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Glass Beach

Mendocino County, California, United States

Glass Beach 1 photo

  • Glass Beach Fort Bragg

    Glass Beach Fort Bragg. Ggerdel - Foto de: Gustavo Gerdel, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:24 pm
8 am
4.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.8
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.7
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.6
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.5
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.5
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.5
25 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair

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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
13°C55°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
2415 km/hmph N
Gusts
3622 km/hmph
Waves
2.3 m8 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:24 pm
Today
3.5Poor8 am21
3.1Poor9 am32
2.6Poor10 am42
2.7Poor11 am117
2.3Poor12 pm127
2.2Poor1 pm1710
2.6Poor2 pm127
2.6Poor3 pm1711
2.7Poor4 pm2012
3.4Poor5 pm159
5.0Fair6 pm159
Fri
4.5Fair8 am2415
4.5Fair9 am2415
4.5Fair10 am2415
4.8Fair11 am2013
4.7Fair12 pm2213
4.6Fair1 pm2516
4.5Fair2 pm2616
4.5Fair3 pm2616
4.5Fair4 pm2515
4.5Fair5 pm2415
4.7Fair6 pm2113
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 am, -0.5 m. High at 9 am, 0.9 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.6 m. High at 10 pm, 0.6 mLow 3 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 4 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 10 pm, 0.6 m2 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • Low 3 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.6 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.

  • Sat6.0 GoodBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 1%
  • Mon5.9 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 12%
  • Tue6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Glass Beach

Glass Beach is a beach in northern California, USA, located near Pudding Creek Beach, which is 0.44 miles away. It is 0.19 miles from the nearest toilets and 0.78 miles from the town of Fort Bragg.

From Wikipedia

Glass Beach is a beach adjacent to MacKerricher State Park near Fort Bragg, California, named from a time when it was abundant with sea glass created from years of dumping garbage into an area of coastline near the northern part of the town.

Source: Glass Beach (Fort Bragg, California) on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms310 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 270 m870 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 570 m0.4 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
1.3 km0.8 miFort Bragg (town)
Nearest airport
3 km2 miFort Bragg Airport (FOB)

Nearby places

  • Denny'sAmerican
    570 m0.4 mi
  • Jenny's Giant BurgerBurger
    620 m0.4 mi
  • Cafe 1Food and drink
    680 m0.4 mi

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

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