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Younger Beach

California · United States

IntermediateBeach break36.950, -122.067

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Younger Beach is a SW-facing sand beach on the Gulf of California coastline near California — it picks up SE–W swell and turns cleanest in a N–NE wind, with the most consistent surf through april–october.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~14.9°C (58.8°F) on average

Jan

12.4°C

54.3°F · 11.3–14.3°C

Feb

12.3°C

54.1°F · 10.7–14.8°C

Mar

12.3°C

54.1°F · 10.5–14.3°C

Apr

12.1°C

53.8°F · 10.4–13.9°C

May

11.9°C

53.4°F · 10.6–14.6°C

Jun

13°C

55.4°F · 11–14.6°C

Jul

13.8°C

56.8°F · 11.4–17°C

Aug

14.5°C

58.1°F · 12.4–17.2°C

Sep

14.9°C

58.8°F · 12.7–17.1°C

Oct

14.1°C

57.4°F · 12.2–16.8°C

Nov

14°C

57.2°F · 11.5–15.8°C

Dec

12.9°C

55.2°F · 11.2–15.8°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–W

Best wind

N–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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