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Moonstone Beach

San Luis Obispo County, California, United States

Moonstone Beach 1 photo

  • The view of the east side of the beach shore when directly facing the ocean. Great view of the redwoods meeting with the ocean.

    The view of the east side of the beach shore when directly facing the ocean. Great view of the redwoods meeting with the ocean.. Jar965, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 6:18 pm
8 am
4.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.8
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.7
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.0
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.0
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.6
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Moonstone Beach right now.

7.0Great

Cayucos Beach 23 km15 mi south-east

Scores 7.0 right now, 1.1 points above Moonstone Beach.

See Cayucos Beach today

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Moonstone Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C61°F
Water
20°C68°F
Wind
106 km/hmph N
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
12%
Sunset
6:18 pm
Today
4.4Fair8 am1610
3.8Poor9 am2213
4.4Fair10 am127
4.6Fair11 am95
5.3Fair12 pm96
6.2Good1 pm42
4.7Fair2 pm74
5.9Good3 pm138
6.4Good4 pm117
5.8Good5 pm127
6.5Good6 pm1610
Fri
4.2Fair8 am1811
5.2Fair9 am1711
5.8Good10 am1710
6.1Good11 am1811
5.8Good12 pm1811
5.7Good1 pm2013
6.0Good2 pm2314
6.1Good3 pm2314
6.0Good4 pm2415
6.0Good5 pm2415
5.6Good6 pm2013
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 8 am, 1.0 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.3 mLow 2 am, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 8 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • Low 2 am, -0.3 m1 ft
  • High 8 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.3 m<1 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.

  • Sat7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.8 GreatBest 11 am to 12 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.2 GreatBest 1 pm to 3 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.7 GreatBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m390 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 250 m810 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
310 m0.2 mi15
Nearest town
3.2 km2 miCambria (town)
Nearest airport
45 km28 miPaso Robles Municipal Airport (PRB)

Nearby places

  • The Sea Chest Oyster BarSeafood
    250 m810 ft
  • Moonstone Beach Bar and GrillBarbecue
    280 m930 ft

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

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