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Cable Car Beach

Santa Cruz County, California, United States

Cable Car Beach 5 photos

  • 2025-08-09 17 26 47 Roots of a fallen Coast Redwood in the Redwood Grove within Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Felton, Santa Cruz County, California

    2025-08-09 17 26 47 Roots of a fallen Coast Redwood in the Redwood Grove within Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Felton, Santa Cruz County, California. Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2025-08-09 17 30 46 View towards a hollowed section of a Coast Redwood along the Redwood Grove Trail within Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Felton, Santa Cruz County, California

    2025-08-09 17 30 46 View towards a hollowed section of a Coast Redwood along the Redwood Grove Trail within Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Felton, Santa Cruz County, California. Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2025-08-09 17 31 50 View up into a hollow Coast Redwood along the Redwood Grove Trail within Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Felton, Santa Cruz County, California

    2025-08-09 17 31 50 View up into a hollow Coast Redwood along the Redwood Grove Trail within Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Felton, Santa Cruz County, California. Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2025-08-09 17 32 07 View out from a hollow Coast Redwood along the Redwood Grove Trail within Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Felton, Santa Cruz County, California

    2025-08-09 17 32 07 View out from a hollow Coast Redwood along the Redwood Grove Trail within Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Felton, Santa Cruz County, California. Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • "The Giant" at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, CA - June 2022

    "The Giant" at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, CA - June 2022. Marty Aligata, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 6:20 pm
8 am
6.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.6
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.3
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C56°F
Water
18°C64°F
Wind
53 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
6%
Sunset
6:20 pm
Today
4.5Fair8 am32
4.7Fair9 am53
4.4Fair10 am85
4.3Fair11 am74
4.1Fair12 pm96
4.1Fair1 pm85
3.8Poor2 pm64
2.1Poor3 pm10
2.2Poor4 pm32
4.9Fair5 pm64
5.4Fair6 pm42
Fri
6.3Good8 am53
6.1Good9 am43
6.3Good10 am21
6.7Good11 am32
6.6Good12 pm11
6.0Good1 pm74
6.8Good2 pm128
7.3Great3 pm148
7.3Great4 pm159
7.3Great5 pm138
7.0Great6 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best 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, -0.3 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 mLow 2 am, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow4 am10 am4 pm10 pm
  • 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

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 210 m700 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
2.7 km1.7 miFelton (village)
Nearest airport
26 km16 miWatsonville Municipal Airport (WVI)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Fri7.3 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sat8.6 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.4 GreatBest 1 pm to 3 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.6 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.3 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.5 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 1%