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Dune Drift Beach

Sonoma County, California, United States

Dune Drift Beach 5 photos

  • Sea Ranch Chapel in March 2020-1378

    Sea Ranch Chapel in March 2020-1378. Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Pycnogonum stearnsi 135824653

    Pycnogonum stearnsi 135824653. Tobi (he/him), CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Sea Ranch Chapel

    Sea Ranch Chapel. lamblukas from San Francisco, United States, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Dudleya farinosa 84820878

    Dudleya farinosa 84820878. Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Dudleya farinosa 84820864

    Dudleya farinosa 84820864. Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 1 pm to 4 pm, sunset 6:24 pm
8 am
5.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.6
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.5
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good

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
12°C53°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
95 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
2.1 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:24 pm
Today
5.9Good8 am74
5.9Good9 am64
5.9Good10 am53
6.2Good11 am85
6.4Good12 pm138
6.7Good1 pm138
6.6Good2 pm159
6.7Good3 pm159
6.6Good4 pm1610
6.6Good5 pm1710
6.5Good6 pm148
Sat
6.3Good8 am117
6.4Good9 am85
6.3Good10 am11
5.0Fair11 am53
4.8Fair12 pm64
4.9Fair1 pm64
4.9Fair2 pm64
5.2Fair3 pm53
5.3Fair4 pm64
5.8Good5 pm64
5.7Good6 pm64
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 m. High at 10 pm, 0.6 mLow 3 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 10 pm, 0.6 m2 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 3 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.5 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.

  • Sun4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms220 m720 ft away
  • Drinking water250 m830 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 240 m780 ft. Fee not listed
  • Playground250 m810 ft awayOne-Eyed Jacks Playground
  • Boat ramp360 m0.2 mi awayHarbor seal pupping area

Getting there

Nearest town
3.1 km1.9 miSea Ranch (village)
Nearest airport
50 km31 miUkiah Municipal Airport (UKI)

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

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