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Mattole Beach

Humboldt County, California, United States

Mattole Beach 1 photo

  • Mattole Beach near Petrolia, California.

    Mattole Beach near Petrolia, California.. Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:25 pm
8 am
3.5
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.5
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.5
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.5
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.5
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.5
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.5
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.5
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.5
43 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.5
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.5
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor

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
12°C54°F
Water
14°C58°F
Wind
3924 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
6741 km/hmph
Waves
2.7 m9 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:25 pm
Today
3.5Poor8 am3622
3.5Poor9 am3723
3.5Poor10 am4025
3.5Poor11 am3924
3.5Poor12 pm3924
3.5Poor1 pm4125
3.5Poor2 pm3924
3.5Poor3 pm3924
3.5Poor4 pm4326
3.5Poor5 pm3924
3.5Poor6 pm3723
Sat
3.5Poor8 am1710
3.5Poor9 am148
3.4Poor10 am159
3.4Poor11 am149
3.6Poor12 pm138
3.6Poor1 pm127
3.5Poor2 pm149
3.8Poor3 pm1711
4.0Fair4 pm1912
3.3Poor5 pm2314
3.0Poor6 pm2314
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 9 am, 0.9 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.7 m. High at 10 pm, 0.6 mLow 3 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 4 pm, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 10 pm, 0.6 m2 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 3 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.7 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.

  • Sun4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 6%
  • Mon4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 27%
  • Tue5.9 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 3%
  • Wed5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms210 m670 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 240 m770 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
7.3 km4.5 miPetrolia (village)
Nearest airport
61 km38 miMurray Field (EKA)

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

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