Finding the pulse of the reef...
Next 12 hours
Partly cloudy now, clear moving in around 9 AM.
Conditions
Visibility, water, current, and wind. The in-water read.
Visibility
Decent
Calm wind · Recent / incoming rain
Water
73°
2–3 mm
Current
0.3 kt
slack
Surge
6.8s
some surge
Wind
0 mph
cross SE
Visibility is an estimate — wind, rain, tide & water alerts.
The spot
The things that stay true when the weather changes.
A gentle, west-facing swimming beach that exposes tidepools at low tide. The city reserves Central Beach and most of North Beach for swimming only, no hard boards, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Memorial Day through Labor Day, with surfing pushed to Gator Beach at the south end and The Fence at the north end.
Free curbside parking runs along Ocean Boulevard, which fronts the beach.
Checked 2026-08-26. Sources: City of Coronado: Beach Lifeguards, City of Coronado: Coronado Beach Map (Beach Guide PDF), City of Coronado: Beach Fire Rings, City of Coronado Lifeguard Service: Sting Ray & Jellyfish First Aid (PDF), San Diego Tourism Authority: Coronado beaches.
Tides & Sky
When the water moves, and how bright the night.
Calmest water was
4:07 PM – 6:07 PM
Low slack · Low evening sun · Least current
That window has passed — the water settles again at the next slack tide.
High
10:37 AM
6.144ft
Low
5:07 PM
0.058ft
Waxing Crescent
8%
Daylight: 11h 29m · UV 5 Moderate
Life
The reef keeps its own calendar.
No recent observations
Long-billed Curlew · Willet · Western Bluebird · Cocos Booby · Clark's Grebe +7 more
Regulations
Take only what the season allows.
We've only loaded detailed seasons & limits for South Florida so far. For California, check the official source before you fish:
California saltwater regulationsOfficial source: CDFW· opens the agency site
Not perfect, but the reef is calling.
Snorkel: decent viz, cool 73 F water, 5-6 ft waves, 0 mph cross wind.
Best window was: 4:07 PM–6:07 PM · Low slack · Low evening sun · Least current
This week
snorkel & freedive readBest day this week: Sunday, 7 AM–3 PM. Still an early read.