St Malo Beach
3.9★ · 28 Google ratings, California
✓ Parking✓ Short walk
At a glance
Parking
Parking lot · 375 yd away · about 26 spaces · fills up
Walk
120 ft · under a minute
Water
74°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Sand
230 ft from the water to the back
Water quality
Poor · 50% of 114 over the limit · 2025
Map of St Malo Beach
Guide
Good to know
Enter as a pedestrian walker
Access the beach on foot from Cassidy Street in Oceanside or Ocean Street in Carlsbad rather than by car.
Expect a quiet, scenic walk
The beach offers a peaceful alternative to crowded spots with distinctive houses and European-influenced character.
Visit at low tide
The beach expands significantly at low tide, allowing longer walks along the shore.
Avoid high tide visits
High tide blocks beach passage and forces pedestrians to use train tracks or backtrack significantly.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
68°F · clear
Water
74°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
3.4 ft · 10 s apart
Wind
4 mph from the SW
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
8 peak today
Last updated Sep 4, 5:41 AM.
Practical
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📍 California, United States
🅿 Parking 375 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 120 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at St Malo Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 375 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at St Malo Beach?
120 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 St Malo 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.
