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Cayucos State Beach

San Luis Obispo County, California, United States

Cayucos State Beach 2 photos

  • The beach of Cayucos, California , USA

    The beach of Cayucos, California , USA. Adam Sofen, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Cayucos

    Cayucos. Klaus Nahr, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 6:18 pm
8 am
4.7
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.7
15 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.8
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
6.1
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.8
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.5
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
5 pm
4.6
15 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C62°F
Water
20°C68°F
Wind
85 km/hmph NW
Gusts
1710 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
10%
Sunset
6:18 pm
Today
4.7Fair8 am63
4.8Fair9 am21
4.8Fair10 am64
4.9Fair11 am106
4.7Fair12 pm1510
4.8Fair1 pm1711
6.1Good2 pm1710
6.8Good3 pm1711
6.5Good4 pm2012
4.6Fair5 pm1510
5.0Fair6 pm128
Sat
5.7Good8 am3019
6.0Good9 am2918
6.4Good10 am2717
6.9Good11 am2314
7.5Great12 pm1711
8.0Great1 pm42
7.6Great2 pm1610
7.5Great3 pm1811
7.7Great4 pm1710
7.7Great5 pm1610
7.5Great6 pm149
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 2 am, -0.3 m. High at 8 am, 1.0 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.3 m. High at 9 pm, 0.8 mLow 2 am, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.8 m2 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 2 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 8 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.8 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.

  • Sun6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.6 GreatBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Cayucos State Beach

Cayucos State Beach is a state park in California, United States, located near the village of Cayucos. The beach is 0.64 miles long and has 14 food options within 0.62 miles.

From Wikipedia

Cayucos State Beach is a protected beach in the state park system of California, United States. It is located in Cayucos, San Luis Obispo County. The sandy beach environment supports uses of swimming and surfing. Prehistorically this general area of the central coast was inhabited by the Chumash people, who settled the coastal San Luis Obispo area approximately 10,000 to 11,000 BCE, including a large village to the south of Cayucos at Morro Creek. The 16-acre (6.5 ha) park was established in 1940.

Source: Cayucos State Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms160 m520 ft away
  • Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m550 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink14 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 90 m280 ft
  • Playground480 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
240 m790 ft15
Nearest town
1.3 km0.8 miCayucos (village)
Nearest airport
33 km21 miSan Luis Obispo Regional Airport (SBP)

Nearby places

  • Ruddell's SmokehouseFood and drink
    90 m280 ft
  • SkippersFood and drink
    100 m310 ft
  • Hidden KitchenAmerican
    110 m340 ft
  • Ocean Front PizzaPizza
    110 m360 ft
  • Cayucos CoffeeCoffee shop
    130 m430 ft

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

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