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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 15° which is a little too chilly for sunbathing. Today the water temperature will be 14° 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 only occasional sunny spells and lots of clouds with an average cloud cover of 76%.

The winds will be cross-on shore and moderate at 30kmh from the North West. The moderate winds will keep the temperatures feeling cooler. The moderate onshore winds may make conditions a little more choppy for swimming.

Pfeiffer State Beach faces Southwest and the sunset will be visible over the ocean to the West at 08:29 PM. The skies should be very clear at that time, ideal for a sunset.

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 15° which is a little too chilly for sunbathing. The average water temperature will be 16° which is cool for swimming, shorty wetsuit may help you extend your time in the water.

There will be no rainy days at all this weekend. Expect plentiful sunshine and mostly clear blue skies with an average cloud cover of 28%.

PFEIFFER STATE BEACH - BEACH WEATHER FORECAST

05:56 AM 08:29 PM

12:15 AM

01:27 PM

Tue 7th July

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

13°	13°	13°	14°	15°	16°	15°	13°
100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	92%	3%	16%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°

05:57 AM 08:28 PM

12:43 AM

02:36 PM

Wed 8th July

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

13°	13°	13°	16°	17°	17°	16°	14°
4%	0%	1%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°

05:58 AM 08:28 PM

01:14 AM

03:49 PM

Thu 9th July

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

14°	14°	14°	16°	17°	17°	16°	14°
0%	0%	3%	81%	70%	0%	5%	12%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°

05:58 AM 08:28 PM

01:53 AM

05:04 PM

Fri 10th July

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

13°	14°	13°	16°	17°	17°	16°	14°
4%	3%	0%	0%	0%	0%	4%	5%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°

05:59 AM 08:27 PM

02:40 AM

06:17 PM

Sat 11th July

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

14°	14°	14°	17°	18°	18°	17°	15°
6%	4%	0%	83%	13%	19%	15%	46%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
14°	14°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°

05:59 AM 08:27 PM

03:40 AM

07:25 PM

Sun 12th July

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

15°	15°	15°	17°	18°	18°	17°	15°
99%	66%	5%	20%	38%	19%	14%	6%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°

06:00 AM 08:27 PM

04:50 AM

08:22 PM

Mon 13th July

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

15°	15°	16°	17°	18°	18°	17°	16°
15%	23%	37%	12%	6%	6%	7%	12%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°

05:56 AM 08:29 PM

12:15 AM

01:27 PM

Tue 7th July

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
19 kmh	19 kmh	18 kmh	17 kmh	25 kmh	28 kmh	30 kmh	25 kmh

0.9m	0.8m	1.0m	0.9m	1.0m	1.0m	1.1m	1.1m

11.7s	7.4s	11.5s	11.2s	11.0s	11.0s	10.9s	10.8s

05:57 AM 08:28 PM

12:43 AM

02:36 PM

Wed 8th July

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
22 kmh	20 kmh	19 kmh	22 kmh	31 kmh	28 kmh	27 kmh	25 kmh

1.1m	1.0m	0.9m	1.0m	0.9m	0.9m	0.7m	0.9m

10.5s	17.7s	17.5s	16.9s	16.9s	16.7s	7.4s	16.6s

05:58 AM 08:28 PM

01:14 AM

03:49 PM

Thu 9th July

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
22 kmh	16 kmh	20 kmh	21 kmh	26 kmh	28 kmh	25 kmh	25 kmh

1.0m	0.8m	0.8m	0.8m	0.6m	0.7m	0.8m	0.9m

16.0s	8.3s	8.4s	8.6s	8.8s	8.5s	8.4s	8.4s

05:58 AM 08:28 PM

01:53 AM

05:04 PM

Fri 10th July

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
21 kmh	21 kmh	19 kmh	18 kmh	21 kmh	25 kmh	21 kmh	18 kmh

