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Potbelly Beach

Santa Cruz County, California, United States

Potbelly Beach 5 photos

  • Sand Castle and Pier at Seacliff State Beach

    Sand Castle and Pier at Seacliff State Beach. Don DeBold from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Palo Alto Cement Ship and the Seacliff Beach Pier

    Palo Alto Cement Ship and the Seacliff Beach Pier. Don DeBold from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Sitting on a log at Seacliff State Beach

    Sitting on a log at Seacliff State Beach. Don DeBold from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • The Beach Shack

    The Beach Shack. Don DeBold from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • BLF-231

    BLF-231. Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to sunset, sunset 6:20 pm
8 am
6.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 12 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C58°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
74 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
2717 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
2%
Sunset
6:20 pm
Today
6.3Good8 am74
6.3Good9 am53
6.4Good10 am32
6.7Good11 am53
6.9Good12 pm95
6.9Good1 pm106
7.3Great2 pm106
7.6Great3 pm64
7.9Great4 pm117
7.5Great5 pm159
7.4Great6 pm127
Sat
6.9Good8 am106
6.9Good9 am53
7.4Great10 am21
7.8Great11 am53
8.0Great12 pm64
8.3Great1 pm85
8.3Great2 pm117
8.3Great3 pm128
7.4Great4 pm138
7.6Great5 pm127
8.1Great6 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best 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, -0.3 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 mLow 2 am, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 2 am, -0.3 m1 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.3 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.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Restrooms340 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 370 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 800 m0.5 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
1.6 km1 miSeacliff (village)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miWatsonville Municipal Airport (WVI)

Nearby places

  • Bangkok WestFood and drink
    800 m0.5 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat8.3 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.5 GoodBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 1%