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Pillar Point Harbor Beach

San Mateo County, California, United States

Today’s timelapse
Half Moon Bay › South-west

Pillar Point Harbor Beach 8 photos

  • Half Moon Bay State Beach 1 2023-03-03

    Half Moon Bay State Beach 1 2023-03-03. F ASTILY, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Half Moon Bay State Beach 4 2023-03-03

    Half Moon Bay State Beach 4 2023-03-03. F ASTILY, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • El Granada Beach 1 2023-11-14

    El Granada Beach 1 2023-11-14. F ASTILY, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • El Granada Beach 2 2024-02-26

    El Granada Beach 2 2024-02-26. Fastily, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

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    HMB (Unsplash). Josh Austin joshaustin, CC0. Source

  • Half Moon Bay 1 2020-02-06

    Half Moon Bay 1 2020-02-06. F ASTILY, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Eubranchus misakiensis AKA Leostyletus misakiensis from Princeton Harbor, California 02

    Eubranchus misakiensis AKA Leostyletus misakiensis from Princeton Harbor, California 02. Robin Agarwal, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Doto kya from Princeton Harbor, California

    Doto kya from Princeton Harbor, California. Robin Agarwal, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

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Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 6:21 pm
8 am
6.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.0
0 km/h0 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.9
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.3
13 km/h8 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
1510 km/hmph NW
Gusts
2918 km/hmph
Waves
1.9 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
3%
Sunset
6:21 pm
Today
3.7Poor8 am42
3.6Poor9 am42
3.9Poor10 am53
4.0Fair11 am32
4.1Fair12 pm21
4.2Fair1 pm11
4.0Fair2 pm64
4.1Fair3 pm117
4.3Fair4 pm85
4.0Fair5 pm106
2.9Poor6 pm138
Fri
6.0Good8 am64
6.0Good9 am00
5.9Good10 am42
5.9Good11 am11
6.6Good12 pm106
6.8Good1 pm85
6.8Good2 pm106
6.5Good3 pm85
6.6Good4 pm159
6.4Good5 pm149
6.3Good6 pm138
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 ftNow4 am10 am4 pm10 pm
  • 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.

  • Sat7.7 GreatBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • 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 2%
  • Tue7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms290 m960 ft away
  • Showers310 m0.2 mi away
  • Drinking water300 m990 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m490 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink8 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 140 m460 ft
  • Boat ramp230 m750 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
260 m850 ftAvenue Alhambra & The Alameda
Nearest town
530 m0.3 miEl Granada (village)
Nearest airport
3 km2 miHalf Moon Bay Airport (HAF)

Nearby places

  • Sam’s South Beach BarSeafood
    140 m460 ft
  • Sam’s Chowder HouseSeafood
    160 m510 ft
  • India BeachIndian
    350 m0.2 mi
  • La CostaneraPeruvian
    750 m0.5 mi
  • The PressSandwich
    750 m0.5 mi

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

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