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Martin's Beach

San Mateo County, California, United States

Martin's Beach 1 photo

  • Martin's Beach, Half Moon Bay, CA Here is a still picture from my timelapse taken from 9/14/2018. I like to the cloud shape matched to the arch rock, and the lights on the seastack, as well as water.

    Martin's Beach, Half Moon Bay, CA Here is a still picture from my timelapse taken from 9/14/2018. I like to the cloud shape matched to the arch rock, and the lights on the seastack, as well as water. . Jay Huang from Pleasanton, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 1 pm to 4 pm, sunset 6:21 pm
8 am
4.4
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.5
0 km/h0 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.2
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.1
28 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.9
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair

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
15°C58°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
138 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
2.0 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
1%
Sunset
6:21 pm
Today
4.4Fair8 am21
5.5Good9 am00
6.0Good10 am64
6.1Good11 am138
6.1Good12 pm1711
6.2Good1 pm1710
6.2Good2 pm1711
6.2Good3 pm1711
5.1Fair4 pm2818
4.9Fair5 pm3019
5.4Fair6 pm2415
Sat
6.8Good8 am32
6.9Good9 am42
6.9Good10 am10
6.9Good11 am21
6.9Good12 pm43
6.9Good1 pm74
6.6Good2 pm96
6.2Good3 pm117
5.8Good4 pm159
6.1Good5 pm1912
6.3Good6 pm2113
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 2 am, -0.3 m. High at 9 am, 0.9 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.4 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 mLow 2 am, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • 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.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun6.0 GoodBest 1 pm to 2 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed6.3 GoodBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Martin's Beach

Martin's Beach is a beach in San Mateo County, California, United States. It is 0.67 miles long and has 39 acres of area. The nearest town is Half Moon Bay, located 6.2 miles away.

From Wikipedia

Martins Beach is a beach located in San Mateo County, California, named after local landowner and farmer Nicholas Martin. The beach is accessible only via Martins Beach Road, which runs from Highway 1 through privately held land.

Source: Martins Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms370 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest town
10 km6.2 miHalf Moon Bay (town)
Nearest airport
17 km11 miHalf Moon Bay Airport (HAF)

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

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