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Avila State Beach

San Luis Obispo County, California, United States

Avila State Beach 2 photos

  • Avila Beach, CA, USA

    Avila Beach, CA, USA. Sergei Gussev, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Avila Beach, CA, USA

    Avila Beach, CA, USA. Sergei Gussev, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:17 pm
8 am
4.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
6.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C63°F
Water
20°C67°F
Wind
138 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
2314 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
28%
Sunset
6:17 pm
Today
4.1Fair8 am74
4.6Fair9 am85
5.9Good10 am138
6.5Good11 am106
5.3Fair12 pm138
5.1Fair1 pm149
4.9Fair2 pm138
6.3Good3 pm138
7.2Great4 pm1610
7.1Great5 pm1711
6.7Good6 pm1912
Sat
7.4Great8 am149
7.7Great9 am85
7.8Great10 am43
7.8Great11 am85
7.8Great12 pm128
7.7Great1 pm1610
7.7Great2 pm1711
7.8Great3 pm1711
7.9Great4 pm1811
7.9Great5 pm1610
7.6Great6 pm149
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 2 am, -0.3 m. High at 8 am, 1.0 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.3 m. High at 8 pm, 0.8 mLow 2 am, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.8 m2 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 2 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 8 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 8 pm, 0.8 m2 ft

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

The days ahead

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

  • Sun8.4 GreatBest 11 am to 12 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.3 GreatBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.5 GoodBest 1 pm to 2 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms80 m250 ft away
  • Showers90 m300 ft away
  • Drinking water70 m240 ft away
  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m450 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink8 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 40 m110 ft
  • Picnic tables190 m630 ft away
  • Playground150 m500 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
220 m730 ftAvila Beach (village)
Nearest airport
11 km7 miSan Luis Obispo Regional Airport (SBP)

Nearby places

  • Hula HutFood and drink
    40 m110 ft
  • Custom HouseFood and drink
    50 m150 ft

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

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