Northern Sonoma County
10 of 10 beaches scored, 0 good now
6.4GoodAverage Beach ScoreBest: Black Point Beach, 6.5
- Water
- 16°C61°F
- Wind
- 8 km/h5 mph
- Waves
- 2.0 m6 ft
Goat Rock Beach, Sonoma CountySonoma County beaches
Which Sonoma County beach is best right now? 34 beaches ranked by live weather, wind, waves and water temperature.
- Beaches34
- Good now0 of 34
- Water16 to 17°C60 to 62°F
- Best nowClam Beach3.2Poor
Updated 9:26 pm local timeScores from Open-Meteo forecasts, refreshed hourlyColors follow the lifeguard flags
Top 3 right now
Ranked by live Beach Score right now, then by the best stretch ahead.
13.2PoorClam Beach
Sonoma County
No good stretch left today- Air
- 14°C56°F
- Water
- 16°C61°F
- Wind
- 21 km/h13 mph
- Waves
- 2.0 m7 ft
Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 8 am, 5.9
22.5PoorArched Rock Beach
Sonoma County
No good stretch left today- Air
- 14°C57°F
- Water
- 16°C60°F
- Wind
- 34 km/h21 mph
- Waves
- 2.0 m7 ft
Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 11 am, 6.0
32.5PoorCarmel Beach
Sonoma County
No good stretch left today- Air
- 14°C57°F
- Water
- 16°C60°F
- Wind
- 34 km/h21 mph
- Waves
- 2.0 m7 ft
Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 11 am, 6.0
Sonoma County today
A poor day for the beach across Sonoma County: 0 of 34 scored beaches are good right now, best in Northern Sonoma County, water is 16 to 17°C60 to 62°F, and wind averages 20 km/h13 mph (breezy). Read at 9:26 pm; everything below is computed from that reading.
Southern Sonoma County
24 of 24 beaches scored, 0 good now
2.6PoorAverage Beach ScoreBest: Clam Beach, 3.2
- Water
- 16°C60°F
- Wind
- 25 km/h16 mph
- Waves
- 2.0 m7 ft
- 17°C62°FNo photo yet
Warmest water
17°C62°F
Fisk Mill Cove
Sonoma County. 0.9°1.6° above the Sonoma County average. Score 6.0 Good.
Best hours
The best hour left today is 10 am (4.4); the weakest is 4 pm (2.8).
No stretch reaches a good score.
Sonoma County tomorrow: the best hour is 12 pm (6.2) and the weakest is 8 am (5.7).
The strongest stretch runs 8 am to 7 pm.
7 to 10, green flag4 to 7, yellowUnder 4, redAverage of the scored beaches, each hour
All Sonoma County beaches
Every Sonoma County beach we track, ranked by its live Beach Score. Hover a row to find it on the map.
3.2PoorClam Beach
Sonoma County
2.0 m7 ft waves, breezy and 16°C61°F water.
- Water16°C61°F
- Air14°C56°F
- Wind21 km/h13 mph
- Waves2.0 m7 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
2.5PoorArched Rock Beach
Sonoma County
2.0 m7 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C60°F water.
- Water16°C60°F
- Air14°C57°F
- Wind34 km/h21 mph
- Waves2.0 m7 ft
- Free parking
2.5PoorCarmel Beach
Sonoma County
2.0 m7 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C60°F water.
- Water16°C60°F
- Air14°C57°F
- Wind34 km/h21 mph
- Waves2.0 m7 ft
- Free parking
2.5PoorColeman Beach
Sonoma County
2.0 m7 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C60°F water.
- Water16°C60°F
- Air14°C57°F
- Wind34 km/h21 mph
- Waves2.0 m7 ft
- Free parking
2.5PoorDoran Beach
Sonoma County
2.0 m7 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C60°F water.
- Water16°C60°F
- Air14°C57°F
- Wind34 km/h21 mph
- Waves2.0 m7 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 2.5Poor
Doran Regional Park
Sonoma County
2.0 m7 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C60°F water.
- Water16°C60°F
- Air14°C57°F
- Wind34 km/h21 mph
- Waves2.0 m7 ft
- Paid parking
2.5PoorGleason Beach
Sonoma County
2.0 m7 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C60°F water.
