Bonny Doon Beach
Santa Cruz County, California, United States
Tomorrow at a glance
Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 6:21 pm6.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6.9
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
7.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
6.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
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
- 15°C58°F
- Water
- 18°C64°F
- Wind
- 138 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 3019 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.9 m6 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 4%
- Sunset
- 6:21 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
- Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m570 ft. Fee not listed
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 120 m380 ftCabrillo Highway & Bonny Doon Road
- Nearest town
- 1.6 km1 miDavenport (village)
- Nearest airport
- 36 km22 miWatsonville Municipal Airport (WVI)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Shark Fin Cove (California)0.6 km0.3 mi north-west away7.1 Great tomorrow
- Shark Fin Cove Beach0.6 km0.4 mi north-west away7.1 Great tomorrow
- Yellowbank Beach1.3 km0.8 mi south-east away6.3 Good tomorrow
- Davenport Beach1.5 km0.9 mi north-west away7.1 Great tomorrow
- Panther Beach1.5 km0.9 mi south-east away6.3 Good tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Fri7.5 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 1%
- Sat7.8 GreatBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 19 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Mon4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 1%
- Tue6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 0%
- Wed6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 1%