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Rio Del Mar Beach

Santa Cruz County, California, United States

Rio Del Mar Beach 5 photos

  • Rio Del Mar Beach fisherman

    Rio Del Mar Beach fisherman. Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 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

  • Aptos Creek mouth

    Aptos Creek mouth. Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • River Fire plume from Aptos

    River Fire plume from Aptos. Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 6:20 pm
8 am
6.8
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.9
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.6
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 1 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C57°F
Water
18°C64°F
Wind
95 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
12%
Sunset
6:20 pm
Today
4.8Fair8 am64
4.9Fair9 am21
5.0Fair10 am42
5.5Good11 am85
4.6Fair12 pm75
4.5Fair1 pm85
4.1Fair2 pm117
4.1Fair3 pm42
4.2Fair4 pm53
4.2Fair5 pm21
5.8Good6 pm21
Fri
6.8Good8 am75
6.7Good9 am53
6.7Good10 am74
6.9Good11 am43
6.0Good12 pm64
7.0Great1 pm106
7.3Great2 pm128
7.2Great3 pm149
7.6Great4 pm117
7.6Great5 pm95
7.5Great6 pm21
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 mLow 2 am, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.3 m1 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • Low 2 am, -0.3 m1 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.3 m1 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

  • Restrooms220 m710 ft away
  • Drinking water210 m690 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m520 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 850 m0.5 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
570 m0.4 miRio del Mar Boulevard & Kingsbury Drive
Nearest town
890 m0.6 miRio Del Mar (village)
Nearest airport
10 km6 miWatsonville Municipal Airport (WVI)

Nearby places

  • Pixi DeliFood and drink
    850 m0.5 mi
  • Venus Spirits Cocktails & KitchenBurger
    940 m0.6 mi
  • Venus Pie TrapPizza
    960 m0.6 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Rio Del Mar Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri7.6 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sat8.6 ExcellentBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.5 GreatBest 1 pm to 2 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.7 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%