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Little River State Beach

Humboldt County, California, United States

Little River State Beach 1 photo

  • Little River estuary at the north end of Little River State Beach, Humboldt County, California, USA.

    Little River estuary at the north end of Little River State Beach, Humboldt County, California, USA.. Thewellman, CC0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:23 pm
8 am
5.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.6
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
9°C49°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
53 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
128 km/hmph
Waves
2.1 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
1%
Sunset
6:23 pm
Today
1.7Poor8 am11
3.2Poor9 am32
3.2Poor10 am53
2.5Poor11 am95
3.2Poor12 pm75
3.4Poor1 pm64
3.7Poor2 pm74
3.8Poor3 pm85
3.9Poor4 pm64
3.9Poor5 pm106
3.8Poor6 pm96
Fri
5.3Fair8 am149
5.4Fair9 am138
5.3Fair10 am159
5.2Fair11 am1711
5.1Fair12 pm1811
5.1Fair1 pm1811
5.0Fair2 pm1912
5.0Fair3 pm1912
4.6Fair4 pm2013
4.9Fair5 pm1610
5.6Good6 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 am, -0.6 m. High at 10 am, 0.9 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.7 mLow 3 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 10 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 4 pm, -0.7 m2 ftNow4 am10 am4 pm10 pm
  • Low 3 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 10 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 4 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.

  • Sat5.9 GoodBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 36%
  • Mon2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 44%
  • Tue5.9 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Little River State Beach

Little River State Beach is a protected beach in Humboldt County, California. It is located near Moonstone Beach, approximately 0.96 miles away. OpenStreetMap lists a nearby village called Trinidad, about 3.4 miles from the beach.

From Wikipedia

Little River State Beach is a protected beach of California, United States, in Humboldt County. It is located at the mouth of the Little River, 13 miles (21 km) north of Eureka right off U.S. Route 101. The 152-acre (62 ha) park was established in 1931.

The site is a broad, open beach that contains sand dunes. The Little River forms the north boundary of the beach. It is open for day-use only, but the adjacent Clam Beach County Park provides camping. Hammond Trail provides bicycle and pedestrian access to Clam Beach County Park from McKinleyville, California.

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

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 340 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
5.5 km3.4 miTrinidad (village)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miCalifornia Redwood Coast - Humboldt County Airport (ACV)

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

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