Black Sands Beach

Shelter Cove, California · Pacific coast

Water temperature, waves, wind and tides at Black Sands Beach in Shelter Cove, California, with where every number comes from and how old it is.

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Right now at Black Sands Beach

Water
62°F (16°C)
Waves
12.9 ft (3.9 m) every 14 seconds
Wind
31 mph (50 km/h) from the west, gusts to 41 mph
Air
56°F (13°C)

As of 7:45 AM local time, from NOAA forecast models and nearby stations. The full day, hour by hour, is on the conditions page.

Low tides in daylight at Black Sands Beach

  • Today: no more low tides before sunset
  • Saturday, Nov 14: 7:24 AM, 3.7 ft
  • Sunday, Nov 15: 8:25 AM, 3.8 ft
  • Monday, Nov 16: 9:52 AM, 3.7 ft
  • Tuesday, Nov 17: 11:15 AM, 3.4 ft (lowest)

Predicted by NOAA for Shelter Cove, 2.2 miles (3.6 km) away. Heights are above mean lower low water, so a minus tide is below 0 ft. Sunrise and sunset are calculated for the beach; times are local.

Highest tides ahead at Black Sands Beach

  • Dec 23–25: up to 7.9 ft (Thu, Dec 24, 10:15 AM); lowest daylight low ahead −1.7 ft (Wed, Dec 23, 4:55 PM)
  • Jan 21–22: up to 7.8 ft (Fri, Jan 22, 10:13 AM); lowest daylight low ahead −1.4 ft (Thu, Jan 21, 4:41 PM)

The days NOAA predicts the highest tides at Shelter Cove between now and March 2, often called king tides, with the lowest low tide still ahead in daylight on those days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water; times are local.

What Ebbward shows here

Water temperature
From NOAA models and satellite sea surface temperature, or a measured reading when a station or buoy nearby reports one.
Waves and wind
Modeled at this beach's own forecast point offshore, hour by hour for seven days. Waves breaking at the shore can be bigger or smaller.
Tides
NOAA tide predictions from Shelter Cove, 2.2 miles (3.6 km) away.
Nearest NOAA buoy
Cape Mendocino, CA (094), 39 miles (63 km) away.
Facing
West (267°), which decides whether the wind is onshore or offshore here.
Underwater visibility
Unreported until someone who was in the water today shares a report.

Before you go in

Ebbward describes ocean conditions; it is not a safety rating and can't tell you whether to swim. Check posted flags, ask a lifeguard, and read the National Weather Service forecast.

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