Check the Beach

Twin Lakes State Beach

Santa Cruz County, California, United States

Twin Lakes State Beach 1 photo

  • Walking on the Beach

    Walking on the Beach. Don DeBold from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:20 pm
8 am
6.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.7
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
1 pm
5.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great

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
16°C62°F
Water
18°C64°F
Wind
32 km/hmph NW
Gusts
74 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
7%
Sunset
6:20 pm
Today
4.7Fair8 am96
5.1Fair9 am74
5.3Fair10 am74
4.8Fair11 am96
4.3Fair12 pm53
4.2Fair1 pm53
4.1Fair2 pm106
4.2Fair3 pm64
2.3Poor4 pm53
4.3Fair5 pm21
4.7Fair6 pm32
Fri
6.8Good8 am74
6.7Good9 am11
6.8Good10 am32
6.7Good11 am64
7.2Great12 pm85
5.0Fair1 pm117
5.6Good2 pm149
7.1Great3 pm138
7.4Great4 pm32
7.5Great5 pm159
7.5Great6 pm138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest 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 mLow 2 am, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.3 m1 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • Low 2 am, -0.3 m1 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.3 m1 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.

  • Sat8.3 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.5 GreatBest 1 pm to 2 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.7 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Twin Lakes State Beach

Twin Lakes State Beach is a state beach in Santa Cruz, California, USA. It is located near the village of Twin Lakes, about 0.39 miles away. The beach is 590 feet from the nearest bus stop and has drinking water available on site.

From Wikipedia

Twin Lakes State Beach is a beach located on Monterey Bay directly south of the Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor Santa Cruz, in coastal Santa Cruz County, northern California.

This one-mile (1.6 km) long shoreline is a popular place for swimming and picnicking, along with birdwatching in the adjacent Schwan's Lake.

Source: Twin Lakes 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

  • Restrooms150 m490 ft away
  • Showers160 m510 ft away
  • Drinking water160 m520 ft away
  • Parking12 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 60 m210 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink23 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Boat ramp220 m710 ft away
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miTwin Lakes - Santa Cruz Harbor

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
180 m590 ft135 5th Avenue
Nearest town
630 m0.4 miTwin Lakes (village)
Nearest airport
19 km12 miWatsonville Municipal Airport (WVI)

Nearby places

  • Twin Lakes - Santa Cruz HarborRental
    90 m290 ft

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

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