Fern Grotto Beach
Santa Cruz County, California, United States
Today at a glance
Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:21 pm6.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6.4
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
5.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
6.1
1 km/h0 mph wind, Good
7.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 3 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 14°C58°F
- Water
- 18°C64°F
- Wind
- 106 km/hmph NW
- Gusts
- 1711 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.8 m6 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 2%
- Sunset
- 6:21 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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
We do not have facility details for this beach yet.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 5.6 km3.5 miSanta Cruz (city)
- Nearest airport
- 27 km17 miWatsonville Municipal Airport (WVI)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Sand Plant Beach0.4 km0.2 mi west away7.5 Great later
- Wilder Beach0.7 km0.5 mi east away7.5 Great later
- Strawberry Beach1.3 km0.8 mi west away7.4 Great later
- Younger Beach1.9 km1.2 mi east away7.5 Great later
- De Anza Beach2.4 km1.5 mi east away7.5 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat7.9 GreatBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Mon5.5 GoodBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
- Tue7.7 GreatBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
- Wed7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 1%
- Thu7.7 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 5%