Manresa State Beach
Santa Cruz County, California, United States
Tomorrow at a glance
Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 6:20 pm6.8
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6.9
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
7.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.6
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 1 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 14°C57°F
- Water
- 18°C64°F
- Wind
- 95 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 1811 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.0 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 12%
- Sunset
- 6:20 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 2 am, -0.3 m1 ft
- High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
- Low 3 pm, -0.3 m1 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 Manresa State Beach
Manresa State Beach is a state park in California, United States. It is located near La Selva Beach, a village 0.32 miles away. The nearest drinking water facility is available on-site, and there are showers nearby.
Manresa State Beach is a state-protected beach on Monterey Bay in La Selva Beach, California near Watsonville in Santa Cruz County. Manresa State Beach has two different State owned and operated facilities associated with it: Manresa Main State Beach, and Manresa Uplands State Beach and Campground. The campground is tent only, hosting 60 sites.
It is operated by the California Department of Parks and Recreation. The 138-acre (56 ha) site was established as a California State Beach in 1948.
Source: Manresa State Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms130 m420 ft away
- Showers200 m640 ft away
- Drinking water130 m420 ft away
- Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 40 m130 ft. Fee not listed
- Picnic tables140 m450 ft away
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 520 m0.3 miLa Selva Beach (village)
- Nearest airport
- 6 km4 miWatsonville Municipal Airport (WVI)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Beer Can Beach3.3 km2.0 mi north-west away7.4 Great tomorrow
- Rio Del Mar Beach4.8 km3.0 mi north-west away7.4 Great tomorrow
- Sunset Beach5.5 km3.4 mi south-east away6.8 Good tomorrow
- Seacliff State Beach6.5 km4.0 mi north-west away4.7 Fair
- Palm Beach7.9 km4.9 mi south-east away6.8 Good tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Fri7.6 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Sat8.6 ExcellentBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.5 GreatBest 1 pm to 2 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Mon7.7 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Tue7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
- Wed6.9 GoodBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%