Trinidad State Beach
Humboldt County, California, United States
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:23 pm5.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
5.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
5.3
15 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
5.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
4.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
5.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
5.6
8 km/h5 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
- 10°C49°F
- Water
- 13°C55°F
- Wind
- 74 km/hmph SSW
- Gusts
- 3321 km/hmph
- Waves
- 2.4 m8 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:23 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 3 am, -0.6 m2 ft
- High 10 am, 0.9 m3 ft
- Low 4 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
- High 10 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.
- Sun4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 36%
- Mon3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 44%
- Tue5.9 GoodBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 4%
- Wed6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 2%
- Thu6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 11%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Trinidad State Beach
Trinidad State Beach is a state beach in Humboldt County, California, USA. It is located near College Cove South, about 370 feet away. The nearest town is Trinidad, approximately 0.57 miles away.
Trinidad State Beach is a state beach 20 miles (30 km) north of Eureka in Humboldt County, California. The offshore rocks are part of the California Coastal National Monument. Colorful tide pools provide specimens to Cal Poly Humboldt's Fred Telonicher Marine Laboratory located in Trinidad.
Nearby parks include Little River State Beach just south of Trinidad and to the north, Sue-meg State Park. The Beach's latitude and longitude are 41.0594 / -124.1420.
Source: Trinidad State Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 340 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
- Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 840 m0.5 mi
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 930 m0.6 miTrinidad Park & Ride
- Nearest town
- 910 m0.6 miTrinidad (village)
- Nearest airport
- 11 km7 miCalifornia Redwood Coast - Humboldt County Airport (ACV)
Nearby places
- Beachcomber CafeCoffee shop840 m0.5 mi
- Wild at HeartPizza840 m0.5 mi
- Trinidad Bay Eatery & GallerySeafood910 m0.6 mi
- The Lighthouse GrillFood and drink960 m0.6 mi
- Headie's Pizza and PourFood and drink1 km0.6 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- College Cove South0.1 km0.1 mi north away5.6 Good later
- College Cove North0.4 km0.2 mi north-west away5.6 Good later
- Baker Beach2.8 km1.7 mi south-east away5.6 Good later
- Moonstone Beach5.1 km3.2 mi south-east away5.6 Good later
- Little River State Beach6.4 km4.0 mi south-east away5.6 Good later