Beach day in Solana Beach today

Free rides Wednesday, Oct 7. NCTD's Clean Air Day: COASTER, SPRINTER and BREEZE are free all day on the normal weekday schedule, no PRONTO card or fare needed. NCTD+ is free 6am to 8pm with promo code FREERIDE. LIFT, MTS and Amtrak Rail 2 Rail are not included. Text PJ your trip.

Official: NCTD service alert: FREE Ride Day, Wed. Oct. 7; also reported by 10News · The Coast News. Checked Oct 5, 2026.

Closed: Grandview Beach access, Leucadia. The City of Encinitas closed the Grandview stairs on Sept 18 after a bluff failure, with concern about more failures within 300 feet of the stairs. No reopening date yet; the City points beachgoers to Beacon's or Ponto instead. Text PJ which access to use instead.

Official: City of Encinitas: Bluff Failures (report one: Encinitas Fire, 760-633-2800); also reported by North Coast Current · FOX 5. Checked Oct 5, 2026.

Today at the beach, Tuesday Oct 6

• Weather: high 88°F, sunny.
• Extreme Heat Warning for the coast until Thu Oct 8, 8pm.
• UV: peaks at 8 around 1pm; sunscreen hours 10am to 4pm. UV by the hour
• Water: about 73°F at the Scripps nearshore buoy. All buoys
• Surf: 2 to 4 feet; rip current risk moderate. Surf report
• Tides: low -0.2 ft 12:59am · high 4.7 ft 7:35am · low 1.8 ft 1:02pm · high 5.5 ft 6:56pm. 7 days
• Sunset: 6:26pm, last light 6:51pm. Golden hour
• Water quality: the County posts beach advisories and closures at sdbeachinfo.com. Its advice: "check in before you get in."

• Shade and extra water. Umbrella or canopy, a gallon-plus per family, and go early or late; midday sand gets hot enough to burn feet.
• Ice for the cooler. It melts fast today: pre-chill, keep the cooler shaded, or have it brought (ice delivery).
• Sunscreen, reapplied about every 2 hours and after swimming; UV 8 today, and sand and water reflect it. Hat and sunglasses.
• The stingray shuffle. Warm water brings round stingrays into the sandy shallows; slide your feet as you wade in.
• Swim near a lifeguard tower. Rip current risk is up; if one pulls you out, swim parallel to shore, then in.
• Sit away from the bluffs. The sandstone cliffs along this coast can collapse without warning; keep your towel out of their shadow.
• A layer for after sunset. The air cools fast once the sun drops.

Built from the National Weather Service, EPA, NOAA buoys and tides. The checklist changes with the day: heat, UV, water temperature, rip risk and tide.

• Beach Stuff Hauler: park free at the Del Mar Civic Center garage, and PJ hauls the chairs, umbrella and cooler to your spot and back on the cart: $20 each way. Text PJ.
• Ice for the cooler: $35 a stop plus the ice at the store's price. Ice delivery · Text PJ.
• Lunch or a sunset picnic from Highway 101 or Cedros: $35 a stop. Text PJ.
• The thing you forgot: sunscreen, towels, the charger, the kids' sand toys, the leash or wetsuit from home: $35 a stop. Text PJ.
• Boards, wetsuits and bikes: ✓ PJ checked in person · Oct 4 Ride Solana Beach rents them at 113 N. Acacia Ave, steps from Fletcher Cove, open 8am to 7pm daily. An 8 ft beginner surfboard is $25 a day, a body board or wetsuit $20, a beach cruiser $35 a day and an e-bike $25 an hour. Ride Solana Beach · 858-663-4790 · Text PJ. Source: ridesolanabeach.com (prices, address, hours) and their street sign, photographed by PJ, checked Oct 4, 2026.

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