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Black Sands Beach

Marin County, California, United States

Black Sands Beach 4 photos

  • Dawn dusk sunset view from hilly coastline (Unsplash)

    Dawn dusk sunset view from hilly coastline (Unsplash). Todd Diemer todd_diemer, CC0. Source

  • Foggy morning on the coast (Unsplash)

    Foggy morning on the coast (Unsplash). Jonas Lavoie-Levesque jll, CC0. Source

  • Clyde's Ridge and Point Bonita at sunset, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California, US

    Clyde's Ridge and Point Bonita at sunset, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California, US. Clyde Charles Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Dave Anj

    Dave Anj. Ben Ramirez, CC BY 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:21 pm
8 am
6.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.8
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.8
22 km/h14 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
16°C61°F
Wind
2616 km/hmph NW
Gusts
3119 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
2%
Sunset
6:21 pm
Today
3.9Poor8 am32
3.8Poor9 am85
4.0Fair10 am64
4.2Fair11 am53
4.3Fair12 pm64
4.1Fair1 pm106
4.2Fair2 pm53
4.3Fair3 pm106
4.0Fair4 pm159
1.7Poor5 pm1912
3.9Poor6 pm1610
Fri
6.4Good8 am85
6.2Good9 am85
6.4Good10 am106
6.5Good11 am117
6.6Good12 pm117
6.6Good1 pm53
6.3Good2 pm1610
5.9Good3 pm2012
6.1Good4 pm1811
5.8Good5 pm2213
5.8Good6 pm2214
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, -0.5 mLow 3 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.5 m1 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • Low 3 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 9 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.5 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.

  • Sat7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun5.8 GoodBest 1 pm to 3 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms400 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 400 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
970 m0.6 miRifle Range
Nearest town
4.4 km2.7 miSausalito (town)
Nearest airport
21 km13 miSan Rafael Airport (SRF)

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

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