San Quentin Beach

Marin County, California, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:21 pm

8 am
7.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

9 am
6.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good

10 am
7.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

11 am
7.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great

12 pm
7.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great

1 pm
7.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great

2 pm
7.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

3 pm
7.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

4 pm
7.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

5 pm
7.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great

6 pm
7.8
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 14°C57°F
Water: 17°C62°F
Wind: 106 km/hmph NW
Gusts: 1711 km/hmph
Waves: 0.5 m2 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 1%
Sunset: 6:21 pm

Today

7.0Great8 am85

6.9Good9 am64

7.3Great10 am85

7.3Great11 am95

7.4Great12 pm74

7.5Great1 pm42

7.5Great2 pm53

7.6Great3 pm85

7.7Great4 pm106

7.8Great5 pm74

7.8Great6 pm75

Sat

7.3Great8 am95

7.2Great9 am127

7.3Great10 am138

7.3Great11 am159

7.2Great12 pm1610

6.9Good1 pm1711

5.7Good2 pm1811

6.4Good3 pm149

6.6Good4 pm149

7.0Great5 pm1610

7.3Great6 pm1911

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

Tide, next 24 hours

Low 3 am, -0.4 m1 ft
High 9 am, 1.0 m3 ft
Low 4 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
High 10 pm, 0.8 m3 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

Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 350 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 530 m0.3 mi
Boat ramp390 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 260 m860 ftI-580 Onramp & Main Street
Nearest town: 4.3 km2.7 miCorte Madera (town)
Nearest airport: 9 km6 miSan Rafael Airport (SRF)

Nearby places

The Bay CafeDeli
530 m0.3 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Point Molate Beach6.3 km3.9 mi east away
7.4 Great later
Bramble Beach6.5 km4.0 mi south away
7.3 Great later
Gallinas Beach8.5 km5.3 mi north away
8.6 Excellent later
Schoonmaker Beach8.6 km5.4 mi south away
7.3 Great later
Kellers Beach8.7 km5.4 mi east away
7.5 Great later

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

Sat7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 19 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
Sun7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
Mon7.5 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 1%
Tue7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
Wed7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 1%