2222 Beach

Santa Cruz County, California, United States

Free parking

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 6:20 pm

8 am
6.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

9 am
6.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good

10 am
6.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good

11 am
6.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good

12 pm
6.5
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good

1 pm
6.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good

2 pm
6.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good

3 pm
7.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

4 pm
7.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great

5 pm
7.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

6 pm
7.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 1 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 14°C57°F
Water: 18°C65°F
Wind: 95 km/hmph NW
Gusts: 1610 km/hmph
Waves: 1.5 m5 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 2%
Sunset: 6:20 pm

Today

4.5Fair8 am64

4.7Fair9 am53

4.7Fair10 am117

4.5Fair11 am138

4.2Fair12 pm75

4.3Fair1 pm53

3.9Poor2 pm106

2.2Poor3 pm85

4.3Fair4 pm75

4.4Fair5 pm21

5.8Good6 pm53

Fri

6.5Good8 am85

6.4Good9 am64

6.2Good10 am42

6.1Good11 am53

6.5Good12 pm75

6.8Good1 pm117

6.7Good2 pm138

7.3Great3 pm85

7.7Great4 pm64

7.7Great5 pm117

7.4Great6 pm117

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Low 2 am, -0.3 m1 ft
High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
Low 3 pm, -0.3 m1 ft
High 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

Restrooms360 m0.2 mi away
Drinking water370 m0.2 mi away
Parking9 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 50 m170 ft. Listed as free
Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 mi
Picnic tables420 m0.3 mi away
Playground470 m0.3 mi awaySergeant Derby Park Playground
Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miSanta Cruz - Natural Bridges State Park

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 590 m0.4 mi
Nearest town: 3.4 km2.1 miSanta Cruz (city)
Nearest airport: 24 km15 miWatsonville Municipal Airport (WVI)

Nearby places

Santa Cruz - Natural Bridges State ParkRental
260 m870 ft

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Natural Bridges State Beach0.4 km0.3 mi west away
7.3 Great tomorrow
Swift Beach0.5 km0.3 mi east away
7.3 Great tomorrow
De Anza Beach0.7 km0.4 mi west away
7.3 Great tomorrow
Mitchell's Cove Beach1.2 km0.7 mi east away
7.3 Great tomorrow
Younger Beach1.3 km0.8 mi west away
7.3 Great tomorrow

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

Fri7.7 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
Sat8.1 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
Sun8.0 GreatBest 1 pm to 2 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
Mon8.0 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
Tue8.1 GreatBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
Wed7.4 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 1%