- Water16°C60°F
- Air14°C57°F
- Wind34 km/h21 mph
- Waves2.0 m7 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 2.5Poor
Miwok Beach
Sonoma County
2.0 m7 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C60°F water.
- Water16°C60°F
- Air14°C57°F
- Wind34 km/h21 mph
- Waves2.0 m7 ft
- Free parking
- 2.5Poor
North Salmon Creek Beach
Sonoma County
2.0 m7 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C60°F water.
- Water16°C60°F
- Air14°C57°F
- Wind34 km/h21 mph
- Waves2.0 m7 ft
- Free parking
- 2.5Poor
Portuguese Beach
Sonoma County
2.0 m7 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C60°F water.
- Water16°C60°F
- Air14°C57°F
- Wind34 km/h21 mph
- Waves2.0 m7 ft
- Free parking
- 2.5Poor
Schoolhouse Beach
Sonoma County
2.0 m7 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C60°F water.
- Water16°C60°F
- Air14°C57°F
- Wind34 km/h21 mph
- Waves2.0 m7 ft
- Free parking
2.5PoorSouth Salmon Creek Beach
Sonoma County
2.0 m7 ft waves, strong wind and 16°C60°F water.
- Water16°C60°F
- Air14°C57°F
- Wind34 km/h21 mph
- Waves2.0 m7 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
6.5GoodtomorrowBlack Point Beach
Sonoma County
2.0 m6 ft waves, light wind and 16°C61°F water.
- Water16°C61°F
- Air12°C54°F
- Wind6 km/h4 mph
- Waves2.0 m6 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
6.5GoodtomorrowPebble Beach
Sonoma County
2.0 m6 ft waves, light wind and 16°C61°F water.
- Water16°C61°F
- Air12°C54°F
- Wind6 km/h4 mph
- Waves2.0 m6 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
6.4GoodtomorrowDune Drift Beach
Sonoma County
2.0 m6 ft waves, light wind and 16°C61°F water.
- Water16°C61°F
- Air12°C54°F
- Wind9 km/h5 mph
- Waves2.0 m6 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
6.4GoodtomorrowOhlson Beach
Sonoma County
2.0 m6 ft waves, light wind and 16°C61°F water.
- Water16°C61°F
- Air12°C54°F
- Wind9 km/h5 mph
- Waves2.0 m6 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 16°C61°FNo photo yet6.4Goodtomorrow
Sea Pine Beach
Sonoma County
2.0 m6 ft waves, light wind and 16°C61°F water.
- Water16°C61°F
- Air12°C54°F
- Wind9 km/h5 mph
- Waves2.0 m6 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 16°C61°FNo photo yet6.4Goodtomorrow
Seal Rookery
Sonoma County
2.0 m6 ft waves, light wind and 16°C61°F water.
- Water16°C61°F
- Air12°C54°F
- Wind9 km/h5 mph
- Waves2.0 m6 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 6.4Goodtomorrow
Shell Beach
Sonoma County
2.0 m6 ft waves, light wind and 16°C61°F water.
- Water16°C61°F
- Air12°C54°F
- Wind9 km/h5 mph
- Waves2.0 m6 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 16°C61°FNo photo yet6.4Goodtomorrow
Stengel Beach
Sonoma County
2.0 m6 ft waves, light wind and 16°C61°F water.
- Water16°C61°F
- Air12°C54°F
- Wind9 km/h5 mph
- Waves2.0 m6 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 6.4Goodtomorrow
Tide Pool Beach
Sonoma County
2.0 m6 ft waves, light wind and 16°C61°F water.
- Water16°C61°F
- Air12°C54°F
- Wind9 km/h5 mph
- Waves2.0 m6 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 6.4Goodtomorrow
Walk On Beach
Sonoma County
2.0 m6 ft waves, light wind and 16°C61°F water.
- Water16°C61°F
- Air12°C54°F
- Wind9 km/h5 mph
- Waves2.0 m6 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 6.4Goodtomorrow
Blind Beach
Sonoma County
1.8 m6 ft waves, light wind and 16°C60°F water.
- Water16°C60°F
- Air13°C55°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves1.8 m6 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
6.4GoodtomorrowGoat Rock Beach
Sonoma County
1.8 m6 ft waves, light wind and 16°C60°F water.
