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Mitchell's Cove Beach

Santa Cruz County, California, United States

Mitchell's Cove Beach 4 photos

  • Lighthouse Field State Beach

    Lighthouse Field State Beach. Don DeBold, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Lighthouse Field State Beach

    Lighthouse Field State Beach. Don DeBold from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Dog on Stairs to Lighthouse Field State Beach

    Dog on Stairs to Lighthouse Field State Beach. Don DeBold from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Low tide in Santa Cruz with tide pools

    Low tide in Santa Cruz with tide pools. Grendelkhan, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 6:20 pm
8 am
6.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.5
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.4
11 km/h7 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°C65°F
Wind
106 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
2214 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
7%
Sunset
6:20 pm
Today
4.5Fair8 am64
4.7Fair9 am53
4.7Fair10 am117
4.5Fair11 am138
4.2Fair12 pm75
4.3Fair1 pm53
3.9Poor2 pm106
2.2Poor3 pm85
4.3Fair4 pm75
4.4Fair5 pm21
5.8Good6 pm53
Fri
6.5Good8 am85
6.4Good9 am64
6.2Good10 am42
6.1Good11 am53
6.5Good12 pm75
6.8Good1 pm117
6.7Good2 pm138
7.3Great3 pm85
7.7Great4 pm64
7.7Great5 pm117
7.4Great6 pm117
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best 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, -0.3 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 mLow 2 am, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow4 am10 am4 pm10 pm
  • Low 2 am, -0.3 m1 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.3 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.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m220 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink8 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 780 m0.5 mi
  • DogsAllowed

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
440 m0.3 miDelaware Avenue & Bethany Curve
Nearest town
2.6 km1.6 miSanta Cruz (city)
Nearest airport
22 km14 miWatsonville Municipal Airport (WVI)

Nearby places

  • VerveFood and drink
    780 m0.5 mi
  • BantamPizza
    880 m0.5 mi
  • Verve Coffee RoastersCoffee shop
    900 m0.6 mi
  • Cafe IvetaFood and drink
    920 m0.6 mi
  • Venus Spirits Cocktails & KitchenAmerican
    960 m0.6 mi

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 Mitchell's Cove Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri7.7 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sat8.1 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 1 pm to 2 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.0 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue8.1 GreatBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.4 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 1%