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Poplar Beach

San Mateo County, California, United States

Poplar Beach 1 photo

  • Half Moon Bay, California

    Half Moon Bay, California. Runner1928, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

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
6.1
0 km/h0 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.0
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.5
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.

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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°C63°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
3.6Poor8 am42
3.7Poor9 am42
3.9Poor10 am53
4.0Fair11 am32
4.1Fair12 pm21
4.3Fair1 pm11
4.0Fair2 pm64
4.1Fair3 pm117
4.3Fair4 pm85
4.1Fair5 pm106
2.9Poor6 pm138
Fri
6.0Good8 am64
6.1Good9 am00
5.9Good10 am42
6.0Good11 am11
6.7Good12 pm106
6.8Good1 pm85
6.9Good2 pm106
6.5Good3 pm85
6.7Good4 pm159
6.5Good5 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, -0.3 m. High at 9 am, 0.9 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.4 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 mLow 2 am, -0.3 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, -0.3 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.

  • Sat7.8 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.

About Poplar Beach

Poplar Beach is a beach in California, United States. It is located near Francis Beach, which is approximately 0.98 miles away. The nearest town is Half Moon Bay, about 1.1 miles away, and there is a paid parking lot within 320 feet.

From Wikipedia

Poplar Beach is a beach located in and operated by the city of Half Moon Bay, California. It lies at the end of Poplar Street west of State Route 1. Located roughly a half mile south of Half Moon Bay State Beach, Poplar Beach allows horses and leashed dogs. It is close to a residential area, and there are no fireworks or beach fires allowed. Poplar Beach is open until sunset and is free to the public (though the nearest parking lot is metered).

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

Facilities

  • Restrooms110 m350 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m320 ft. Listed as paid
  • Picnic tables40 m110 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
1.7 km1.1 miHalf Moon Bay (town)
Nearest airport
8 km5 miHalf Moon Bay Airport (HAF)

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

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