Schooner Gulch State Beach
Mendocino County, California, United States
Today at a glance
Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:24 pm4.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
4.7
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
4.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
4.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
4.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
4.6
23 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
4.5
25 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
4.5
25 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
4.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
4.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 14°C57°F
- Water
- 15°C60°F
- Wind
- 2314 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 4427 km/hmph
- Waves
- 2.7 m9 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:24 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
- Low 4 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
- High 10 pm, 0.6 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.
- Sun5.8 GoodBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 1%
- Mon6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 8%
- Tue6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 2%
- Wed6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 2%
- Thu6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 5%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Schooner Gulch State Beach
Schooner Gulch State Beach is a state park in California, United States. It is located near Bowling Ball Beach, which is 0.25 miles away. Point Arena village is 3.5 miles from the beach.
Schooner Gulch State Beach is a public beach located in Mendocino County, California. It is located approximately 50 miles northwest of Santa Rosa. The park is famous for Bowling Ball Beach, where visitors can view natural spherical sandstone concretions at low tide. Visitors to the beach come to surf, fish, and picnic. Hiking is also a very popular activity at this beach, and there are multiple trails along the coast.
The long-abandoned settlement of Schooner Gulch, California was located in the area, but no trace remains within the park.
Source: Schooner Gulch State Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m600 ft. Fee not listed
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 5.6 km3.5 miPoint Arena (village)
- Nearest airport
- 49 km30 miUkiah Municipal Airport (UKI)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Bowling Ball Beach0.4 km0.3 mi north-west away4.8 Fair later
- Fish Rock Beach9.7 km6.0 mi south-east away6.2 Good later
- Cooks Beach12 km7.4 mi south-east away6.2 Good later
- Stoneboro Beach14 km8.7 mi north away4.6 Fair later
- Sea Pine Beach20 km13 mi south-east away6.4 Good later