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Baker Beach

San Francisco, California, United States

Baker Beach 3 photos

  • w:Golden Gate Bridge is reflecting on wet sand at w:Baker Beach at a very low tide

    w:Golden Gate Bridge is reflecting on wet sand at w:Baker Beach at a very low tide. Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • w:Golden Gate Bridge is reflecting on wet sand at w:Baker Beach at a very low tide

    w:Golden Gate Bridge is reflecting on wet sand at w:Baker Beach at a very low tide. Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Baker Beach, San Francisco, United States

    Baker Beach, San Francisco, United States. Kevin Wolf kevinwolf, CC0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 6:21 pm
8 am
6.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.2
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.3
20 km/h13 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
14°C57°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
149 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
1%
Sunset
6:21 pm
Today
6.3Good8 am74
5.0Fair9 am96
5.6Good10 am117
6.5Good11 am138
6.7Good12 pm127
6.9Good1 pm106
7.0Great2 pm74
6.3Good3 pm2113
6.3Good4 pm2012
6.2Good5 pm2213
6.3Good6 pm2013
Sat
7.0Great8 am74
7.1Great9 am74
7.2Great10 am42
7.3Great11 am10
7.3Great12 pm64
7.2Great1 pm96
5.1Fair2 pm127
6.1Good3 pm128
6.1Good4 pm149
6.8Good5 pm149
7.4Great6 pm149
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 am, -0.4 m. High at 9 am, 1.0 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.4 m. High at 9 pm, 0.8 mLow 3 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.8 m2 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 3 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 9 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 9 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.

  • Sun7.0 GreatBest 1 pm to 3 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.9 GoodBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms170 m560 ft away
  • Drinking water170 m560 ft away
  • Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m460 ft. Listed as free
  • Picnic tables200 m660 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
290 m950 ftBowley Street & Lincoln Boulevard
Nearest town
6.8 km4.2 miSan Francisco (city)
Nearest airport
21 km13 miSan Francisco International Airport (SFO)

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

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