Windansea Beach
Windansea Beach is a stretch of coastline in the La Jolla community of San Diego, California.
A park & preserve inside San Diego
You can stay in San Diego
Windansea Beach is inside San Diego, which has 107,810 hotel and restaurant jobs, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Best months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December are the mild months, with highs of 67–83°. When to go ↓
An airport 9 miles away
San Diego (SAN) has airline service, about 9 miles from Windansea Beach.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Census job and town figures and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in San Diego. Green months are the mild ones.
Windansea Beach
Windansea Beach is a stretch of coastline in the La Jolla community of San Diego, California. The neighborhood adjacent to the beach is named Windansea after the beach. It is named after the 1909 oceanfront Strand Hotel that was renamed "Windansea" Hotel in 1919 after the owner Arthur Snell ran a "naming contest". The Windansea Hotel which was located on Neptune Avenue between Playa del Sur and Playa del Norte burned down in 1943. Geographically, it is defined by the beachfront extending north of Palomar Avenue and south of Westbourne Street.
- Type
- Park & preserve
- Wikipedia readers
- 6.2K a year
Stay in San Diego, or close by
Towns within 30 miles, closest first. Hotel and restaurant jobs show how many places there are to stay and eat.
| Town | From Windansea Beach | Hotel & restaurant jobs | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego | in town | 107,810 | 1,389,526 | $907K | C− |
| Del Mar | 9 mi north | 1,554 | 3,903 | $2,000K | B− |
| Solana Beach | 11 mi north | 1,495 | 12,823 | $2,000K | B |
| Fairbanks Ranch | 12 mi northeast | 652 | 2,703 | $2,000K | — |
| Coronado | 14 mi southeast | 4,304 | 19,015 | $2,000K | C |
| Rancho Santa Fe | 14 mi north | 217 | 2,260 | $2,000K | — |
| Encinitas | 15 mi north | 5,097 | 61,480 | $1,647K | B |
| National City | 16 mi southeast | 3,331 | 58,893 | $612K | D |
| Lemon Grove | 16 mi southeast | 1,003 | 27,686 | $705K | C |
| La Mesa | 16 mi east | 3,887 | 60,797 | $812K | C |
| Santee | 17 mi east | 2,759 | 59,332 | $727K | B |
| La Presa | 18 mi southeast | 444 | 34,962 | $630K | — |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Windansea Beach
Other well-known places within 21 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
110 mi🐾 Zoo & aquariumSan Diego Zoo4.0M visitors a year
25 mi🎢 Theme parkSeaWorld San Diego4.0M visitors a year
35 mi🏖 BeachBlack's Beach
410 mi🌲 Park & preserveBalboa Park
510 mi🏛 MuseumUSS Midway Museum
67 mi🏛 MuseumWhaley House
721 mi🎢 Theme parkLegoland California🌲817 mi🌲 Park & preserveCerutti Mastodon sitePhoto credits
San Diego Zoo: en:User:Cburnett, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SeaWorld San Diego: ZooFari, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Black's Beach: Levi Clancy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Balboa Park: Matthew T Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Midway Museum: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Whaley House: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Legoland California: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jdigger/, CC BY 2.0
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Visiting Windansea Beach
Is Windansea Beach in San Diego?
Yes. It’s inside San Diego, CA.
When is the best time to visit Windansea Beach?
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December, with highs of 67–83°.
How far is Windansea Beach from Irvine and Santa Ana?
About 65 miles northwest of Irvine and about 72 miles northwest of Santa Ana, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Windansea Beach?
San Diego (SAN), about 9 miles away.
Where should I stay near Windansea Beach?
San Diego (in town, 107,810 hotel and restaurant jobs), Del Mar (9 mi, 1,554 hotel and restaurant jobs) and Solana Beach (11 mi, 1,495 hotel and restaurant jobs).
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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.