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Shell Beach

Sonoma County, California, United States

Shell Beach 4 photos

  • Wrights Beach Sunset in California 11.17.18

    Wrights Beach Sunset in California 11.17.18. Lady_Artisma, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Exploring Bodega Bay - Flickr - brewbooks

    Exploring Bodega Bay - Flickr - brewbooks. brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Exploring Bodega Bay - Flickr - brewbooks (1)

    Exploring Bodega Bay - Flickr - brewbooks (1). brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Exploring near Bodega Bay - Flickr - brewbooks

    Exploring near Bodega Bay - Flickr - brewbooks. brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:23 pm
8 am
6.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.1
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good

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

Where to stay near the beach

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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
106 km/hmph
Waves
1.8 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
1%
Sunset
6:23 pm
Today
6.1Good8 am32
6.1Good9 am32
6.1Good10 am11
6.4Good11 am74
6.6Good12 pm96
6.6Good1 pm138
6.2Good2 pm159
6.2Good3 pm1610
6.4Good4 pm1610
6.7Good5 pm138
6.5Good6 pm117
Sat
6.4Good8 am42
6.5Good9 am53
7.1Great10 am32
7.2Great11 am74
4.9Fair12 pm85
5.7Good1 pm85
5.0Fair2 pm85
5.6Good3 pm95
6.6Good4 pm95
6.6Good5 pm85
6.7Good6 pm75
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, -0.5 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 mLow 3 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.5 m2 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, -0.5 m2 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.

  • Sun5.7 GoodBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 3%
  • Tue7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms120 m390 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m530 ft. Listed as free

Getting there

Nearest town
3.7 km2.3 miJenner (village)
Nearest airport
27 km17 miSonoma County Airport (STS)

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

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