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Needle Rock Beach

Mendocino County, California, United States

No photo of Needle Rock Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:24 pm
8 am
5.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good

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
13°C55°F
Water
14°C58°F
Wind
85 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2113 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:24 pm
Today
5.8Good8 am106
5.8Good9 am106
5.9Good10 am117
5.7Good11 am159
5.5Good12 pm1711
5.9Good1 pm128
5.7Good2 pm149
5.8Good3 pm138
5.8Good4 pm138
5.9Good5 pm128
5.9Good6 pm128
Sat
4.1Fair8 am2113
4.4Fair9 am159
4.3Fair10 am53
4.1Fair11 am64
4.1Fair12 pm32
4.1Fair1 pm42
4.1Fair2 pm42
4.5Fair3 pm32
4.8Fair4 pm32
4.3Fair5 pm32
5.0Fair6 pm43
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 am, -0.5 m. High at 9 am, 0.9 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.6 m. High at 10 pm, 0.6 mLow 3 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 4 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 10 pm, 0.6 m2 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 3 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.6 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.

  • Sun4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 22%
  • Tue6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m500 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest airport
54 km34 miFort Bragg Airport (FOB)

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

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