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Mavericks Beach
4.7★ · 880 Google ratings · Half Moon Bay, California
✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Free
At a glance
Parking
Fills up early
Walk
130 ft · under a minute
Cost
Free
Water
60°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
3 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Crowds
Quietest Thu 7pm
Map of Mavericks Beach
Guide
Good to know
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 15 visitors · 2015–2026
Time your visit to low tide
Tide pools reveal sea stars, sea urchins, crabs, mussels, and other creatures that are hidden at high tide.
Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 4 visitors · 2015–2026
Arrive early on sunny days
The small parking lot fills quickly on weekends and good weather, forcing visitors to park along the road.
Watch for sneaker waves near rocks
There is very little space between the beach, rocks, and cliffs, making sudden waves especially dangerous.
Bring layers and warm clothing
The water is very cold and the exposed clifftop trail has little shade, making the walk from parking.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
62°F · fog
Water
60°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
4.7 ft · 10 s apart
Wind
4 mph from the WSW
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 06:09 | High tide | ↑ |
| 09:36 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 16:23 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 4, 5:31 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 Pillar Point, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019, United States
🌊 Water 130 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Mavericks Beach?
130 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Mavericks Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Mavericks Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Thu 7pm and the busiest at Sat 5pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
