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Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun Best	Jul Best	Aug Best	Sep Best	Oct	Nov	Dec
17°	17°	20°	22° Tan	25° Tan	29° Tan	32° Tan	32° Tan	29° Tan	26° Tan	21°	17°
Sea 13°	Sea 14°	Sea 13°	Sea 13°	Sea 13°	Sea 13°	Sea 16°	Sea 17°	Sea 17°	Sea 16°	Sea 15°	Sea 14°

Beach Weather Today in Pfeiffer State Beach

Today the maximum temperature will be 14° which is a little too chilly for sunbathing. Today the water temperature will be 15° which is cold for swimming, a full wet suit is required to spend any length of time in the sea.

Today will be dry with no rain showers. Expect lots of sunshine and clear skies with an average cloud cover of 31%.

The winds will be side shore and very strong at 41kmh from the North-Northwest. The strong winds will make the temperatures feel colder.

Pfeiffer State Beach faces Southwest and the sunset will be visible over the ocean to the West at 05:08 PM. Unfortunately there are chances that 71% cloud cover may make the sunset not viewable.

For Beach Weather for the next next 7 days, wind and wave conditions and tide and the next 14 days weather use the tabs below.

Beach Weather This Weekend in Pfeiffer State Beach

This weekend the average maximum daily temperatures will be 14° which is too cold for sunbathing. The average water temperature will be 15° which is cold for swimming, a full wet suit is required to spend any length of time in the sea.

There will be no rainy days at all this weekend. Expect plentiful sunshine and mostly clear blue skies with an average cloud cover of 0%.

PFEIFFER STATE BEACH - BEACH WEATHER FORECAST

07:20 AM 05:08 PM

10:12 PM

10:16 AM

Wed 7th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

10°	9°	9°	10°	13°	13°	12°	11°
0%	1%	0%	2%	62%	13%	71%	100%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°

07:20 AM 05:09 PM

11:14 PM

10:40 AM

Thu 8th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

10°	10°	10°	10°	12°	14°	13°	11°
81%	81%	74%	41%	17%	0%	2%	2%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°

07:20 AM 05:10 PM

No moonrise

11:03 AM

Fri 9th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

10°	8°	8°	9°	13°	14°	13°	11°
0%	3%	3%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°

07:20 AM 05:11 PM

12:13 AM

11:27 AM

Sat 10th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

11°	11°	10°	10°	13°	15°	13°	12°
0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°

07:20 AM 05:12 PM

01:13 AM

11:53 AM

Sun 11th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

11°	10°	10°	11°	13°	14°	14°	12°
0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°

07:20 AM 05:13 PM

02:12 AM

12:21 PM

Mon 12th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

12°	12°	12°	13°	15°	15°	14°	12°
33%	100%	95%	74%	65%	68%	4%	0%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°

07:20 AM 05:14 PM

03:13 AM

12:55 PM

Tue 13th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

12°	12°	12°	13°	14°	15°	14°	13°
0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°

07:20 AM 05:08 PM

10:12 PM

10:16 AM

Wed 7th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
10 kmh	11 kmh	12 kmh	10 kmh	27 kmh	33 kmh	35 kmh	41 kmh

0.3m	0.2m	0.3m	0.2m	0.8m	1.6m	1.6m	1.4m

11.0s	10.9s	10.8s	10.4s	10.4s	21.1s	10.3s	19.1s

07:20 AM 05:09 PM

11:14 PM

10:40 AM

Thu 8th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
35 kmh	40 kmh	39 kmh	26 kmh	15 kmh	22 kmh	19 kmh	19 kmh

1.0m	1.5m	1.4m	1.2m	0.7m	0.9m	0.7m	0.4m

18.6s	17.7s	17.4s	16.8s	9.2s	16.3s	16.0s	15.6s

07:20 AM 05:10 PM

No moonrise

11:03 AM

Fri 9th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
24 kmh	22 kmh	24 kmh	17 kmh	4 kmh	5 kmh	13 kmh	16 kmh

0.7m	0.8m	0.8m	0.8m	0.5m	0.3m	0.7m	0.6m

15.4s	15.3s	15.1s	14.9s	14.7s	14.5s	14.4s	14.2s

07:20 AM 05:11 PM

12:13 AM

11:27 AM

Sat 10th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
15 kmh	15 kmh	19 kmh	15 kmh	11 kmh	10 kmh	15 kmh	18 kmh

0.6m	0.7m	0.8m	0.8m	0.5m	1.1m	1.3m	1.0m

14.0s	13.7s	13.5s	13.3s	13.2s	12.8s	12.6s	12.4s

07:20 AM 05:12 PM

01:13 AM

11:53 AM

Sun 11th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
22 kmh	24 kmh	26 kmh	26 kmh	23 kmh	22 kmh	22 kmh	22 kmh

1.0m	1.1m	0.8m	0.6m	0.6m	0.6m	0.6m	0.8m

12.4s	14.1s	13.5s	13.0s	12.5s	12.2s	12.0s	16.0s

07:20 AM 05:13 PM

02:12 AM

12:21 PM

Mon 12th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
22 kmh	21 kmh	21 kmh	20 kmh	18 kmh	17 kmh	16 kmh	18 kmh

0.7m	0.6m	0.6m	0.6m	0.5m	0.5m	0.5m	0.5m

18.0s	17.5s	16.9s	16.4s	16.1s	15.9s	15.7s	15.5s

07:20 AM 05:14 PM

03:13 AM

12:55 PM

Tue 13th January

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
21 kmh	21 kmh	17 kmh	13 kmh	5 kmh	4 kmh	9 kmh	12 kmh

