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BEACH WEATHER MONTHLY AVERAGES

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun Best	Jul Best	Aug Best	Sep Best	Oct	Nov	Dec
18°	17°	18°	19°	20°	21° Tan	24° Tan	24° Tan	24° Tan	23° Tan	21°	18°
Sea 15°	Sea 15°	Sea 15°	Sea 16°	Sea 16°	Sea 18°	Sea 19° Swim	Sea 20° Swim	Sea 19° Swim	Sea 17°	Sea 16°	Sea 15°

Beach Weather Today in Moonlight State Beach

Today the maximum temperature will be 19° which is not so warm but sunbathing may be possible. Today the water temperature will be 14° which is cold for swimming, a full wet suit is required to spend any length of time in the sea.

Today will be dry with no rain showers. Expect lots of sunshine and clear skies with an average cloud cover of 37%.

The winds will be cross-on shore and very light at 10kmh from the North-Northwest.

Moonlight State Beach faces West and the sunset will be visible over the ocean to the West at 05:43 PM. Unfortunately very heavy cloud cover of 100% may make the sunset not viewable.

For Beach Weather for the next next 7 days, wind and wave conditions and tide and the next 14 days weather use the tabs below.

Beach Weather This Weekend in Moonlight State Beach

This weekend the average maximum daily temperatures will be 19° which is not so warm but sunbathing may be possible. The average water temperature will be 14° which is cold for swimming, a full wet suit is required to spend any length of time in the sea.

There will be no rainy days at all this weekend. Expect plentiful sunshine and mostly clear blue skies with an average cloud cover of 5%.

MOONLIGHT STATE BEACH - BEACH WEATHER FORECAST

06:23 AM 05:43 PM

10:42 AM

12:48 AM

Tue 24th February

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

15°	14°	14°	16°	18°	17°	16°	15°
1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	100%	100%	98%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°

06:22 AM 05:44 PM

11:39 AM

01:57 AM

Wed 25th February

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

14°	12°	12°	14°	15°	16°	15°	14°
83%	76%	60%	49%	50%	50%	53%	69%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°

06:20 AM 05:44 PM

12:44 PM

03:00 AM

Thu 26th February

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

14°	13°	13°	15°	17°	17°	16°	15°
81%	81%	81%	64%	49%	51%	59%	70%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°

06:19 AM 05:45 PM

01:55 PM

03:55 AM

Fri 27th February

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

16°	16°	17°	20°	21°	21°	19°	18°
0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	4%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°

06:18 AM 05:46 PM

03:05 PM

04:40 AM

Sat 28th February

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

17°	17°	17°	19°	21°	21°	19°	18°
0%	0%	0%	43%	8%	2%	0%	0%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°

06:17 AM 05:47 PM

04:13 PM

05:19 AM

Sun 1st March

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

18°	17°	17°	20°	22°	22°	19°	18°
0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	2%	34%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°

06:16 AM 05:48 PM

05:19 PM

05:51 AM

Mon 2nd March

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

17°	17°	17°	18°	18°	18°	16°	16°
48%	52%	34%	48%	62%	87%	62%	45%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°

06:23 AM 05:43 PM

10:42 AM

12:48 AM

Tue 24th February

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
10 kmh	9 kmh	4 kmh	4 kmh	9 kmh	10 kmh	10 kmh	5 kmh

0.4m	0.4m	0.4m	0.4m	0.4m	0.4m	0.4m	0.4m

10.7s	10.7s	10.4s	10.4s	10.5s	8.8s	4.8s	5.0s

06:22 AM 05:44 PM

11:39 AM

01:57 AM

Wed 25th February

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
3 kmh	5 kmh	3 kmh	7 kmh	4 kmh	11 kmh	8 kmh	2 kmh

0.4m	0.4m	0.5m	0.5m	0.5m	0.5m	0.4m	0.4m

5.1s	4.6s	5.0s	5.5s	5.5s	5.3s	5.2s	5.1s

06:20 AM 05:44 PM

12:44 PM

03:00 AM

Thu 26th February

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
3 kmh	4 kmh	2 kmh	4 kmh	11 kmh	13 kmh	10 kmh	8 kmh

0.4m	0.4m	0.4m	0.4m	0.5m	0.4m	0.4m	0.4m

4.9s	4.9s	5.5s	5.7s	5.7s	5.7s	5.9s	6.1s

06:19 AM 05:45 PM

01:55 PM

03:55 AM

Fri 27th February

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
6 kmh	5 kmh	4 kmh	4 kmh	9 kmh	10 kmh	7 kmh	4 kmh

0.4m	0.4m	0.4m	0.4m	0.5m	0.4m	0.4m	0.2m

6.1s	6.3s	6.3s	6.8s	6.7s	6.7s	7.8s	7.8s

06:18 AM 05:46 PM

03:05 PM

04:40 AM

Sat 28th February

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
5 kmh	3 kmh	4 kmh	5 kmh	6 kmh	10 kmh	6 kmh	4 kmh

0.4m	0.4m	0.4m	0.5m	0.5m	0.6m	0.5m	0.5m

7.8s	7.7s	7.4s	7.2s	6.3s	11.9s	14.8s	9.7s

06:17 AM 05:47 PM

04:13 PM

05:19 AM

Sun 1st March

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
5 kmh	5 kmh	3 kmh	3 kmh	4 kmh	11 kmh	12 kmh	9 kmh

