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Gallinas Beach

Marin County, California, United States

Gallinas Beach 5 photos

  • Common Merganser (m)

    Common Merganser (m). Becky Matsubara from El Sobrante, California, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Greater Yellowlegs (Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds)

    Greater Yellowlegs (Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds). Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Aythya valisineria at Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds

    Aythya valisineria at Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds. Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Great-tailed Grackle (m)

    Great-tailed Grackle (m). Becky Matsubara from El Sobrante, California, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Double-crested Cormorant (breeding plumage)

    Double-crested Cormorant (breeding plumage). Becky Matsubara from El Sobrante, California, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to sunset, sunset 6:21 pm
8 am
7.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.9
4 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.9
4 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 12 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
12°C54°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
74 km/hmph SSW
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
1%
Sunset
6:21 pm
Today
7.4Great8 am64
7.1Great9 am21
7.2Great10 am53
7.8Great11 am74
8.1Great12 pm96
8.5Excellent1 pm85
8.7Excellent2 pm74
8.8Excellent3 pm64
8.9Excellent4 pm43
8.9Excellent5 pm43
8.5Excellent6 pm96
Sat
7.6Great8 am138
7.7Great9 am95
8.2Great10 am74
8.6Excellent11 am64
8.7Excellent12 pm106
8.4Great1 pm117
7.5Great2 pm127
7.0Great3 pm106
7.4Great4 pm96
7.9Great5 pm127
8.2Great6 pm149
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 am, -0.5 m. High at 10 am, 1.1 m. Low at 5 pm, -0.5 m. High at 11 pm, 0.9 mLow 4 am, -0.5 m1 ftHigh 10 am, 1.1 m4 ftLow 5 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 11 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • Low 4 am, -0.5 m1 ft
  • High 10 am, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 5 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 11 pm, 0.9 m3 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 bus stop
510 m0.3 miVendola Drive & Estancia Way
Nearest town
5.1 km3.2 miSan Rafael (city)
Nearest airport
1 km1 miSan Rafael Airport (SRF)

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 Gallinas Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.7 ExcellentBest 9 am to 2 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.7 GreatBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue7.7 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 2%