Check the Beach

Montara Beach

San Mateo County, California, United States

Montara Beach 1 photo

  • Pacific

    Pacific. Vadim Manuylov, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:21 pm
8 am
5.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good

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
14°C57°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
138 km/hmph NW
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
2.1 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
2%
Sunset
6:21 pm
Today
5.8Good8 am21
5.7Good9 am32
5.9Good10 am95
5.8Good11 am138
5.6Good12 pm159
5.5Good1 pm1711
5.6Good2 pm1912
5.3Fair3 pm2314
5.3Fair4 pm2113
5.5Good5 pm1912
5.9Good6 pm159
Sat
6.8Good8 am42
6.8Good9 am32
6.8Good10 am21
6.9Good11 am21
6.9Good12 pm32
6.8Good1 pm64
4.5Fair2 pm53
5.5Good3 pm75
6.2Good4 pm106
6.8Good5 pm127
7.1Great6 pm128
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 2 am, -0.4 m. High at 9 am, 0.9 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.4 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 mLow 2 am, -0.4 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, -0.4 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.

  • Sun7.2 GreatBest 1 pm to 2 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.4 GreatBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms180 m600 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m390 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 500 m0.3 mi
  • Picnic tables140 m460 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
210 m670 ft2nd Street & Main Street
Nearest town
540 m0.3 miMontara (village)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miHalf Moon Bay Airport (HAF)

Nearby places

  • Gherkins SandwichSandwich
    500 m0.3 mi
  • Montara BakeryFood and drink
    560 m0.3 mi
  • Sage BakehouseCoffee shop
    650 m0.4 mi

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

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