Imperial Beach. Photo: RightCowLeftCoast, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Imperial Beach

Surf, kitesurf and windsurf town · United States

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Beds: 12 places

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12 places to stay within 2 km, 1 of them campsites.

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Spots near here: 77 places in 3 sports

Surf · this week

Baja Malibu · about 35 min by car · stays in Playas de Rosarito
75 out of 100
Imperial Beach · about 5 min by car
72 out of 100
Raul's · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Las Gaviotas
71 out of 100
Las Gaviotas · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Las Gaviotas
70 out of 100
K-38 · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Las Gaviotas
69 out of 100
Marias · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Las Gaviotas
69 out of 100
Mother Theresas · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Las Gaviotas
69 out of 100
Playas de Tijuana · about 10 min by car · stays in Tijuana
69 out of 100

All 75 surf spots

Sloughs · about 10 min by car
69 out of 100
Terasa'sTrailerPark · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Las Gaviotas
69 out of 100
Terracitas · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Las Gaviotas
69 out of 100
Popotla · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Playas de Rosarito
68 out of 100
Rosarito Beach Pier Southside · about 50 min by car · stays in Rosarito
68 out of 100
Campito · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Primo Tapia
67 out of 100
Calafia · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Las Gaviotas
66 out of 100
Mushrooms · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Las Gaviotas
66 out of 100
O.B. Jetty · about 45 min by car · stays in San Diego
66 out of 100
Ab · about 35 min by car · stays in Coronado
64 out of 100
Avalanche · about 40 min by car · stays in San Diego
64 out of 100
Bird Shit · about 40 min by car · stays in Coronado
64 out of 100
Garbage · about 35 min by car · stays in Coronado
64 out of 100
Ian's Reef · about 35 min by car · stays in Coronado
64 out of 100
Newbreak (Nubes) · about 35 min by car · stays in Coronado
64 out of 100
No Surf · about 40 min by car · stays in Coronado
64 out of 100
O.B. · about 40 min by car · stays in San Diego
64 out of 100
OB pier · about 40 min by car · stays in San Diego
64 out of 100
Pianos · about 35 min by car · stays in Coronado
64 out of 100
Sunset Cliffs - Osprey · about 40 min by car · stays in Coronado
64 out of 100
Pescedero (Pesky) · about 40 min by car · stays in San Diego
63 out of 100
Birdrock · about 55 min by car · stays in San Diego
61 out of 100
Law Street · about 50 min by car · stays in San Diego
61 out of 100
Tourmaline · about 50 min by car · stays in San Diego
61 out of 100
Big Rock · about 55 min by car · stays in Del Mar
60 out of 100
Bruticus Maximus-WAVE HOUSE · about 45 min by car · stays in San Diego
60 out of 100
Devils · about 55 min by car · stays in San Diego
60 out of 100
Diamond Street · about 50 min by car · stays in San Diego
60 out of 100
El Carmel Point · about 45 min by car · stays in San Diego
60 out of 100
Emery's Left · about 55 min by car · stays in Del Mar
60 out of 100
Hennemans · about 55 min by car · stays in San Diego
60 out of 100
Hogans · about 55 min by car · stays in Del Mar
60 out of 100
Horseshoe · about 1h by car · stays in Del Mar
60 out of 100
Hospitals · about 55 min by car · stays in Del Mar
60 out of 100
Little Makaha · about 55 min by car · stays in San Diego
60 out of 100
Little Point · about 1h by car · stays in Del Mar
60 out of 100
Marine Street (shorebreak) · about 1h by car · stays in Del Mar
60 out of 100
Middles · about 1h by car · stays in Del Mar
60 out of 100
Mission Beach · about 45 min by car · stays in San Diego
60 out of 100
Outside Marine Street · about 1h by car · stays in Del Mar
60 out of 100
PB Pier · about 50 min by car · stays in San Diego
60 out of 100
PB Point · about 50 min by car · stays in San Diego
60 out of 100
Rockpile · about 55 min by car · stays in Del Mar
60 out of 100
Santa Clara Court · about 45 min by car · stays in San Diego
60 out of 100
Simmons · about 1h by car · stays in Del Mar
60 out of 100
Soft Cocks · about 55 min by car · stays in San Diego
60 out of 100
Vietors · about 50 min by car · stays in San Diego
60 out of 100
Windansea · about 1h by car · stays in Del Mar
60 out of 100
South Mission beach · about 45 min by car · stays in San Diego
59 out of 100
Coronado · about 25 min by car · stays in Coronado
52 out of 100
Devil Slides · about 1h by car · stays in Del Mar
52 out of 100
North Scripps · about 1h by car · stays in Del Mar
52 out of 100
North Torrey Pines · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Del Mar
52 out of 100
Scripps · about 1h by car · stays in Del Mar
52 out of 100
Torrey Pines State Beach · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Del Mar
52 out of 100
15th St. · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Del Mar
51 out of 100
Cherry Hill · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Solana Beach
51 out of 100
Del Mar · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Del Mar
51 out of 100
Fletchers Cove · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Solana Beach
51 out of 100
La Jolla Shores · about 1h by car · stays in Del Mar
51 out of 100
Pickleweed Point · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Del Mar
51 out of 100
Bus stop's · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Encinitas
50 out of 100
Green Wall · about 1h by car · stays in Del Mar
50 out of 100
Seaside Reef · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Encinitas
50 out of 100
Tabletops Playgrounds · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Encinitas
50 out of 100
La Jolla Cove · about 1h by car · stays in Del Mar
47 out of 100
Blacks Beach · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Del Mar · Not for intermediates
–, no score

Kitesurf · this week

Imperial Beach · 0.5 km · stays here
0 out of 100

Windsurf · this week

Imperial Beach · 0.5 km · stays here
0 out of 100

Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Imperial Beach.

Places to eat

6 near Imperial Beach

Places to eat near Imperial Beach

Cafe di RomaItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
El amigo taco shop mexican foodMexican · 0.1 km from the centre
Raising Cane'sChicken · 0.1 km from the centre
Swagyu Imperial BeachBurger · 0.1 km from the centre
Chipotle Mexican GrillMexican · 0.2 km from the centre
Balsamico Italian KitchenItalian · 0.3 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Map

the town and every place near it

Imperial Beach on Google Maps

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 50 km from Imperial Beach.

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Photos of Imperial Beach

Beach by the pier (Unsplash) — Photo: Dakota Corbin thedakotacorbin, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

View of wooden pier pillars (Unsplash) — Photo: Ruben Lopez Jr. sdruben, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Otay River - October 2017 — Photo: RightCowLeftCoast, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Imperial Beach

where it is, what is near

Imperial Beach is a town in California, United States.

From Imperial Beach you can reach 75 surf spots, 1 kitesurf spot and 1 windsurf spot.

The nearest is Imperial Beach, a surf spot under 0.1 km from the centre.

Overture lists 12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites.

The nearest airport is General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport (TIJ), 14 km away.

In California · West · United States

12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport (TIJ), 14 km, San Diego International Airport (SAN), 18 km, McClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD), 63 km

Forecast updated Mon 2 Nov, 09:50 UTC. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).