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Bean Hollow State Beach

San Mateo County, California, United States

Bean Hollow State Beach 1 photo

  • Bean Hollow State Beach — in western San Mateo County, California, USA. Arca Swiss 4x5 view camera, Fujichrome Provia 100F transparency film.

    Bean Hollow State Beach — in western San Mateo County, California, USA. Arca Swiss 4x5 view camera, Fujichrome Provia 100F transparency film.. Doug Dolde aka Doug Dolde at en.wikipedia, Public domain. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:21 pm
8 am
4.2
1 km/h0 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.2
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
15°C58°F
Water
18°C64°F
Wind
1912 km/hmph NW
Gusts
3018 km/hmph
Waves
1.8 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
9%
Sunset
6:21 pm
Today
4.0Fair8 am64
2.0Poor9 am64
3.7Poor10 am53
4.0Fair11 am53
4.2Fair12 pm64
4.2Fair1 pm96
4.1Fair2 pm96
4.3Fair3 pm106
4.4Fair4 pm64
4.4Fair5 pm85
4.2Fair6 pm85
Fri
4.2Fair8 am10
5.2Fair9 am32
5.9Good10 am64
6.1Good11 am117
5.9Good12 pm149
6.2Good1 pm1510
6.0Good2 pm1811
5.9Good3 pm1912
6.1Good4 pm1912
5.9Good5 pm2012
5.9Good6 pm1912
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 9 am, 0.9 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.4 mLow 2 am, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • Low 2 am, -0.3 m1 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.4 m1 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.

  • Sat7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.0 GoodBest 1 pm to 2 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.5 GoodBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed6.1 GoodBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Bean Hollow State Beach

Bean Hollow State Beach is a state beach in California, USA. It is located near Arroyo De Los Frijoles Beach, approximately 120 feet away. The nearest town is Pescadero, about 2.3 miles away.

From Wikipedia

Bean Hollow State Beach is a beach in the state park system of California, United States. It is located in San Mateo County near Pescadero. The beach offers fishing, picnicking and beachcombing. Visitors can explore tide pools with anemones, crab, sea urchins and other marine inhabitants. The beach also has a self-guided nature trail.

Source: Bean Hollow State Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms20 m70 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 10 m40 ft. Fee not listed
  • Picnic tables50 m150 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
3.7 km2.3 miPescadero (village)
Nearest airport
33 km21 miHalf Moon Bay Airport (HAF)

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

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