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Conditions now

AIR: 80°Sunny · 9mph W
WATER: 71°Fletcher Cove
TIDE: ▲ 3.1 FTHigh 7:40p
SURF: 2–3 FTSW swell
SUNSET: 7:23PGolden 6:38

New in town

BASQUE TAPAS · S COAST HWY 101 · $$

CTZN brings Basque pintxos to the 101

A pintxos-and-wood-fire menu inside the new Sandbox Solana building — the anchor of a wave of newcomers that has remade the south end of the 101.

Top things to do

Full guide

Sunset at Fletcher Cove

The town's front porch — bluff-top overlook and beach access.

Free · daily

Tidepools at Tide Beach

Best on a negative low tide. Bring reef shoes.

Sat 6:30am · −0.8 ft

Cedros Design District

Galleries, makers, and boutiques along a walkable strip.

Tue–Sun

A show at the Belly Up

North County's legendary live-music room.

Tonight

This week

Full calendar

AUG 28

Built to Spill

Fri · doors 8pm · Belly Up

AUG 29

Led Zepagain + The Black Crowes Revival

Sat · doors 8pm · Belly Up

AUG 30

Solana Beach Farmers Market

Sun 12–4pm · 444 S Cedros · Cedros District

SEP 5

Gallery opening: Sea, Sand, and Style

Sat 6–8pm · free · City Hall Gallery, 635 S Hwy 101

EDITOR-VOTED 2026

Best of Solana Beach

Browse every spot

Best coffee

№1

Lofty Coffee

Roasted in-house and poured in a room that gets the morning light — the one we actually walk to.

Best happy hour

№1

Rare Society

A wood-fired steakhouse is the last place you'd expect a deal — sit at the bar and find out otherwise.

Best dog patio

№1

Barefoot Coffee Roasters

The seating is all outside, so nobody waits in the car — including the dog.

Best surf shop

№1

Surf Ride

Boards, wetsuits, and a straight answer about whether it's worth paddling out this morning.

Best sunset spot

№1

Fletcher Cove

The town's front porch — the park above the sand fills in about ten minutes before the sun goes.

Best breakfast

№1

Claire's on Cedros

Lemon ricotta pancakes in a solar-powered cottage — the line moves, and it's worth it.

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