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BEACH WEATHER MONTHLY AVERAGES

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun Best	Jul Best	Aug Best	Sep Best	Oct	Nov	Dec
16°	16°	17°	17°	18°	19°	20°	20°	21°	20°	18°	16°
Sea 14°	Sea 14°	Sea 14°	Sea 14°	Sea 15°	Sea 16°	Sea 16°	Sea 18°	Sea 18°	Sea 16°	Sea 15°	Sea 15°

Beach Weather Today in Sand Dollar Beach

Today the maximum temperature will be 14° which is not so warm but sunbathing may be possible. Today the water temperature will be 11° which is very cold and bracing, it's not recommended you swim with out a full wet suit.

Today will be dry with no rain showers. Expect plentiful sunshine and mostly clear blue skies with an average cloud cover of 22%.

The winds will be cross-off shore and very light at 10kmh from the East-Southeast.

Sand Dollar Beach faces West and the sunset will be visible over the ocean to the West at 04:54 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 Sand Dollar Beach

This weekend the average maximum daily temperatures will be 14° which is too cold for sunbathing. The average water temperature will be 11° which is very cold and bracing, it's not recommended you swim with out a full wet suit.

There will be 2 days of moderate rain with an average of 5.5mm rain on those days. Saturday will have 5.4mm of rain and Sunday will have 5.6mm of rain. Expect only occasional sunny spells and lots of clouds with an average cloud cover of 75%.

SAND DOLLAR BEACH - BEACH WEATHER FORECAST

06:47 AM 04:54 PM

10:47 PM

12:18 PM

Thu 21st November

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

8°	7°	6°	7°	15°	17°	14°	10°
0%	0%	56%	66%	8%	13%	14%	20%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°

06:48 AM 04:54 PM

11:48 PM

12:46 PM

Fri 22nd November

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

8°	6°	5°	9°	15°	16°	14°	12°
18%	2%	45%	93%	86%	62%	64%	84%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°

06:49 AM 04:53 PM

No moonrise

01:11 PM

Sat 23rd November

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

11°	12°	11°	12°	13°	12°	10°	8°
92%	89%	92%	100%	100%	99%	3%	96%
0.7mm	2.0mm	2.0mm	0.7mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°

06:50 AM 04:53 PM

12:45 AM

01:34 PM

Sun 24th November

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

8°	7°	6°	9°	11°	9°	8°	9°
97%	17%	10%	45%	72%	96%	100%	100%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.4mm	3.2mm	2.0mm
11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°

06:51 AM 04:53 PM

01:42 AM

01:56 PM

Mon 25th November

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

9°	10°	11°	11°	12°	13°	11°	10°
100%	100%	100%	72%	72%	88%	45%	80%
0.2mm	0.0mm	0.1mm	0.1mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	13°	13°

06:52 AM 04:52 PM

02:37 AM

02:18 PM

Tue 26th November

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

9°	8°	8°	9°	13°	14°	11°	9°
61%	37%	26%	18%	12%	20%	21%	7%
0.1mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°

06:53 AM 04:52 PM

03:35 AM

02:41 PM

Wed 27th November

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

8°	7°	6°	8°	13°	13°	11°	8°
7%	30%	42%	5%	10%	23%	32%	28%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°

06:47 AM 04:54 PM

10:47 PM

12:18 PM

Thu 21st November

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
10 kmh	7 kmh	9 kmh	7 kmh	7 kmh	6 kmh	3 kmh	6 kmh

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

12.9s	12.9s	13.0s	11.8s	12.7s	11.5s	11.4s	11.2s

06:48 AM 04:54 PM

11:48 PM

12:46 PM

Fri 22nd November

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
5 kmh	6 kmh	9 kmh	12 kmh	10 kmh	10 kmh	15 kmh	21 kmh

0.4m	0.4m	0.5m	0.5m	0.5m	0.5m	0.7m	1.0m

11.1s	10.9s	9.4s	9.4s	9.5s	9.9s	10.1s	10.0s

06:49 AM 04:53 PM

No moonrise

01:11 PM

Sat 23rd November

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
24 kmh	6 kmh	14 kmh	19 kmh	22 kmh	21 kmh	19 kmh	13 kmh

1.1m	0.4m	0.7m	1.1m	1.2m	1.2m	1.1m	0.8m

9.7s	9.6s	9.4s	10.1s	9.3s	10.0s	10.4s	8.9s

06:50 AM 04:53 PM

12:45 AM

01:34 PM

Sun 24th November

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
7 kmh	6 kmh	7 kmh	10 kmh	8 kmh	17 kmh	26 kmh	30 kmh

0.7m	0.7m	0.7m	0.8m	0.7m	1.3m	1.5m	1.7m

8.8s	8.7s	8.7s	8.4s	8.3s	8.0s	7.9s	7.0s

06:51 AM 04:53 PM

01:42 AM

01:56 PM

Mon 25th November

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
31 kmh	26 kmh	18 kmh	13 kmh	11 kmh	10 kmh	10 kmh	9 kmh

1.6m	1.3m	1.2m	0.9m	0.7m	0.9m	0.8m	1.1m

7.4s	7.3s	8.8s	7.1s	7.1s	7.1s	6.8s	7.0s

06:52 AM 04:52 PM

02:37 AM

02:18 PM

Tue 26th November

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
8 kmh	6 kmh	5 kmh	4 kmh	9 kmh	14 kmh	13 kmh	9 kmh

