Beer Can Beach
Santa Cruz County, California, United States
Today at a glance
Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 6:20 pm6.8
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6.9
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
7.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.6
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.5
2 km/h1 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
- 12°C54°F
- Water
- 18°C64°F
- Wind
- 85 km/hmph WNW
- Gusts
- 106 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.2 m4 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 2%
- Sunset
- 6:20 pm
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
- Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 790 m0.5 mi
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 380 m0.2 miSumner Avenue & Clubhouse Drive
- Nearest town
- 730 m0.5 miSeascape (village)
- Nearest airport
- 9 km6 miWatsonville Municipal Airport (WVI)
Nearby places
- Sanderling'sFood and drink790 m0.5 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Rio Del Mar Beach1.6 km1.0 mi north-west away7.4 Great later
- Seacliff State Beach3.3 km2.0 mi north-west away7.4 Great later
- Manresa State Beach3.3 km2.0 mi south-east away7.4 Great later
- Potbelly Beach4.8 km3.0 mi north-west away7.4 Great later
- New Brighton State Beach5.4 km3.4 mi north-west away7.4 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat8.6 ExcellentBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.5 GreatBest 1 pm to 2 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Mon7.7 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Tue7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
- Wed6.9 GoodBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%