- Water16°C60°F
- Air13°C55°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves1.8 m6 ft
- Free parking
- No dogs
6.4GoodtomorrowJenner Beach
Sonoma County
1.8 m6 ft waves, light wind and 16°C60°F water.
- Water16°C60°F
- Air13°C55°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves1.8 m6 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
6.4GoodtomorrowShell Beach
Sonoma County
1.8 m6 ft waves, light wind and 16°C60°F water.
- Water16°C60°F
- Air13°C55°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves1.8 m6 ft
- Free parking
- 17°C62°FNo photo yet6.0Goodtomorrow
Fisk Mill Cove
Sonoma County
2.2 m7 ft waves, gentle breeze and 17°C62°F water.
- Water17°C62°F
- Air13°C55°F
- Wind13 km/h8 mph
- Waves2.2 m7 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
6.0GoodtomorrowStump Beach
Sonoma County
2.2 m7 ft waves, gentle breeze and 17°C62°F water.
- Water17°C62°F
- Air13°C55°F
- Wind13 km/h8 mph
- Waves2.2 m7 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 16°C61°FNo photo yet5.9Goodtomorrow
Dutch Bill Beach
Sonoma County
2.0 m7 ft waves, breezy and 16°C61°F water.
- Water16°C61°F
- Air14°C57°F
- Wind25 km/h15 mph
- Waves2.0 m7 ft
- Free parking
5.9GoodtomorrowMonte Rio Community Beach
Sonoma County
2.0 m7 ft waves, breezy and 16°C61°F water.
- Water16°C61°F
- Air14°C57°F
- Wind25 km/h15 mph
- Waves2.0 m7 ft
- Free parking
- No dogs
- 16°C61°FNo photo yet5.9Goodtomorrow
Rocky Beach
Sonoma County
2.0 m7 ft waves, breezy and 16°C61°F water.
- Water16°C61°F
- Air14°C57°F
- Wind25 km/h15 mph
- Waves2.0 m7 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 16°C61°FNo photo yet5.9Goodtomorrow
Sandy Beach
Sonoma County
2.0 m7 ft waves, breezy and 16°C61°F water.
- Water16°C61°F
- Air14°C57°F
- Wind25 km/h15 mph
- Waves2.0 m7 ft
- Free parking
- Dogs on a leash
- 16°C61°FNo photo yet5.9Goodtomorrow
Sandy Beach
Sonoma County
2.0 m7 ft waves, breezy and 16°C61°F water.
- Water16°C61°F
- Air14°C57°F
- Wind25 km/h15 mph
- Waves2.0 m7 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 5.9Goodtomorrow
Wrights Beach
Sonoma County
2.0 m7 ft waves, breezy and 16°C61°F water.
- Water16°C61°F
- Air14°C57°F
- Wind25 km/h15 mph
- Waves2.0 m7 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
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Sonoma County beach questions
Answered from today’s data. Numbers change as the forecast does.
What is the best beach in Sonoma County right now?
Clam Beach has the top Beach Score right now: 3.2 Poor, with 21 km/h (13 mph) of wind. Scores are ranked from live forecasts, so the order changes through the day.
What is the water temperature in Sonoma County today?
Sea water is 16 to 17°C (60 to 62°F) across the 34 scored beaches. The warmest is Fisk Mill Cove, at 17°C (62°F).
Where is the sea calmest in Sonoma County right now?
Blind Beach has the smallest waves, at 1.8 m (6 ft) with 10 km/h (6 mph) of wind. 3 other beaches are level with it.
Which Sonoma County beaches have lifeguards?
None of the listed beaches carry a lifeguard tag on OpenStreetMap yet. That means we do not know, not that there are none. Follow posted flags and local advice.
What is the best time to go to the beach in Sonoma County today?
Averaged across the scored beaches, the best hour today is 10 am, at 4.4 Fair. Each beach page has its own hour-by-hour forecast.
Are there live beach cams in Sonoma County?
No live cams are listed for Sonoma County yet. If you run one, you can list it free.
How many beaches does Check the Beach cover in Sonoma County?
All 34 beaches in our data for Sonoma County are scored live on this page.
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