1.1m	1.0m	1.1m	1.1m	1.1m	1.0m	1.1m	1.2m

6.9s	8.1s	8.5s	8.2s	8.1s	16.9s	12.2s	7.5s

06:53 AM 04:52 PM

03:35 AM

02:41 PM

Wed 27th November

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
8 kmh	7 kmh	8 kmh	6 kmh	5 kmh	8 kmh	6 kmh	7 kmh

1.1m	1.1m	1.1m	1.0m	1.0m	1.3m	1.0m	0.8m

15.5s	19.4s	15.3s	12.9s	16.2s	17.8s	17.7s	17.7s

06:47 AM 04:54 PM

10:47 PM

12:18 PM

Thu 21st November

3:58 AM	7:59 AM	1:31 PM	9:22 PM

1.20	1.02	1.47	0.02

06:48 AM 04:54 PM

11:48 PM

12:46 PM

Fri 22nd November

4:53 AM	9:48 AM	2:42 PM	10:16 PM

1.27	0.96	1.31	0.13

06:49 AM 04:53 PM

No moonrise

01:11 PM

Sat 23rd November

5:31 AM	11:16 AM	4:10 PM	11:03 PM

1.35	0.82	1.19	0.23

06:50 AM 04:53 PM

12:45 AM

01:34 PM

Sun 24th November

6:02 AM	12:15 PM	5:30 PM	11:41 PM

1.43	0.65	1.13	0.33

06:51 AM 04:53 PM

01:42 AM

01:56 PM

Mon 25th November

6:29 AM	1:02 PM	6:37 PM

1.51	0.47	1.11

06:52 AM 04:52 PM

02:37 AM

02:18 PM

Tue 26th November

12:16 AM	6:55 AM	1:45 PM	7:38 PM

0.43	1.59	0.30	1.10

06:53 AM 04:52 PM

03:35 AM

02:41 PM

Wed 27th November

12:49 AM	7:21 AM	2:24 PM	8:33 PM

0.52	1.66	0.14	1.11

Thu 21st November

19°
0.0mm
8kmh S
22%

Fri 22nd November

17°
0.0mm
11kmh S
56%

Sat 23rd November

13°
5.4mm
6kmh NNW
83%

Sun 24th November

12°
5.6mm
5kmh SSW
67%

Mon 25th November

13°
0.4mm
10kmh SSW
82%

Tue 26th November

15°
0.1mm
2kmh SE
25%

Wed 27th November

14°
0.0mm
4kmh NE
22%

Thu 28th November

15°
0.0mm
4kmh E
29%

Fri 29th November

17°
0.0mm
3kmh ENE
14%

Sat 30th November

18°
0.0mm
5kmh E
0%

Sun 1st December

20°
0.0mm
4kmh E
0%

Mon 2nd December

19°
0.0mm
3kmh ENE
20%

Tue 3rd December

19°
0.0mm
3kmh E
13%

Wed 4th December

21°
0.0mm
3kmh ENE
6%

Next 14 day Beach Weather in Sand Dollar Beach

In the next 14 days average maximum daily temperatures will be 17° which is a little too chilly for sunbathing. The average water temperature will be 12° which is very cold and bracing, it's not recommended you swim with out a full wet suit. There will be 4 days of light rain with an average of 2.9mm rain on those days. Average cloud cover will be 31%.

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

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Holiday at Sand Dollar Beach, Monterey County, California

Taking a holiday at Sand Dollar Beach in Monterey County, California, is an excellent choice for beach aficionados looking for a relaxing and scenic getaway. Located along the beautiful Big Sur coastline, Sand Dollar Beach offers visitors a unique and memorable beach experience.

Beach Type

Sand Dollar Beach is known for its coarse yellow sand mixed with small pebbles. The beach stretches along the coast with stunning cliffs and rock formations surrounding it. While not powdery white sand like some tropical destinations, the coarse sand provides a unique texture that feels great underfoot and adds to the area's natural charm.

Snorkeling and Diving

While Sand Dollar Beach may not be known as a top snorkeling or diving destination due to its colder waters and lack of coral reefs, visitors can still find interesting marine life near the rocky shoreline. The rocks provide shelter for various fish species, making it more suitable for snorkeling than sandy beaches. It's essential to wear a wetsuit while snorkeling or diving in this area due to the cooler water temperature.

Recommended Beach Activities

Some popular beach activities at Sand Dollar Beach include:

Surfing: Sand Dollar Beach is known for its consistent surf break that attracts both beginners and experienced surfers. The waves here are usually gentle but can get larger during specific conditions.
Beachcombing: With its unique mixture of sand and pebbles, Sand Dollar Beach is perfect for beachcombing enthusiasts looking for interesting shells, rocks, and other treasures washed ashore.
Photography: The stunning cliffs and rock formations surrounding the beach provide excellent opportunities for photography lovers to capture breathtaking landscapes.
Hiking: Nearby trails such as Jade Cove Trail offer scenic hikes with beautiful views of the coastline.
Picnicking: There are picnic tables available at the nearby parking area, making it an ideal spot to enjoy a meal with a view of the ocean.

Accommodation Options

While there are no beach resorts or hotels directly on Sand Dollar Beach, visitors can find accommodation options nearby. The town of Gorda, just a short drive north of Sand Dollar Beach, has several motels and inns. For a more luxurious stay, visitors can head south to Cambria or north to Carmel-by-the-Sea, where upscale hotels and vacation rentals are available.

Beach Amenities

Sand Dollar Beach offers the following amenities for visitors:

Restrooms
Picnic tables
Parking area
Trail access to the beach
Nearby hiking trails

Sand Dollar Beach in Monterey County is an excellent destination for those looking for a unique and memorable beach getaway. The picturesque coastline, beautiful rock formations, and various activities make it an ideal spot to unwind and enjoy nature's beauty.