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Pelican State Beach

Del Norte County, California, United States

No photo of Pelican State Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:22 pm
8 am
5.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.2
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.5
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.3
28 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair

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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
12°C53°F
Wind
1711 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
3220 km/hmph
Waves
2.0 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:22 pm
Today
5.9Good8 am117
5.9Good9 am106
5.9Good10 am106
5.9Good11 am117
5.6Good12 pm1610
5.2Fair1 pm2013
5.0Fair2 pm2314
4.5Fair3 pm2918
4.3Fair4 pm2818
4.7Fair5 pm2314
5.3Fair6 pm1811
Sat
3.9Poor8 am117
3.9Poor9 am85
3.9Poor10 am32
4.0Fair11 am85
4.0Fair12 pm64
4.0Fair1 pm43
4.0Fair2 pm32
4.0Fair3 pm42
4.0Fair4 pm64
4.6Fair5 pm74
4.4Fair6 pm11
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 am, -0.7 m. High at 10 am, 0.9 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.8 m. High at 10 pm, 0.7 mLow 3 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 10 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 4 pm, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 10 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 3 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 10 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 10 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.

  • Sun4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 58%
  • Mon2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 64%
  • Tue5.7 GoodBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 7%
  • Wed6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 6%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Pelican State Beach

From Wikipedia

Pelican State Beach is a designated California State Beach located in Del Norte County, California. Located 21 miles (30 km) north of Crescent City on US Route 101 near the town of Smith River, this undeveloped site is immediately south of the Oregon state line, making it the northernmost California state beach. It is also the northern terminus of the California Coastal Trail.

The beach is popular for walking and beachcombing along the beautiful ocean views. Because of its remote location and easy-to-miss access road, it has been described as "the loneliest beach in California".

Source: Pelican State Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 480 m0.3 mi. Listed as free

Getting there

Nearest town
7.2 km4.4 miHarbor (village)
Nearest airport
11 km7 miBrookings Airport (BOK)

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

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