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Jug Handle Beach

Mendocino County, California, United States

Jug Handle Beach 3 photos

  • The beach at Jug Handle State Natural Reserve near Mendocino, California

    The beach at Jug Handle State Natural Reserve near Mendocino, California. David Eppstein, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Jughandle bridge and beach, Mendocino County, California

    Jughandle bridge and beach, Mendocino County, California. josephtateart, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Jug Handle Creek Bridge, Jug Handle State Natural Reserve, Mendocino County, California, USA

    Jug Handle Creek Bridge, Jug Handle State Natural Reserve, Mendocino County, California, USA. Jef Poskanzer, CC BY 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:24 pm
8 am
4.3
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.1
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.3
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.2
28 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
3.7
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.9
28 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.8
28 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
4.5
25 km/h15 mph wind, Fair

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

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
14°C57°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
3220 km/hmph N
Gusts
4125 km/hmph
Waves
2.2 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:24 pm
Today
3.6Poor8 am53
3.2Poor9 am43
2.7Poor10 am32
2.7Poor11 am127
2.3Poor12 pm148
2.1Poor1 pm2113
2.5Poor2 pm1710
2.6Poor3 pm1912
2.5Poor4 pm2516
3.1Poor5 pm2113
4.5Fair6 pm2013
Fri
4.3Fair8 am2817
4.1Fair9 am3019
4.4Fair10 am2616
4.3Fair11 am2717
4.7Fair12 pm2314
4.6Fair1 pm2415
4.2Fair2 pm2818
3.7Poor3 pm3119
3.9Poor4 pm2818
3.8Poor5 pm2818
4.5Fair6 pm2515
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 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 1%
  • Mon6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 12%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 190 m630 ft. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.5 km0.9 miCaspar (village)
Nearest airport
11 km7 miFort Bragg Airport (FOB)

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

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