Ponto Beach
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Questions

Common questions

Where do you park at Grandview Surf Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 250 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Grandview Surf Beach?
50 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Grandview Surf Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Grandview Surf Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Thu 1pm and the busiest at Sat 3pm.

Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.