Montara State Beach
California · United States
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Montara State Beach is a N-facing sand beach on the United States shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches NW–E swell, and offshore S–SW winds tidy the banks through 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: ~14.7°C (58.5°F) on average
Jan
11.7°C
53.1°F · 10.1–13.2°C
Feb
11.7°C
53.1°F · 10–14.3°C
Mar
11.9°C
53.4°F · 9.6–14.1°C
Apr
11.6°C
52.9°F · 9.7–13.5°C
May
11.6°C
52.9°F · 9.8–14.6°C
Jun
12.8°C
55°F · 10.3–14.9°C
Jul
13.8°C
56.8°F · 11.2–16.7°C
Aug
14.4°C
57.9°F · 11.6–16.8°C
Sep
14.7°C
58.5°F · 13.1–17.3°C
Oct
13.9°C
57°F · 11.9–16.5°C
Nov
13.3°C
55.9°F · 11.1–15.7°C
Dec
12.3°C
54.1°F · 10.7–15.3°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
NW–E
Best wind
S–SW
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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