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Wreck Beach

Monterey County, California, United States

Wreck Beach 5 photos

  • Purple Sand patterns on Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur CA July 8th, 2016

    Purple Sand patterns on Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur CA July 8th, 2016. Justin Dolske, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Tony with purple sand in hand

    Tony with purple sand in hand. Akos Kokai, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Ocean rock (Unsplash)

    Ocean rock (Unsplash). Vashishtha Jogi jogi, CC0. Source

  • Tunnel wave

    Tunnel wave. Akos Kokai, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Fire in the Arch

    Fire in the Arch. Anita Ritenour from Santa Maria, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to sunset, sunset 6:20 pm
8 am
6.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.4
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C58°F
Water
20°C67°F
Wind
106 km/hmph N
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
1.9 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
6%
Sunset
6:20 pm
Today
6.5Good8 am95
6.7Good9 am106
6.8Good10 am128
6.7Good11 am138
6.9Good12 pm128
7.2Great1 pm127
7.6Great2 pm106
7.7Great3 pm74
7.6Great4 pm85
7.4Great5 pm21
7.0Great6 pm74
Sat
6.7Good8 am106
7.0Great9 am95
7.6Great10 am53
7.8Great11 am63
8.0Great12 pm74
8.2Great1 pm75
8.3Great2 pm75
8.3Great3 pm85
8.3Great4 pm85
8.2Great5 pm85
7.6Great6 pm74
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 8 am, 0.9 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.3 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 mLow 2 am, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 8 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • Low 2 am, -0.3 m1 ft
  • High 8 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
4.1 km2.5 miBig Sur Village (village)
Nearest airport
39 km24 miMonterey Regional Airport (MRY)

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 Wreck Beach.

Partner links

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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 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.9 GoodBest 10 am to 5 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.4 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%