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Ocean Beach City Beach
4.6★ · 57 Google ratings · San Diego, California
✓ Parking✓ Short walk
At a glance
Parking
475 yd away
Walk
50 ft · under a minute
Water
77°F
Tide
5 ft range today
Water quality
Good · 2% of 52 over the limit · 2025
Map of Ocean Beach City Beach
Guide
Good to know
Go in late evening for solitude
The beach empties after dark, making it ideal for quiet walks and meditation.
Litter reported
Visitors mention rubbish on the sand.Mentioned by 3 visitors · 2016–2026
Visit for sunset views, not swimming
The rocky cliffs and crashing waves create dramatic scenery, but swimming is not encouraged in most areas.
Arrive early for fire pit parking
The three fire pits fill about an hour before sunset, and parking is limited year-round.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
70°F · mostly clear
Water
77°F
Waves
3.7 ft · 10 s apart
Wind
7 mph from the NW
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
8 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 15:26 | High tide | ↑ |
| 23:47 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 4, 3:54 AM.
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📍 San Diego, CA 92107, United States
🅿 Parking 475 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 50 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Ocean Beach City Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 475 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Ocean Beach City 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 Ocean Beach City 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.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
