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Black Sands Beach

Humboldt County, California, United States

Black Sands Beach 5 photos

  • Sunset over North Pacific Ocean, Black Sands Beach, Shelter Cove, California 2019-09-25-1

    Sunset over North Pacific Ocean, Black Sands Beach, Shelter Cove, California 2019-09-25-1. Alexey Komarov, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Sunset over North Pacific Ocean, Black Sands Beach, Shelter Cove, California 2019-09-25-2

    Sunset over North Pacific Ocean, Black Sands Beach, Shelter Cove, California 2019-09-25-2. Alexey Komarov, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Black Sands Beach, Shelter Cove, California 2019-09-25-1

    Black Sands Beach, Shelter Cove, California 2019-09-25-1. Alexey Komarov, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Black Sands Beach, Shelter Cove, California 2019-09-25-2

    Black Sands Beach, Shelter Cove, California 2019-09-25-2. Alexey Komarov, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Shelter Cove - Black Sands Beach, CA, USA - panoramio (5)

    Shelter Cove - Black Sands Beach, CA, USA - panoramio (5). MARELBU, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:24 pm
8 am
5.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
9 am
4.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.6
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.5
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.4
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.6
25 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.4
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.3
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.8
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.8
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair

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
13°C56°F
Water
14°C58°F
Wind
3220 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
3220 km/hmph
Waves
1.9 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:24 pm
Today
5.5Good8 am117
4.8Fair9 am2113
4.6Fair10 am2516
4.5Fair11 am2616
4.4Fair12 pm2717
4.6Fair1 pm2515
4.4Fair2 pm2717
4.3Fair3 pm2918
4.8Fair4 pm2314
4.8Fair5 pm2314
5.0Fair6 pm2113
Sat
4.8Fair8 am95
4.5Fair9 am64
4.1Fair10 am43
3.9Poor11 am32
3.9Poor12 pm42
4.0Fair1 pm32
4.0Fair2 pm21
4.5Fair3 pm43
5.0Fair4 pm42
5.4Fair5 pm21
4.8Fair6 pm42
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 am, -0.5 m. High at 9 am, 0.9 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.6 m. High at 10 pm, 0.6 mLow 3 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 4 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 10 pm, 0.6 m2 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 3 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 10 pm, 0.6 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.

  • Sun4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 25%
  • Tue6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest town
2.5 km1.6 miShelter Cove (village)
Nearest airport
69 km43 miFort Bragg Airport (FOB)

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

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