
Imperial Beach
Surf, kitesurf and windsurf town · United States
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12 places to stay within 2 km, 1 of them campsites.
Budget 2-star · Booking.com£85 a night
Mid-range 3-star · Booking.com£100 a night
Luxury 4-star · Booking.com£130 a night
Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.
Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).
All 12 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 77 places in 3 sports
Surf · this week
Imperial Beach · 1 min by car
71 out of 100Baja Malibu · 35 min by car · stays in Playas de Rosarito
70 out of 100Campito · 50 min by car · stays in Primo Tapia
67 out of 100Playas de Tijuana · 18 min by car · stays in Tijuana
67 out of 100Sloughs · 10 min by car
67 out of 100Las Gaviotas · 46 min by car · stays in Las Gaviotas
66 out of 100Raul's · 44 min by car · stays in Las Gaviotas
66 out of 100Rosarito Beach Pier Southside · 34 min by car · stays in Rosarito
66 out of 100
All 75 surf spots
K-38 · 45 min by car · stays in Las Gaviotas
64 out of 100Popotla · 39 min by car · stays in Playas de Rosarito
64 out of 100Terracitas · 45 min by car · stays in Las Gaviotas
64 out of 100Calafia · 43 min by car · stays in Las Gaviotas
63 out of 100Marias · 45 min by car · stays in Las Gaviotas
63 out of 100Mother Theresas · 45 min by car · stays in Las Gaviotas
63 out of 100Mushrooms · 44 min by car · stays in Las Gaviotas
63 out of 100Terasa'sTrailerPark · 45 min by car · stays in Las Gaviotas
63 out of 100Ab · 30 min by car · stays in Coronado
62 out of 100Avalanche · 27 min by car · stays in San Diego
62 out of 100Bird Shit · 30 min by car · stays in Coronado
62 out of 100Garbage · 30 min by car · stays in Coronado
62 out of 100Ian's Reef · 30 min by car · stays in Coronado
62 out of 100Newbreak (Nubes) · 30 min by car · stays in Coronado
62 out of 100No Surf · 30 min by car · stays in Coronado
62 out of 100O.B. · 27 min by car · stays in San Diego
62 out of 100O.B. Jetty · 27 min by car · stays in San Diego
62 out of 100OB pier · 28 min by car · stays in San Diego
62 out of 100Pescedero (Pesky) · 28 min by car · stays in San Diego
62 out of 100Pianos · 32 min by car · stays in Coronado
62 out of 100Sunset Cliffs - Osprey · 30 min by car · stays in Coronado
62 out of 100Big Rock · 34 min by car · stays in Del Mar
54 out of 100Birdrock · 33 min by car · stays in San Diego
54 out of 100Devils · 33 min by car · stays in San Diego
54 out of 100Diamond Street · 30 min by car · stays in San Diego
54 out of 100El Carmel Point · 29 min by car · stays in San Diego
54 out of 100Emery's Left · 35 min by car · stays in Del Mar
54 out of 100Hennemans · 32 min by car · stays in San Diego
54 out of 100Hogans · 34 min by car · stays in Del Mar
54 out of 100Horseshoe · 34 min by car · stays in Del Mar
54 out of 100Hospitals · 34 min by car · stays in Del Mar
54 out of 100Law Street · 31 min by car · stays in San Diego
54 out of 100Little Makaha · 33 min by car · stays in San Diego
54 out of 100Little Point · 35 min by car · stays in Del Mar
54 out of 100Marine Street (shorebreak) · 35 min by car · stays in Del Mar
54 out of 100Middles · 35 min by car · stays in Del Mar
54 out of 100Mission Beach · 28 min by car · stays in San Diego
54 out of 100Outside Marine Street · 35 min by car · stays in Del Mar
54 out of 100PB Pier · 31 min by car · stays in San Diego
54 out of 100PB Point · 28 min by car · stays in San Diego
54 out of 100Rockpile · 34 min by car · stays in Del Mar
54 out of 100Santa Clara Court · 28 min by car · stays in San Diego
54 out of 100Simmons · 35 min by car · stays in Del Mar
54 out of 100Soft Cocks · 33 min by car · stays in San Diego
54 out of 100Tourmaline · 31 min by car · stays in San Diego
54 out of 100Vietors · 29 min by car · stays in San Diego
54 out of 100Windansea · 35 min by car · stays in Del Mar
54 out of 100Bruticus Maximus-WAVE HOUSE · 27 min by car · stays in San Diego
53 out of 100Coronado · 11 min by car · stays in Coronado
53 out of 100South Mission beach · 28 min by car · stays in San Diego
53 out of 100Devil Slides · 34 min by car · stays in Del Mar
48 out of 100La Jolla Shores · 33 min by car · stays in Del Mar
48 out of 100North Scripps · 34 min by car · stays in Del Mar
48 out of 100Scripps · 33 min by car · stays in Del Mar
48 out of 100Green Wall · 33 min by car · stays in Del Mar
46 out of 100La Jolla Cove · 37 min by car · stays in Del Mar
45 out of 10015th St. · 43 min by car · stays in Del Mar
43 out of 100Del Mar · 42 min by car · stays in Del Mar
43 out of 100North Torrey Pines · 39 min by car · stays in Del Mar
43 out of 100Torrey Pines State Beach · 39 min by car · stays in Del Mar
43 out of 100Bus stop's · 46 min by car · stays in Encinitas
42 out of 100Cherry Hill · 43 min by car · stays in Solana Beach
42 out of 100Fletchers Cove · 44 min by car · stays in Solana Beach
42 out of 100Pickleweed Point · 44 min by car · stays in Del Mar
42 out of 100Seaside Reef · 46 min by car · stays in Encinitas
42 out of 100Tabletops Playgrounds · 45 min by car · stays in Encinitas
42 out of 100Blacks Beach · 38 min by car · stays in Del Mar · Not for intermediates
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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
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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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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 . 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).