Fan Shell Beach
Monterey County, California, United States
- Free parking
Today’s timelapseToday at a glance
Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:20 pm4.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
4.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
4.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
4.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
6.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6.4
16 km/h10 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
- 15°C59°F
- Water
- 19°C66°F
- Wind
- 1711 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 2214 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.9 m6 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 3%
- Sunset
- 6:20 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sun5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
- Mon7.3 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 1%
- Tue7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 0%
- Wed5.7 GoodBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 1%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
- Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 340 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 1.9 km1.2 miDel Monte Forest (village)
- Nearest airport
- 11 km7 miMonterey Regional Airport (MRY)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Pebble Beach2.5 km1.6 mi south-east away6.5 Good later
- Moss Beach3.6 km2.3 mi north-east away6.7 Good later
- North Moss Beach4.3 km2.7 mi north-east away6.7 Good later
- Asilomar State Beach4.7 km2.9 mi north-east away6.7 Good later
- Carmel Beach4.9 km3.0 mi south-east away6.5 Good later