Caspar Headlands State Beach
Mendocino County, California, United States
Today at a glance
Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:24 pm4.3
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
4.1
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
4.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
4.3
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
4.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
4.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
4.2
28 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
3.7
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
3.9
28 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
3.8
28 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
4.5
25 km/h15 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
- 14°C57°F
- Water
- 15°C59°F
- Wind
- 3119 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 4025 km/hmph
- Waves
- 2.2 m7 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:24 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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 11 km/h7 mph, rain 1%
- Mon6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 12%
- Tue6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 2%
- Wed6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 1%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Caspar Headlands State Beach
Caspar Headlands State Beach is a state beach in Mendocino County, California, USA, located near the village of Caspar. The beach is 0.21 miles long and has 9.1 acres of area.
Caspar Headlands State Beach is a protected beach in the state park system of California, United States. It is located in Northern California in Mendocino County near the village of Caspar. The 75-acre (30 ha) park was established in 1972.
Source: Caspar Headlands State Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m360 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 470 m0.3 mi
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 310 m0.2 miCaspar (village)
- Nearest airport
- 13 km8 miFort Bragg Airport (FOB)
Nearby places
- Good Bones KitchenRegional470 m0.3 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Jug Handle Beach1.8 km1.1 mi north away4.5 Fair later
- Russian Gulch3.6 km2.3 mi south away4.5 Fair later
- Fort Bragg Beach6.3 km3.9 mi north away4.7 Fair later
- Portuguese Beach6.5 km4.0 mi south away4.5 Fair later
- Big River Beach6.7 km4.2 mi south away5.3 Fair later