Younger Beach

Santa Cruz County, California, United States

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 6:20 pm

8 am
6.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

9 am
6.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good

10 am
6.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good

11 am
6.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good

12 pm
6.5
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good

1 pm
6.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good

2 pm
6.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good

3 pm
7.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

4 pm
7.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great

5 pm
7.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

6 pm
7.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 1 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 14°C57°F
Water: 18°C65°F
Wind: 106 km/hmph NNW
Gusts: 2214 km/hmph
Waves: 1.5 m5 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 7%
Sunset: 6:20 pm

Today

4.5Fair8 am64

4.7Fair9 am53

4.7Fair10 am117

4.5Fair11 am138

4.2Fair12 pm75

4.3Fair1 pm53

3.9Poor2 pm106

2.2Poor3 pm85

4.3Fair4 pm75

4.4Fair5 pm21

5.8Good6 pm53

Fri

6.5Good8 am85

6.4Good9 am64

6.2Good10 am42

6.1Good11 am53

6.5Good12 pm75

6.8Good1 pm117

6.7Good2 pm138

7.3Great3 pm85

7.7Great4 pm64

7.7Great5 pm117

7.4Great6 pm117

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

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

Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m520 ft. Fee not listed
Picnic tables160 m530 ft away
Rentals2 within 500 m0.3 miUCSC - Seymour Marine Discovery Center

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 190 m610 ftUCSC Seymour Marine Discovery Center
Nearest town: 4.3 km2.7 miSanta Cruz (city)
Nearest airport: 25 km16 miWatsonville Municipal Airport (WVI)

Nearby places

UCSC - Seymour Marine Discovery CenterRental
180 m580 ft
UCSC - Coastal Biology BuildingRental
390 m0.2 mi

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

Nearby beaches

De Anza Beach0.6 km0.4 mi east away
7.3 Great tomorrow
Natural Bridges State Beach0.9 km0.5 mi east away
7.3 Great tomorrow
Wilder Beach1.1 km0.7 mi west away
7.3 Great tomorrow
2222 Beach1.3 km0.8 mi east away
7.3 Great tomorrow
Swift Beach1.7 km1.1 mi east away
7.3 Great tomorrow

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

Fri7.7 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
Sat8.1 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
Sun8.0 GreatBest 1 pm to 2 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
Mon8.0 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
Tue8.1 GreatBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
Wed7.4 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 1%