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Pajaro Dunes State Beach
4.8★ · 9 Google ratings · Watsonville, California
✓ Parking✓ Short walk
At a glance
Parking
On-site lot · 160 ft away
Walk
180 ft · under a minute
Water
62°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
3 ft range today
Sand
125 yd from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Tue 12pm
Map of Pajaro Dunes State Beach
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1Parking170 ft from the listing
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
62°F · overcast
Water
62°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
3.7 ft · 11 s apart
Wind
6 mph from the WSW
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 06:42 | High tide | ↑ |
| 10:09 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 16:50 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 4, 5:43 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 13 Plover Cir, Watsonville, CA 95076, United States
🅿 Parking 160 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 180 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Pajaro Dunes State Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 160 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Pajaro Dunes State Beach?
180 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 Pajaro Dunes State 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 Pajaro Dunes State Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Tue 12pm and the busiest at Thu 10am.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
