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Santa Maria Beach

Marin County, California, United States

Santa Maria Beach 5 photos

  • Point Reyes National Seashore - Sky Trail, Ca, USA - panoramio

    Point Reyes National Seashore - Sky Trail, Ca, USA - panoramio. MARELBU, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • An early burn site phtoto from the third Woodward Fire photomonitoring point, at the junction of the Coast Trail and Woodward (860b97fa-4c08-487c-8895-3a88676d51d3)

    An early burn site phtoto from the third Woodward Fire photomonitoring point, at the junction of the Coast Trail and Woodward (860b97fa-4c08-487c-8895-3a88676d51d3). NPS Photo, Public domain. Source

  • Near Coast Campground - panoramio

    Near Coast Campground - panoramio. Kurt Minard, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Coast Campground - panoramio

    Coast Campground - panoramio. Kurt Minard, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Near Coast Campground - panoramio (1)

    Near Coast Campground - panoramio (1). Kurt Minard, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:22 pm
8 am
6.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.1
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.5
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
14°C56°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
1912 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
2717 km/hmph
Waves
2.0 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
1%
Sunset
6:22 pm
Today
3.6Poor8 am1610
3.9Poor9 am53
4.0Fair10 am74
4.0Fair11 am42
3.8Poor12 pm32
4.1Fair1 pm85
4.1Fair2 pm74
3.8Poor3 pm64
3.4Poor4 pm148
3.3Poor5 pm159
3.2Poor6 pm2013
Fri
6.1Good8 am74
6.1Good9 am53
6.1Good10 am11
6.1Good11 am53
6.1Good12 pm106
5.8Good1 pm1610
5.5Good2 pm2012
5.5Good3 pm2113
5.4Fair4 pm2113
5.7Good5 pm1711
6.0Good6 pm138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 am, -0.4 m. High at 9 am, 0.9 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.4 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 mLow 3 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • Low 3 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.4 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.

  • Sat6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h11 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms190 m630 ft away
  • Drinking water200 m640 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
7.3 km4.5 miPoint Reyes Station (village)
Nearest airport
29 km18 miSan Rafael Airport (SRF)

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

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