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Twin Lakes Beach

Santa Cruz County, California, United States

Twin Lakes Beach 2 photos

  • The Santa Cruz Breakwater Lighthouse, a.k.a. the Walton Lighthouse, from Twin Lakes State Beach, California, USA

    The Santa Cruz Breakwater Lighthouse, a.k.a. the Walton Lighthouse, from Twin Lakes State Beach, California, USA. Don DeBold, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Family on Twin Lakes State Beach

    Family on Twin Lakes State Beach. Don DeBold from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to sunset, sunset 6:20 pm
8 am
6.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 12 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C58°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
74 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
2717 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
2%
Sunset
6:20 pm
Today
6.3Good8 am74
6.3Good9 am53
6.4Good10 am32
6.7Good11 am53
6.9Good12 pm95
6.9Good1 pm106
7.3Great2 pm106
7.6Great3 pm64
7.9Great4 pm117
7.5Great5 pm159
7.4Great6 pm127
Sat
6.9Good8 am106
6.9Good9 am53
7.4Great10 am21
7.8Great11 am53
8.0Great12 pm64
8.3Great1 pm85
8.3Great2 pm117
8.3Great3 pm128
7.4Great4 pm138
7.6Great5 pm127
8.1Great6 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 2 am, -0.3 m. High at 9 am, 0.9 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.3 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 mLow 2 am, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 2 am, -0.3 m1 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.3 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.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Restrooms80 m260 ft away
  • Showers70 m240 ft away
  • Drinking water290 m940 ft away
  • Parking11 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m310 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink16 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Boat ramp330 m0.2 mi away
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miTwin Lakes - Santa Cruz Harbor
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
240 m800 ft7th Avenue & Bonnie Street
Nearest town
630 m0.4 miTwin Lakes (village)
Nearest airport
19 km12 miWatsonville Municipal Airport (WVI)

Nearby places

  • Twin Lakes - Santa Cruz HarborRental
    170 m560 ft

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Twin Lakes Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat8.3 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.5 GoodBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 1%