Salinas River State Beach

Monterey County, California, United States

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:20 pm

8 am
5.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

9 am
5.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good

10 am
5.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair

11 am
6.2
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good

12 pm
6.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

1 pm
6.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

2 pm
6.1
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good

3 pm
6.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good

4 pm
6.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good

5 pm
6.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good

6 pm
7.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 16°C61°F
Water: 18°C64°F
Wind: 2717 km/hmph NW
Gusts: 2918 km/hmph
Waves: 1.7 m5 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 2%
Sunset: 6:20 pm

Today

5.1Fair8 am53

5.8Good9 am32

5.2Fair10 am32

6.2Good11 am43

6.3Good12 pm85

6.4Good1 pm85

6.1Good2 pm148

6.8Good3 pm149

6.8Good4 pm149

6.6Good5 pm1610

7.0Great6 pm85

Sat

6.7Good8 am106

6.8Good9 am74

7.0Great10 am53

7.4Great11 am53

7.6Great12 pm10

7.5Great1 pm117

7.6Great2 pm127

7.6Great3 pm159

7.4Great4 pm1610

7.0Great5 pm117

7.2Great6 pm74

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

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.

The days ahead

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

Sun7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
Mon5.6 GoodBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
Tue7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
Wed7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
Thu7.7 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Salinas River State Beach

Salinas River State Beach is located at the mouth of the Salinas River in Monterey Bay, California, United States. It is 1.5 miles away from Island Beach and 1.2 miles from the village of Moss Landing.

From Wikipedia

Salinas River State Beach is a beach at the river mouth of the Salinas River at Monterey Bay, in Monterey County, California.
It is located at the south end of Moss Landing, California. The park can be accessed from the Potrero exit off of Highway 1, in Moss Landing. It is part of the 99 miles of Monterey County coastline. The park includes the Salinas River Mouth Natural Preserve and the Salinas River Dunes Natural Preserve.

Source: Salinas River State Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town: 1.9 km1.2 miMoss Landing (village)
Nearest airport: 12 km7 miMarina Municipal Airport (OAR)

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

Nearby beaches

Island Beach2.4 km1.5 mi north away
6.6 Good later
Jetty Beach3.0 km1.9 mi north away
6.6 Good later
Moss Landing State Beach3.4 km2.1 mi north away
6.6 Good later
Zmudowski State Beach6.5 km4.0 mi north away
6.8 Good later
North Marina9.3 km5.8 mi south away
6.7 Good later