Black Sands Beach
California · United States
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An open S-facing pebble beach on the Coastal Waters near California, Black Sands Beach works on SE–SW groundswell; NW–NE winds offshore, with conditions most reliable april–october.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~12.1°C (53.8°F) on average
Jan
11.3°C
52.3°F · 9.8–13.3°C
Feb
10.8°C
51.4°F · 8.7–13.1°C
Mar
10.7°C
51.3°F · 8.9–13.1°C
Apr
10.5°C
50.9°F · 8.3–13.6°C
May
10.7°C
51.3°F · 8.6–13.6°C
Jun
10.9°C
51.6°F · 8.6–13.4°C
Jul
11.4°C
52.5°F · 9.2–15.8°C
Aug
12.2°C
54°F · 9.7–15.4°C
Sep
12.1°C
53.8°F · 9.1–16.2°C
Oct
12.4°C
54.3°F · 10.2–16.9°C
Nov
12.6°C
54.7°F · 10.4–14.8°C
Dec
11.9°C
53.4°F · 9.6–15.4°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
SE–SW
Best wind
NW–NE
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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