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Goat Rock Beach

Sonoma County, California, United States

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  • Goat Rock Beach

    Goat Rock Beach. John Uhrig from Davis, CA, United States, CC BY 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:23 pm
8 am
6.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.1
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
12°C54°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
96 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
117 km/hmph
Waves
1.8 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
1%
Sunset
6:23 pm
Today
4.4Fair8 am53
4.2Fair9 am21
4.3Fair10 am32
4.3Fair11 am43
4.5Fair12 pm63
4.3Fair1 pm53
3.6Poor2 pm1811
3.5Poor3 pm127
3.2Poor4 pm1811
3.1Poor5 pm1811
3.7Poor6 pm149
Fri
6.1Good8 am32
6.1Good9 am32
6.1Good10 am11
6.4Good11 am74
6.6Good12 pm96
6.6Good1 pm138
6.2Good2 pm159
6.2Good3 pm1610
6.4Good4 pm1610
6.7Good5 pm138
6.5Good6 pm117
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 9 pm, 0.7 mLow 3 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • Low 3 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.5 m2 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.

  • Sat7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun5.7 GoodBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 3%
  • Tue7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Goat Rock Beach

Goat Rock Beach is a beach in Sonoma County, California, covering an area of 22 acres. It is 0.67 miles long and has three free parking areas within 0.31 miles. The nearest town is Jenner, located 0.66 miles away.

From Wikipedia

Goat Rock Beach is a sand beach in northwestern Sonoma County, California, United States.

This landform is a sub-unit of Sonoma Coast State Beach, owned and managed by the State of California. At the northern terminus of Goat Rock Beach is the mouth of the Russian River, and the southern end of this crescent shaped expanse is the massive Goat Rock, an iconic outcrop of the Sonoma Coast, which is barely attached to the mainland by a narrow isthmus.

Source: Goat Rock Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms190 m620 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m490 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 440 m0.3 mi
  • DogsNot allowed

Getting there

Nearest town
1.1 km0.7 miJenner (village)
Nearest airport
28 km17 miSonoma County Airport (STS)

Nearby places

  • River's EndFood and drink
    440 m0.3 mi

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

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