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Pirates Cove

San Luis Obispo County, California, United States

No photo of Pirates Cove yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:17 pm
8 am
4.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
6.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.7
19 km/h12 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
17°C63°F
Water
20°C67°F
Wind
1710 km/hmph NW
Gusts
2515 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
22%
Sunset
6:17 pm
Today
3.5Poor8 am2415
3.5Poor9 am2616
3.5Poor10 am2314
4.2Fair11 am96
4.6Fair12 pm1811
6.8Good1 pm96
6.0Good2 pm149
4.6Fair3 pm42
4.6Fair4 pm21
5.9Good5 pm138
6.7Good6 pm53
Fri
4.1Fair8 am74
4.6Fair9 am85
5.9Good10 am138
6.5Good11 am106
5.3Fair12 pm138
5.1Fair1 pm149
4.9Fair2 pm138
6.3Good3 pm138
7.2Great4 pm1610
7.1Great5 pm1711
6.7Good6 pm1912
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 m. High at 8 pm, 0.8 mLow 2 am, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.8 m2 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • Low 2 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 8 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 8 pm, 0.8 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.

  • Sat7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.4 GreatBest 11 am to 12 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.3 GreatBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.5 GoodBest 1 pm to 2 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 490 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.7 km1 miAvila Beach (village)
Nearest airport
10 km6 miSan Luis Obispo Regional Airport (SBP)

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

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