0.5m	0.5m	0.4m	0.4m	0.3m	0.2m	0.3m	0.5m

15.0s	14.6s	14.5s	14.3s	14.1s	13.7s	13.4s	13.2s

07:20 AM 05:08 PM

10:12 PM

10:16 AM

Wed 7th January

1:49 AM	7:06 AM	12:37 PM	7:33 PM

1.42	0.75	1.48	0.05

07:20 AM 05:09 PM

11:14 PM

10:40 AM

Thu 8th January

2:32 AM	8:21 AM	1:37 PM	8:11 PM

1.46	0.70	1.26	0.25

07:20 AM 05:10 PM

No moonrise

11:03 AM

Fri 9th January

3:15 AM	9:43 AM	2:53 PM	8:48 PM

1.50	0.62	1.06	0.45

07:20 AM 05:11 PM

12:13 AM

11:27 AM

Sat 10th January

3:56 AM	11:04 AM	4:36 PM	9:26 PM

1.54	0.50	0.94	0.63

07:20 AM 05:12 PM

01:13 AM

11:53 AM

Sun 11th January

4:37 AM	12:14 PM	6:37 PM	10:08 PM

1.58	0.35	0.92	0.79

07:20 AM 05:13 PM

02:12 AM

12:21 PM

Mon 12th January

5:18 AM	1:09 PM	8:17 PM	11:01 PM

1.62	0.21	0.99	0.91

07:20 AM 05:14 PM

03:13 AM

12:55 PM

Tue 13th January

5:59 AM	1:54 PM	9:18 PM

1.66	0.08	1.06

Wed 7th January

15°
0.0mm
14kmh NNW
31%

Thu 8th January

15°
0.0mm
15kmh N
37%

Fri 9th January

15°
0.0mm
6kmh ENE
0%

Sat 10th January

15°
0.0mm
5kmh ENE
0%

Sun 11th January

15°
0.0mm
19kmh NE
0%

Mon 12th January

16°
0.0mm
15kmh NNE
54%

Tue 13th January

15°
0.0mm
6kmh SSE
0%

Wed 14th January

17°
0.0mm
12kmh NNE
0%

Thu 15th January

17°
0.0mm
9kmh NE
0%

Fri 16th January

17°
0.0mm
5kmh SSE
0%

Sat 17th January

18°
0.0mm
9kmh NE
2%

Sun 18th January

17°
0.0mm
12kmh NE
21%

Mon 19th January

16°
0.0mm
4kmh ESE
33%

Tue 20th January

14°
0.0mm
8kmh SE
54%

Next 14 day Beach Weather in Pfeiffer State Beach

In the next 14 days average maximum daily temperatures will be 16° which is a little too chilly for sunbathing. The average water temperature will be 15° which is cold for swimming, a full wet suit is required to spend any length of time in the sea. There will be no rainy days at all. Average cloud cover will be 17%.

If you are sailing, windsurfing, fishing, surfing etc. in Pfeiffer State Beach don't forget to check the tide and wind and wave conditions

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Pfeiffer State Beach, Big Sur, Monterey County, California

Pfeiffer State Beach is a lesser known gem located on the beautiful coastline of Big Sur in Monterey County, California. The beach offers a unique experience with its stunning scenery and numerous activities to indulge in during your holiday.

Beach Type

The beach at Pfeiffer State Beach is known for its coarse sand and unique purple hue due to the manganese garnet deposits from the surrounding cliffs. The coastline here is quite rocky with interesting rock formations that make this destination visually appealing.

As for snorkeling and diving, Pfeiffer State Beach may not be the best choice due to its strong currents and lack of coral reefs. However, there are other nearby beaches in Monterey County that are better suited for such activities.

Activities

Some popular beach activities recommended at Pfeiffer State Beach include:

Photography: With its rugged cliffs, stunning sunsets, and famous keyhole arch, this beach is a photographer's paradise.
Hiking: There are several trails in the Big Sur area that lead to breathtaking views of the coastline.
Surfing: While not ideal for beginners due to the rocky shoreline and strong currents, experienced surfers can enjoy some excellent waves at Pfeiffer State Beach.
Picnicking: Bring your lunch and enjoy a peaceful meal with an incredible view of the ocean.
Wildlife Watching: Keep an eye out for sea otters, seals, and various bird species that frequent this area.

Accommodations

There are no beach resorts or hotels directly on Pfeiffer State Beach; however, there are several options nearby:

Ragged Point Inn & Resort: Located 20 miles south of Pfeiffer State Beach, Ragged Point Inn offers comfortable accommodations with stunning ocean views.
Big Sur Lodge: Nestled within Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, this lodge offers convenient access to the beach and other park attractions.
Ventana Big Sur: Situated just a few miles north of Pfeiffer State Beach, this luxury resort provides a serene and upscale stay amidst the natural beauty of Big Sur.

Beach Amenities

Pfeiffer State Beach offers the following amenities:

Restrooms
Picnic tables
Limited parking (arrive early as it fills up quickly)
An entrance fee is required ($10 per vehicle)

Pfeiffer State Beach is an excellent destination for those looking to escape the crowds and enjoy a peaceful holiday surrounded by stunning natural beauty. While it may not be ideal for snorkeling or diving enthusiasts, there are plenty of other activities to enjoy at this remarkable beach.