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Doran Regional Park

Sonoma County, California, United States

Doran Regional Park 1 photo

  • surfers walking along Doran Beach

    surfers walking along Doran Beach. Stepheng3 ( talk ), Public domain. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:23 pm
8 am
5.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.9
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.4
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair

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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
16°C60°F
Wind
3421 km/hmph NW
Gusts
3623 km/hmph
Waves
2.0 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
2%
Sunset
6:23 pm
Today
4.2Fair8 am127
4.2Fair9 am43
4.1Fair10 am53
4.2Fair11 am00
4.1Fair12 pm53
4.1Fair1 pm96
2.9Poor2 pm2918
3.2Poor3 pm1811
2.4Poor4 pm2918
2.2Poor5 pm3622
2.5Poor6 pm3220
Fri
5.3Fair8 am42
5.6Good9 am32
5.9Good10 am43
6.0Good11 am74
5.9Good12 pm106
5.9Good1 pm106
5.9Good2 pm117
5.4Fair3 pm1710
5.3Fair4 pm1912
5.3Fair5 pm2012
5.0Fair6 pm2314
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 am, -0.4 m. High at 9 am, 0.9 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.5 mLow 3 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.5 m2 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • Low 3 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.5 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.

  • Sat7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.8 GoodBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Doran Regional Park

Doran Regional Park is a park in California, located near Doran Beach, which is 0.38 miles away. The park has drinking water available and is 180 feet from the nearest toilets.

From Wikipedia

Doran Regional Park is a regional park south of Bodega Bay, California, U.S.A. that is maintained by the Sonoma County Regional Parks Department. It covers an area of 127 acres (51 ha). It is located at 38.314°N 123.0428°W / 38.314; -123.0428 on the sand spit separating Bodega Harbor from Bodega Bay. The park address is 201 Doran Beach Road, Bodega Bay, CA.

Source: Doran Regional Park on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms60 m180 ft away
  • Showers50 m170 ft away
  • Drinking water360 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m230 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 970 m0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables80 m260 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
2.3 km1.4 miBodega Bay (village)
Nearest airport
30 km19 miSonoma County Airport (STS)

Nearby places

  • Drakes Sonoma CoastAmerican
    970 m0.6 mi

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

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