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Shelter Cove, Pacifica, California

San Mateo County, California, United States

Shelter Cove, Pacifica, California 1 photo

  • A very unwelcoming & eerie place.

    A very unwelcoming & eerie place.. Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:21 pm
8 am
5.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.9
15 km/h9 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
14°C58°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
1911 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
2012 km/hmph
Waves
2.1 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
2%
Sunset
6:21 pm
Today
3.6Poor8 am127
3.6Poor9 am85
3.8Poor10 am117
3.9Poor11 am85
4.1Fair12 pm117
4.0Fair1 pm64
3.9Poor2 pm96
3.9Poor3 pm138
4.1Fair4 pm85
3.9Poor5 pm138
3.7Poor6 pm149
Fri
5.8Good8 am21
5.7Good9 am32
5.9Good10 am95
5.8Good11 am138
5.6Good12 pm159
5.5Good1 pm1711
5.6Good2 pm1912
5.3Fair3 pm2314
5.3Fair4 pm2113
5.5Good5 pm1912
5.9Good6 pm159
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 2 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 2 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 2 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.

  • Sat7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.2 GreatBest 1 pm to 2 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.4 GreatBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Shelter Cove, Pacifica, California

Shelter Cove is a beach in San Mateo County, California. OpenStreetMap lists San Pedro Beach, 0.62 miles away, as a nearby beach. OpenStreetMap also lists a bus stop 0.61 miles from the beach.

Facilities

  • Food and drink13 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 710 m0.4 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
980 m0.6 miLinda Mar Boulevard & Highway 1
Nearest town
1.3 km0.8 miPacifica (town)
Nearest airport
9 km6 miHalf Moon Bay Airport (HAF)

Nearby places

  • High Tide Cafe and CreperyAmerican
    710 m0.4 mi
  • La PlayaMexican
    710 m0.4 mi
  • Burger BoardBurger
    720 m0.4 mi
  • Soul Grind Coffee RoastersFood and drink
    720 m0.4 mi
  • Sourdough & CoFood and drink
    870 m0.5 mi

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

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