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Minuteman Beach
4.9★ · 37 Google ratings · Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
Not mapped
Walk
270 ft · 1 min
Water
63°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
0.7 miles of shoreline
Sand
125 yd from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Mon 4pm
Map of Minuteman 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 2 visitors · 2017–2026
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
63°F · overcast
Water
63°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
3.8 ft · 10 s apart
Wind
7 mph from the NW
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
7 peak today
Last updated Sep 4, 5:40 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA 93437
🌊 Water 270 ft away, about 1 min walk
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Minuteman Beach?
270 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, about 1 min. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Minuteman 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 Minuteman Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 4pm and the busiest at Sat 6pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