0.5m	0.5m	0.5m	0.5m	0.5m	0.5m	0.5m	0.5m

7.1s	7.0s	11.9s	14.2s	8.5s	11.1s	13.8s	7.7s

06:16 AM 05:48 PM

05:19 PM

05:51 AM

Mon 2nd March

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
3 kmh	4 kmh	10 kmh	12 kmh	14 kmh	13 kmh	12 kmh	12 kmh

0.5m	0.6m	0.6m	0.7m	0.7m	0.7m	0.8m	1.0m

4.8s	5.1s	5.5s	5.6s	10.5s	12.8s	8.2s	6.1s

06:23 AM 05:43 PM

10:42 AM

12:48 AM

Tue 24th February

1:29 AM	9:57 AM

1.56	0.11

06:22 AM 05:44 PM

11:39 AM

01:57 AM

Wed 25th February

2:58 AM	11:22 AM	6:55 PM	9:56 PM

1.56	-0.06	0.98	0.87

06:20 AM 05:44 PM

12:44 PM

03:00 AM

Thu 26th February

4:28 AM	12:19 PM	7:19 PM	11:30 PM

1.63	-0.21	1.10	0.76

06:19 AM 05:45 PM

01:55 PM

03:55 AM

Fri 27th February

5:38 AM	1:04 PM	7:44 PM

1.74	-0.32	1.20

06:18 AM 05:46 PM

03:05 PM

04:40 AM

Sat 28th February

12:29 AM	6:33 AM	1:41 PM	8:10 PM

0.60	1.83	-0.37	1.30

06:17 AM 05:47 PM

04:13 PM

05:19 AM

Sun 1st March

1:17 AM	7:20 AM	2:14 PM	8:37 PM

0.44	1.87	-0.36	1.39

06:16 AM 05:48 PM

05:19 PM

05:51 AM

Mon 2nd March

1:59 AM	8:02 AM	2:45 PM	9:03 PM

0.31	1.84	-0.30	1.46

Tue 24th February

19°
0.0mm
9kmh W
37%

Wed 25th February

16°
0.0mm
6kmh W
61%

Thu 26th February

18°
0.0mm
12kmh WNW
67%

Fri 27th February

22°
0.0mm
10kmh W
0%

Sat 28th February

22°
0.0mm
8kmh WSW
6%

Sun 1st March

22°
0.0mm
7kmh W
4%

Mon 2nd March

18°
0.0mm
14kmh WNW
54%

Tue 3rd March

19°
0.3mm
10kmh SW
63%

Wed 4th March

17°
1.4mm
13kmh W
79%

Thu 5th March

18°
0.0mm
11kmh WSW
26%

Fri 6th March

19°
0.0mm
12kmh W
3%

Sat 7th March

20°
0.0mm
13kmh WNW
24%

Sun 8th March

20°
0.0mm
9kmh W
21%

Mon 9th March

18°
0.0mm
18kmh S
26%

Next 14 day Beach Weather in Moonlight State Beach

In the next 14 days average maximum daily temperatures will be 19° which is not so warm but sunbathing may be possible on some days. The average water temperature will be 14° which is cold for swimming, a full wet suit is required to spend any length of time in the sea. There will be 2 days of very light rain with an average of 0.9mm rain on those days. Average cloud cover will be 34%.

If you are sailing, windsurfing, fishing, surfing etc. in Moonlight State Beach don't forget to check the tide and wind and wave conditions

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Moonlight State Beach, Encinitas, San Diego County, California

Moonlight State Beach is a beautiful and popular beach destination located in Encinitas, San Diego County, California. The beach features soft golden sand and is known for its family-friendly atmosphere, making it an ideal choice for a relaxing beach holiday.

Beach Type

The beach at Moonlight State Beach has soft golden sand that is not too coarse but rather smooth and comfortable to walk on. The shoreline also has some rocky areas and tide pools where visitors can explore marine life during low tides.

Beach Activities

Surfing: Moonlight State Beach is well-known for its consistent surf breaks that cater to both beginners and experienced surfers. Surf lessons and board rentals are available at local surf shops.
Swimming: The beach has lifeguards on duty during the day, making it a safe place for swimming.
Volleyball: There are several volleyball courts available on the beach for visitors to enjoy a game with friends or family.
Tide Pool Exploration: During low tides, explore the tide pools along the rocky areas of the shoreline to discover various marine life such as sea anemones, crabs, and small fish.
Sunbathing & Relaxing: With ample space and soft golden sand, Moonlight State Beach is an excellent spot for sunbathing or simply relaxing by the ocean.

Accommodation Options

There are no beach resorts directly on Moonlight State Beach; however, there are several hotels and vacation rentals nearby in Encinitas and neighboring towns such as Cardiff-by-the-Sea or Carlsbad. For a more luxurious experience with amenities like spas and fine dining options, consider staying at resorts in nearby La Jolla or Del Mar.

Beach Amenities

Moonlight State Beach offers a range of amenities for visitors, including:

Lifeguards on duty during daytime hours
Restrooms and showers
Picnic areas with tables and barbecues
A children's playground
Volleyball courts
Onsite snack bar (open seasonally)
Ample parking facilities

A holiday at Moonlight State Beach in Encinitas, San Diego County, California, offers a fun and relaxing experience with its golden sandy beach, exciting beach activities such as surfing and tide pool exploration, and convenient amenities. The beach's family-friendly atmosphere makes it an ideal destination for vacationers looking to unwind by the ocean.