Half Moon Bay State Beach
San Mateo County, California, United States
- Paid parking
Today at a glance
Best: 1 pm to 5 pm, sunset 6:21 pm6.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
6.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
6.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
7.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
6.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6.3
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 1 pm to 5 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 14°C57°F
- Water
- 17°C63°F
- Wind
- 128 km/hmph NW
- Gusts
- 2113 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.9 m6 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 4%
- Sunset
- 6:21 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 2 am, -0.3 m1 ft
- High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
- Low 3 pm, -0.4 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.
About Half Moon Bay State Beach
Half Moon Bay State Beach is a state beach in San Mateo County, California, USA. It is located 1.3 miles from the town of Half Moon Bay. OpenStreetMap lists a nearby beach called Elmar Beach, 250 feet away.
Half Moon Bay State Beach is a 4-mile (6 km) stretch of protected beaches in the state park system of California, United States, on Half Moon Bay. From north to south it comprises Roosevelt, Dunes, Venice, and Francis Beaches. The 181-acre (73 ha) park was established in 1956.
Source: Half Moon Bay State Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 390 m0.2 mi. Listed as paid
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 790 m0.5 miMain Street & Spindrift Way
- Nearest town
- 2.1 km1.3 miHalf Moon Bay (town)
- Nearest airport
- 6 km4 miHalf Moon Bay Airport (HAF)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Elmar Beach0.1 km0.0 mi north-east away7.0 Great later
- Mateo Coast State Beaches0.1 km0.1 mi south-west away7.0 Great later
- Francis Beach0.5 km0.3 mi south away7.0 Great later
- Venice Beach0.7 km0.4 mi north away7.0 Great later
- Dunes Beach1.2 km0.7 mi north away7.0 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.
- Sat7.7 GreatBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Sun6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Mon6.7 GoodBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 2%
- Tue6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
- Wed7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 2%
- Thu7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 3%