0.8m	0.8m	0.8m	0.8m	0.7m	0.8m	1.1m	0.9m

8.7s	8.8s	8.8s	8.8s	8.7s	8.6s	15.4s	15.3s

05:59 AM 08:27 PM

02:40 AM

06:17 PM

Sat 11th July

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
14 kmh	14 kmh	10 kmh	12 kmh	16 kmh	17 kmh	14 kmh	11 kmh

0.8m	0.6m	0.4m	0.5m	0.5m	0.5m	0.5m	0.7m

8.6s	8.4s	8.3s	8.1s	8.0s	7.8s	7.4s	7.3s

05:59 AM 08:27 PM

03:40 AM

07:25 PM

Sun 12th July

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
12 kmh	15 kmh	15 kmh	17 kmh	19 kmh	18 kmh	17 kmh	18 kmh

0.7m	0.7m	0.7m	0.5m	0.4m	0.4m	0.3m	0.4m

7.5s	7.6s	7.5s	7.5s	7.8s	8.0s	7.9s	7.8s

06:00 AM 08:27 PM

04:50 AM

08:22 PM

Mon 13th July

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
18 kmh	16 kmh	15 kmh	16 kmh	18 kmh	17 kmh	17 kmh	17 kmh

0.5m	0.5m	0.5m	0.5m	0.4m	0.4m	0.4m	0.5m

7.8s	7.9s	7.9s	8.0s	8.1s	8.1s	8.1s	8.2s

05:56 AM 08:29 PM

12:15 AM

01:27 PM

Tue 7th July

4:34 AM	10:08 AM	4:29 PM	11:40 PM

1.07	0.65	1.34	0.33

05:57 AM 08:28 PM

12:43 AM

02:36 PM

Wed 8th July

6:11 AM	11:00 AM	5:18 PM

1.03	0.75	1.43

05:58 AM 08:28 PM

01:14 AM

03:49 PM

Thu 9th July

12:48 AM	7:44 AM	12:01 PM	6:13 PM

0.15	1.06	0.83	1.54

05:58 AM 08:28 PM

01:53 AM

05:04 PM

Fri 10th July

1:49 AM	8:54 AM	1:07 PM	7:11 PM

-0.04	1.14	0.86	1.65

05:59 AM 08:27 PM

02:40 AM

06:17 PM

Sat 11th July

2:44 AM	9:48 AM	2:10 PM	8:08 PM

-0.21	1.22	0.86	1.74

05:59 AM 08:27 PM

03:40 AM

07:25 PM

Sun 12th July

3:35 AM	10:33 AM	3:09 PM	9:03 PM

-0.33	1.31	0.81	1.81

06:00 AM 08:27 PM

04:50 AM

08:22 PM

Mon 13th July

4:22 AM	11:13 AM	4:03 PM	9:57 PM

-0.39	1.37	0.74	1.84

Tue 7th July

16°
0.0mm
22kmh NW
76%

Wed 8th July

17°
0.0mm
22kmh NW
0%

Thu 9th July

17°
0.0mm
20kmh NW
21%

Fri 10th July

17°
0.0mm
17kmh NW
2%

Sat 11th July

18°
0.0mm
14kmh WNW
23%

Sun 12th July

18°
0.0mm
16kmh NW
33%

Mon 13th July

18°
0.0mm
15kmh NW
14%

Tue 14th July

19°
0.0mm
18kmh NW
4%

Wed 15th July

19°
0.0mm
19kmh NW
1%

Thu 16th July

18°
0.0mm
20kmh NW
39%

Fri 17th July

20°
0.0mm
16kmh NW
23%

Sat 18th July

21°
0.0mm
15kmh NW
30%

Sun 19th July

20°
0.0mm
18kmh NW
30%

Mon 20th July

20°
0.0mm
18kmh NW
0%

Next 14 day Beach Weather in Pfeiffer State Beach

In the next 14 days average maximum daily temperatures will be 18° which is not so warm but sunbathing may be possible on some days. 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 21%.

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.