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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 20° which is very warm and perfect for sunbathing. Today the water temperature will be 13° 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 plentiful sunshine and mostly clear blue skies with an average cloud cover of 1%.

The winds will be on shore and strong at 31kmh from the North West. The strong winds will keep the temperatures feeling fresher. The strong onshore winds may make conditions rougher for swimming.

Sand Dollar Beach faces West and the sunset will be visible over the ocean to the West at 08:23 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 20° which is not so warm but sunbathing may be possible. 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 7%.

SAND DOLLAR BEACH - BEACH WEATHER FORECAST

05:56 AM 08:23 PM

12:13 AM

01:23 PM

Tue 7th July

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

16°	14°	12°	18°	27°	31°	29°	17°
0%	3%	3%	3%	0%	0%	0%	0%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°

05:56 AM 08:23 PM

12:41 AM

02:31 PM

Wed 8th July

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

14°	13°	13°	23°	32°	35°	31°	19°
0%	0%	0%	3%	3%	1%	1%	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°

05:57 AM 08:23 PM

01:13 AM

03:43 PM

Thu 9th July

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

17°	16°	15°	25°	34°	37°	32°	20°
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°

05:58 AM 08:22 PM

01:52 AM

04:58 PM

Fri 10th July

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

16°	15°	16°	25°	34°	37°	31°	19°
0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°

05:58 AM 08:22 PM

02:40 AM

06:11 PM

Sat 11th July

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

16°	16°	15°	25°	32°	34°	29°	21°
0%	0%	0%	0%	11%	10%	10%	12%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
13°	13°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°

05:59 AM 08:22 PM

03:40 AM

07:19 PM

Sun 12th July

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

19°	18°	20°	26°	33°	35°	31°	24°
9%	12%	15%	16%	16%	3%	4%	4%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°

05:59 AM 08:21 PM

04:50 AM

08:16 PM

Mon 13th July

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

21°	21°	22°	27°	35°	35°	31°	25°
20%	34%	9%	7%	14%	25%	12%	3%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°

05:56 AM 08:23 PM

12:13 AM

01:23 PM

Tue 7th July

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
19 kmh	16 kmh	15 kmh	19 kmh	27 kmh	31 kmh	30 kmh	22 kmh

1.3m	1.2m	1.3m	1.2m	1.5m	1.8m	1.8m	1.5m

8.9s	9.1s	9.1s	13.5s	18.9s	16.8s	16.4s	17.8s

05:56 AM 08:23 PM

12:41 AM

02:31 PM

Wed 8th July

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
16 kmh	14 kmh	13 kmh	20 kmh	30 kmh	37 kmh	34 kmh	24 kmh

1.3m	1.0m	1.0m	1.4m	1.9m	2.2m	2.1m	1.7m

17.8s	12.5s	12.4s	16.8s	16.7s	16.6s	16.6s	16.2s

05:57 AM 08:23 PM

01:13 AM

03:43 PM

Thu 9th July

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
19 kmh	19 kmh	13 kmh	21 kmh	30 kmh	33 kmh	31 kmh	25 kmh

1.0m	1.0m	1.0m	1.6m	1.9m	2.0m	2.1m	1.6m

12.0s	11.9s	11.9s	15.6s	15.5s	16.5s	16.4s	16.4s

05:58 AM 08:22 PM

01:52 AM

04:58 PM

Fri 10th July

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
15 kmh	11 kmh	5 kmh	4 kmh	16 kmh	19 kmh	17 kmh	2 kmh

1.1m	1.0m	0.8m	0.7m	1.2m	1.5m	1.3m	0.6m

12.3s	12.2s	12.0s	11.9s	15.4s	15.4s	15.2s	11.5s

05:58 AM 08:22 PM

02:40 AM

06:11 PM

Sat 11th July

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
5 kmh	8 kmh	6 kmh	5 kmh	4 kmh	7 kmh	7 kmh	7 kmh

0.1m	0.1m	0.4m	0.4m	0.6m	1.2m	1.2m	1.0m

8.1s	8.2s	8.3s	8.3s	8.3s	10.2s	10.9s	10.5s

05:59 AM 08:22 PM

03:40 AM

07:19 PM

Sun 12th July

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
6 kmh	7 kmh	6 kmh	9 kmh	14 kmh	16 kmh	18 kmh	13 kmh

0.7m	0.6m	0.4m	0.3m	0.9m	1.1m	1.1m	1.0m

8.1s	7.0s	7.2s	7.4s	9.9s	13.4s	12.3s	11.2s

05:59 AM 08:21 PM

04:50 AM

08:16 PM

Mon 13th July

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
8 kmh	4 kmh	2 kmh	5 kmh	10 kmh	18 kmh	18 kmh	9 kmh

0.6m	0.3m	0.2m	0.3m	1.0m	1.1m	1.1m	1.0m

8.5s	7.3s	7.4s	7.8s	10.1s	12.7s	11.9s	11.0s

05:56 AM 08:23 PM

12:13 AM

01:23 PM

Tue 7th July

4:55 AM	10:57 AM	5:50 PM

1.07	0.46	1.55

05:56 AM 08:23 PM

12:41 AM

02:31 PM

Wed 8th July

12:52 AM	6:45 AM	11:55 AM	6:38 PM

0.36	1.04	0.56	1.73

05:57 AM 08:23 PM

01:13 AM

03:43 PM

Thu 9th July

1:52 AM	8:07 AM	12:47 PM	7:22 PM

0.08	1.07	0.63	1.90

05:58 AM 08:22 PM

01:52 AM

04:58 PM

Fri 10th July

2:43 AM	9:08 AM	1:36 PM	8:04 PM

-0.17	1.13	0.68	2.04

05:58 AM 08:22 PM

02:40 AM

06:11 PM

Sat 11th July

3:28 AM	10:00 AM	2:22 PM	8:44 PM

-0.36	1.17	0.72	2.13

05:59 AM 08:22 PM

03:40 AM

07:19 PM

Sun 12th July

4:11 AM	10:46 AM	3:06 PM	9:23 PM

-0.48	1.21	0.74	2.15

05:59 AM 08:21 PM

04:50 AM

08:16 PM

Mon 13th July

4:51 AM	11:28 AM	3:50 PM	10:02 PM

-0.51	1.22	0.76	2.10

Tue 7th July

32°
0.0mm
1kmh N
1%

Wed 8th July

35°
0.0mm
8kmh N
1%

Thu 9th July

37°
0.0mm
5kmh NNE
0%

Fri 10th July

37°
0.0mm
0kmh ENE
0%

Sat 11th July

35°
0.0mm
5kmh SSE
5%

Sun 12th July

36°
0.0mm
2kmh SE
9%

Mon 13th July

36°
0.0mm
3kmh WSW
15%

Tue 14th July

39°
0.0mm
9kmh ESE
6%

Wed 15th July

40°
0.0mm
7kmh ESE
3%

Thu 16th July

36°
0.0mm
4kmh SE
34%

Fri 17th July

40°
0.0mm
8kmh SSE
19%

Sat 18th July

42°
0.0mm
6kmh SE
50%

Sun 19th July

43°
0.0mm
5kmh SE
42%

Mon 20th July

43°
0.0mm
4kmh ESE
1%

Next 14 day Beach Weather in Sand Dollar Beach

In the next 14 days average maximum daily temperatures will be 38° which is very warm and perfect for sunbathing. The average 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. There will be no rainy days at all. Average cloud cover will be 13%.

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.