Pebble Beach (California 95531)
4.8★ · 577 Google ratings, California
✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Free
At a glance
Parking
Reported adequate
Walk
100 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
None reported
Cost
Free
Water
59°F
Tide
3 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
0.6 miles of shoreline
Sand
225 yd from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Wed 8am
Map of Pebble Beach (California 95531)
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 6 visitors · 2017–2026
Go at low tide for tide pools
Tide pools become accessible when the tide recedes far enough, revealing starfish, shells, and other marine life to explore.
Hunt for agates and sea glass
The beach is known for scattered agates, sea glass, petrified wood, and interesting stones mixed throughout the pebbles and sand.
Visit late afternoon for sunsets
Multiple reviewers praised the exceptionally beautiful sunsets here, with one calling them the best seen in 71 years.
Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 2 visitors · 2017–2026
Wear a warm layer despite appearance
The beach gets notably cold, especially when ocean wind picks up, even on days that look pleasant from a distance.
Bring sturdy shoes for rock scrambling
Access involves stairs or climbing down boulders to reach the sandy areas, which poses difficulty for those with mobility limitations.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
57°F · clear
Water
59°F
Waves
6.8 ft · 10 s apart
Wind
5 mph from the S
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
5 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 06:36 | High tide | ↑ |
| 10:56 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 17:21 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 4, 5:32 AM.
Crowds
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📍 California 95531
🌊 Water 100 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Pebble Beach?
100 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 Pebble 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 Pebble Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Wed 8am and the busiest at Sat 4pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
