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Thornton State Beach

San Mateo County, California, United States

Thornton State Beach 1 photo

  • Thornton State Beach, CA, USA

    Thornton State Beach, CA, USA. User:Juliusz Gonera, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:21 pm
8 am
6.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.9
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.3
13 km/h8 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
15°C59°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
1811 km/hmph NW
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
2.1 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
2%
Sunset
6:21 pm
Today
6.1Good8 am64
6.1Good9 am85
6.1Good10 am74
6.0Good11 am117
5.8Good12 pm1610
5.8Good1 pm1610
5.9Good2 pm1710
5.8Good3 pm1811
5.8Good4 pm1811
5.7Good5 pm1811
6.3Good6 pm138
Sat
6.8Good8 am53
6.8Good9 am64
6.9Good10 am53
6.9Good11 am42
6.8Good12 pm53
6.6Good1 pm85
4.5Fair2 pm43
5.7Good3 pm53
6.1Good4 pm74
6.8Good5 pm96
7.3Great6 pm117
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, 1.0 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.4 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 mLow 2 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 2 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 9 am, 1.0 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.

  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.2 GreatBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Thornton State Beach

Thornton State Beach is a state park in California, United States. It is 1.6 miles from Phillip Burton Memorial Beach and 0.53 miles from the nearest bus stop. The nearest town is Broadmoor, located 1.1 miles away.

From Wikipedia

Thornton State Beach is a protected beach in the state park system of California, United States. It is located on the Pacific coast of Daly City in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 58-acre (23 ha) park was established in 1955.

The Mediterranean climate tends toward cold and wind, with fog common in summer.

Source: Thornton State Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 890 m0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
860 m0.5 miSkyline Drive & Westmoor Avenue
Nearest town
1.8 km1.1 miBroadmoor (village)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miSan Francisco International Airport (SFO)

Nearby places

  • Krispy Krunchy ChickenChicken
    890 m0.6 mi

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

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