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Shark Fin Cove Beach

Santa Cruz County, California, United States

Shark Fin Cove Beach 3 photos

  • Sunset at Shark Fin Cove Beach, Davenport, California, U.S.

    Sunset at Shark Fin Cove Beach, Davenport, California, U.S.. Meiko21 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Shark Fin Cove

    Shark Fin Cove. Don DeBold from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Sharktooth

    Sharktooth. Romain Guy from San Francisco, USA, CC0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 6:21 pm
8 am
6.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.9
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good

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
15°C59°F
Water
18°C64°F
Wind
159 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
3119 km/hmph
Waves
1.9 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
7%
Sunset
6:21 pm
Today
4.0Fair8 am106
4.3Fair9 am74
4.2Fair10 am128
4.6Fair11 am128
3.7Poor12 pm1610
3.1Poor1 pm149
3.7Poor2 pm64
4.1Fair3 pm96
4.2Fair4 pm85
5.7Good5 pm74
4.3Fair6 pm74
Fri
6.2Good8 am95
6.2Good9 am74
6.4Good10 am53
6.4Good11 am64
6.4Good12 pm96
6.7Good1 pm128
6.9Good2 pm148
7.2Great3 pm85
7.5Great4 pm95
7.3Great5 pm117
6.9Good6 pm127
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 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 mLow 2 am, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow4 am10 am4 pm10 pm
  • 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.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
570 m0.4 miCabrillo Highway & Bonny Doon Road
Nearest town
1 km0.6 miDavenport (village)
Nearest airport
36 km22 miWatsonville Municipal Airport (WVI)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri7.5 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 1%
  • Sat7.8 GreatBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 19 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 1%