Pescadero State Beach

San Mateo County, California, United States

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:21 pm

8 am
5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

9 am
6.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good

10 am
6.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good

11 am
6.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good

12 pm
6.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good

1 pm
6.2
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good

2 pm
6.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good

3 pm
6.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good

4 pm
5.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good

5 pm
5.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair

6 pm
5.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air: 14°C58°F
Water: 18°C64°F
Wind: 1811 km/hmph NNW
Gusts: 2314 km/hmph
Waves: 1.9 m6 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 2%
Sunset: 6:21 pm

Today

5.3Fair8 am53

6.2Good9 am53

6.2Good10 am96

6.3Good11 am149

6.1Good12 pm1811

6.2Good1 pm2013

6.2Good2 pm1912

6.0Good3 pm2314

5.6Good4 pm2616

5.4Fair5 pm2616

5.5Good6 pm2314

Sat

6.6Good8 am74

6.6Good9 am64

7.0Great10 am10

7.4Great11 am64

7.6Great12 pm106

7.7Great1 pm117

7.6Great2 pm106

6.5Good3 pm148

5.8Good4 pm1711

5.9Good5 pm2113

6.2Good6 pm2314

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Low 2 am, -0.3 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.

Sun6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
Mon6.5 GoodBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 2%
Tue6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 1%
Wed6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Pescadero State Beach

Pescadero State Beach is a state beach in San Mateo County, California, USA. It is located near Pescadero Beach, which is 0.24 miles away. The nearest bus stop is 790 feet from the beach.

From Wikipedia

Pescadero State Beach (English: fisherman beach) is alongside State Route 1, located 14.5 miles (23.3 km) south of Half Moon Bay and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the city of Pescadero, in San Mateo County, California. The beach has a 1 mile (1.6 km)-long shoreline with sandy coves, rocky cliffs, tide pools, fishing spots and picnic facilities.
Across the highway is Pescadero Marsh Natural Preserve, a popular spot for bird watchers and other naturalists.

Source: Pescadero State Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

Restrooms130 m410 ft away
Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 80 m250 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 240 m790 ftPescadero Creek Road & South Cabrillo Highway
Nearest town: 2.9 km1.8 miPescadero (village)
Nearest airport: 29 km18 miHalf Moon Bay Airport (HAF)

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

Nearby beaches

Pescadero Beach0.4 km0.2 mi north away
6.1 Good later
Sand Beach1.1 km0.7 mi north away
6.1 Good later
Bean Hollow State Beach2.0 km1.3 mi south away
6.1 Good later
Pebble Beach2.8 km1.7 mi south away
6.1 Good later
Pomponio State Beach3.3 km2.1 mi north away
6.1 Good later