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Portuguese Beach

Mendocino County, California, United States

Portuguese Beach 2 photos

  • Portuguese Beach, Mendocino

    Portuguese Beach, Mendocino. btwashburn, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Portuguese Beach, Mendocino

    Portuguese Beach, Mendocino. btwashburn, CC BY 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:24 pm
8 am
4.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.8
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.0
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair

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
12°C54°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
106 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
2214 km/hmph
Waves
2.1 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:24 pm
Today
3.6Poor8 am53
3.2Poor9 am32
2.7Poor10 am42
2.6Poor11 am138
2.4Poor12 pm138
2.2Poor1 pm1811
2.6Poor2 pm159
2.7Poor3 pm1710
2.7Poor4 pm2213
3.2Poor5 pm1912
3.4Poor6 pm1811
Fri
4.7Fair8 am2314
4.7Fair9 am2214
4.9Fair10 am2012
4.8Fair11 am2113
5.0Fair12 pm1811
5.0Fair1 pm1912
4.8Fair2 pm2214
5.0Fair3 pm2013
5.1Fair4 pm1711
5.3Fair5 pm159
5.4Fair6 pm138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 am, -0.5 m. High at 9 am, 0.9 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.6 mLow 3 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 4 pm, -0.6 m2 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • Low 3 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.6 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.

  • Sat6.0 GoodBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon6.3 GoodBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms440 m0.3 mi away
  • Drinking water430 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m380 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink17 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 250 m830 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
450 m0.3 miMTA Bus Stop
Nearest town
600 m0.4 miMendocino (village)
Nearest airport
19 km12 miFort Bragg Airport (FOB)

Nearby places

  • Fog Eater CafeCalifornian
    250 m830 ft
  • Trillium CafeFood and drink
    270 m870 ft
  • Victorian Room and BarFood and drink
    320 m0.2 mi
  • Dick's PlaceFood and drink
    340 m0.2 mi
  • Flow RestaurantAmerican
    390 m0.2 mi

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

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