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Shell Beach

Marin County, California, United States

No photo of Shell Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 6:22 pm
8 am
6.0
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.0
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.1
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.6
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.9
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.2
11 km/h7 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
12°C54°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
85 km/hmph NW
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
2.0 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
1%
Sunset
6:22 pm
Today
6.0Good8 am21
6.0Good9 am11
6.1Good10 am11
6.6Good11 am11
7.0Great12 pm64
7.2Great1 pm74
6.9Good2 pm148
6.2Good3 pm1811
6.1Good4 pm1811
6.2Good5 pm1610
6.2Good6 pm117
Sat
6.4Good8 am64
6.4Good9 am43
7.2Great10 am11
7.8Great11 am53
6.9Good12 pm85
6.5Good1 pm106
6.6Good2 pm117
6.0Good3 pm128
6.3Good4 pm117
6.6Good5 pm95
6.7Good6 pm74
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 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • 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.

  • Sun6.5 GoodBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms30 m100 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 430 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
8 km5 miPoint Reyes Station (village)
Nearest airport
28 km17 miGnoss Field (NOT)

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

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