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Greenwood State Beach

Mendocino County, California, United States

Greenwood State Beach 1 photo

  • Greenwood State Beach, California, USA

    Greenwood State Beach, California, USA. Art Poskanzer, CC BY 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:24 pm
8 am
4.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.3
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.4
25 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.6
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.1
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
13°C56°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
2113 km/hmph N
Gusts
3119 km/hmph
Waves
2.5 m8 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:24 pm
Today
3.5Poor8 am74
3.7Poor9 am42
3.7Poor10 am42
2.9Poor11 am149
2.1Poor12 pm1912
2.2Poor1 pm2113
2.5Poor2 pm1711
2.3Poor3 pm2113
2.3Poor4 pm2415
3.0Poor5 pm2314
3.0Poor6 pm2314
Fri
4.7Fair8 am2113
4.8Fair9 am2012
5.2Fair10 am159
5.1Fair11 am1610
5.0Fair12 pm1711
4.4Fair1 pm2616
4.3Fair2 pm2717
4.3Fair3 pm2616
4.4Fair4 pm2515
4.6Fair5 pm2214
5.1Fair6 pm1710
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.

  • Sat6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Greenwood State Beach

Greenwood State Beach is a state park in California, United States. It is located near the village of Elk, approximately 960 feet away. The beach has 4 parking areas within 0.31 miles.

From Wikipedia

Greenwood State Beach, also known as Elk Beach, is a state-protected beach of California, United States. It is located in the unincorporated village of Elk in Mendocino County. It is located about 15 miles (24 km) north of Point Arena on Highway 1. The 47-acre (19 ha) park was established in 1978.

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

Facilities

  • Restrooms220 m730 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m450 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 200 m670 ft
  • Picnic tables230 m740 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
290 m960 ftElk (village)
Nearest airport
39 km24 miFort Bragg Airport (FOB)

Nearby places

  • Queenie's Roadhouse CafeRegional
    200 m670 ft

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

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