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Kirby Beach

Marin County, California, United States

Kirby Beach 1 photo

  • Kirby Cove

    Kirby Cove. Akos Kokai, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to sunset, sunset 6:21 pm
8 am
5.4
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
0 km/h0 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 12 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C58°F
Water
16°C62°F
Wind
32 km/hmph SW
Gusts
53 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
1%
Sunset
6:21 pm
Today
5.4Fair8 am21
4.5Fair9 am42
4.5Fair10 am85
5.6Good11 am96
6.8Good12 pm96
6.9Good1 pm85
7.0Great2 pm42
7.1Great3 pm00
7.1Great4 pm95
7.1Great5 pm138
7.1Great6 pm117
Sat
7.0Great8 am117
7.0Great9 am117
7.0Great10 am117
7.0Great11 am138
7.0Great12 pm149
7.2Great1 pm128
7.2Great2 pm159
7.1Great3 pm1811
6.2Good4 pm1811
7.1Great5 pm1711
7.2Great6 pm149
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 am, -0.4 m. High at 9 am, 1.0 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.4 m. High at 10 pm, 0.8 mLow 3 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 4 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 10 pm, 0.8 m3 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • Low 3 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 9 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 10 pm, 0.8 m3 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.

Facilities

  • Restrooms160 m510 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 280 m910 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
610 m0.4 miConzelman Road & Kirby Cove Road
Nearest town
3.6 km2.2 miSausalito (town)
Nearest airport
21 km13 miSan Rafael Airport (SRF)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Kirby Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.3 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 2%