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Davenport Beach

Santa Cruz County, California, United States

Davenport Beach 2 photos

  • Shark Tooth Rock at Davenport (or San Vicente) Beach.

    Shark Tooth Rock at Davenport (or San Vicente) Beach.. Elaine with Grey Cats from California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Davenport, CA 95017, USA

    Davenport, CA 95017, USA. Daniel Carpenter, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 6:21 pm
8 am
6.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.9
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
6 pm
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
14°C56°F
Water
18°C64°F
Wind
1510 km/hmph NW
Gusts
2515 km/hmph
Waves
2.0 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
3%
Sunset
6:21 pm
Today
6.2Good8 am95
6.2Good9 am74
6.4Good10 am53
6.4Good11 am64
6.4Good12 pm96
6.7Good1 pm128
6.9Good2 pm148
7.2Great3 pm85
7.5Great4 pm95
7.3Great5 pm117
6.9Good6 pm127
Sat
6.5Good8 am43
6.6Good9 am32
7.3Great10 am32
7.5Great11 am64
7.6Great12 pm74
7.7Great1 pm74
7.8Great2 pm106
6.5Good3 pm138
5.7Good4 pm1711
5.9Good5 pm2113
6.1Good6 pm2415
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 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • 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

  • Parking10 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m590 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 200 m670 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
200 m670 ftCabrillo Highway & Davenport Avenue
Nearest town
320 m0.2 miDavenport (village)
Nearest airport
37 km23 miWatsonville Municipal Airport (WVI)

Nearby places

  • Davenport Roadhouse Restaurant & InnFood and drink
    200 m670 ft
  • Bonny Doon Vineyard Tasting RoomFood and drink
    240 m790 ft
  • Taqueria El JarroMexican
    240 m790 ft
  • Whale City Bakery Bar & GrillFood and drink
    300 m970 ft
  • Costa AzúlMexican
    320 m0.2 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Davenport Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • 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%