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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 18° which is cool for swimming, shorty wetsuit may help you extend your time in the water.

Today will be dry with no rain showers. Expect plentiful sunshine and mostly clear blue skies with an average cloud cover of 1%.

The winds will be on shore and moderate at 17kmh from the West-Northwest. The moderate winds will keep the temperatures feeling cooler. The moderate onshore winds may make conditions a little more choppy for swimming.

Moonlight State Beach faces West and the sunset will be visible over the ocean to the West at 07:36 PM. The skies should be very clear at that time, ideal for a sunset.

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 15° 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 14%.

MOONLIGHT STATE BEACH - BEACH WEATHER FORECAST

05:57 AM 07:36 PM

No moonrise

09:20 AM

Wed 6th May

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

16°	14°	13°	16°	19°	18°	18°	17°
0%	0%	0%	2%	3%	0%	5%	3%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
18°	18°	18°	18°	18°	18°	18°	18°

05:56 AM 07:37 PM

12:23 AM

10:17 AM

Thu 7th May

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

16°	16°	16°	18°	20°	19°	19°	17°
0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	15%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°

05:55 AM 07:37 PM

01:02 AM

11:18 AM

Fri 8th May

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

17°	16°	16°	18°	21°	20°	19°	18°
26%	33%	35%	3%	0%	0%	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°

05:55 AM 07:38 PM

01:36 AM

12:17 PM

Sat 9th May

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

17°	17°	17°	20°	21°	21°	20°	18°
0%	0%	3%	0%	75%	0%	74%	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°

05:54 AM 07:39 PM

02:06 AM

01:19 PM

Sun 10th May

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

17°	17°	17°	20°	22°	21°	20°	18°
2%	0%	0%	0%	28%	56%	0%	0%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
14°	14°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°

05:53 AM 07:39 PM

02:35 AM

02:20 PM

Mon 11th May

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

18°	17°	18°	21°	22°	22°	20°	19°
0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°

05:52 AM 07:40 PM

03:03 AM

03:23 PM

Tue 12th May

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

18°	17°	18°	19°	21°	21°	20°	19°
0%	0%	0%	0%	4%	24%	48%	43%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°

05:57 AM 07:36 PM

No moonrise

09:20 AM

Wed 6th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
6 kmh	5 kmh	4 kmh	5 kmh	16 kmh	17 kmh	11 kmh	8 kmh

0.7m	0.6m	0.5m	0.5m	0.5m	0.6m	0.6m	0.6m

4.6s	4.8s	5.1s	5.2s	5.2s	13.9s	13.9s	4.1s

05:56 AM 07:37 PM

12:23 AM

10:17 AM

Thu 7th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
10 kmh	7 kmh	6 kmh	12 kmh	16 kmh	15 kmh	9 kmh	7 kmh

0.6m	0.6m	0.6m	0.6m	0.6m	0.6m	0.5m	0.6m

4.6s	4.7s	4.9s	5.5s	5.7s	5.7s	5.6s	4.8s

05:55 AM 07:37 PM

01:02 AM

11:18 AM

Fri 8th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
6 kmh	5 kmh	7 kmh	7 kmh	14 kmh	11 kmh	5 kmh	2 kmh

0.6m	0.6m	0.6m	0.7m	0.7m	0.6m	0.5m	0.5m

5.0s	5.3s	6.0s	6.3s	6.2s	6.1s	6.1s	6.0s

05:55 AM 07:38 PM

01:36 AM

12:17 PM

Sat 9th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
4 kmh	6 kmh	5 kmh	10 kmh	15 kmh	11 kmh	10 kmh	7 kmh

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

5.0s	5.5s	6.8s	6.7s	6.6s	8.0s	9.0s	9.1s

05:54 AM 07:39 PM

02:06 AM

01:19 PM

Sun 10th May

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

0.5m	0.5m	0.6m	0.6m	0.6m	0.6m	0.6m	0.6m

8.8s	8.6s	7.3s	6.7s	13.9s	17.6s	17.5s	17.0s

05:53 AM 07:39 PM

02:35 AM

02:20 PM

Mon 11th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
3 kmh	3 kmh	2 kmh	7 kmh	11 kmh	9 kmh	6 kmh	6 kmh

0.6m	0.6m	0.6m	0.7m	0.7m	0.7m	0.6m	0.6m

16.6s	16.5s	16.5s	16.3s	15.9s	15.6s	15.5s	15.5s

05:52 AM 07:40 PM

03:03 AM

03:23 PM

Tue 12th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
8 kmh	8 kmh	10 kmh	13 kmh	12 kmh	10 kmh	7 kmh	9 kmh

0.6m	0.6m	0.8m	0.9m	0.9m	0.7m	0.6m	0.6m

15.4s	15.2s	14.8s	14.7s	14.6s	14.6s	14.5s	14.4s

05:57 AM 07:36 PM

No moonrise

09:20 AM

Wed 6th May

7:20 AM	2:59 PM	4:42 PM	11:57 PM

0.06	0.87	0.83	1.44

05:56 AM 07:37 PM

12:23 AM

10:17 AM

Thu 7th May

8:22 AM

0.12

05:55 AM 07:37 PM

01:02 AM

11:18 AM

Fri 8th May

12:54 AM	9:29 AM	5:45 PM	8:23 PM

1.34	0.15	1.01	0.95

05:55 AM 07:38 PM

01:36 AM

12:17 PM

Sat 9th May

2:20 AM	10:27 AM	5:56 PM	10:38 PM

1.24	0.16	1.10	0.85

05:54 AM 07:39 PM

02:06 AM

01:19 PM

Sun 10th May

3:57 AM	11:15 AM	6:13 PM	11:50 PM

1.19	0.17	1.22	0.67

05:53 AM 07:39 PM

02:35 AM

02:20 PM

Mon 11th May

5:18 AM	11:54 AM	6:33 PM

1.19	0.18	1.37

05:52 AM 07:40 PM

03:03 AM

03:23 PM

Tue 12th May

12:41 AM	6:24 AM	12:29 PM	6:57 PM

0.44	1.21	0.22	1.53

Wed 6th May

19°
0.0mm
15kmh W
1%

Thu 7th May

20°
0.0mm
16kmh W
1%

Fri 8th May

21°
0.0mm
13kmh WSW
12%

Sat 9th May

22°
0.0mm
15kmh SW
19%

Sun 10th May

22°
0.0mm
14kmh SW
10%

Mon 11th May

22°
0.0mm
13kmh WSW
0%

Tue 12th May

21°
0.0mm
14kmh SW
14%

Wed 13th May

20°
0.0mm
19kmh SW
56%

Thu 14th May

19°
0.0mm
16kmh WSW
42%

Fri 15th May

19°
0.0mm
20kmh SSW
46%

Sat 16th May

19°
0.0mm
20kmh SSW
59%

Sun 17th May

18°
0.1mm
17kmh WSW
61%

Mon 18th May

18°
0.2mm
15kmh W
41%

Tue 19th May

19°
0.0mm
14kmh W
22%

Next 14 day Beach Weather in Moonlight State Beach

In the next 14 days average maximum daily temperatures will be 20° which is not so warm but sunbathing may be possible on some days. The average water temperature will be 15° 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 0.2mm rain on those days. Average cloud cover will be 27%.

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.