Point Arena, United States
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About Point Arena
Point Arena is a town in California, United States. From Point Arena you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is Point Arena Cove, a surf spot 1.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 4 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is STS, 88 km away.
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Staying in Point Arena
- 4 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: STS, 88 km, CCR, 175 km, San Francisco International Airport (SFO), 184 km
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Point Arena.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Point Arena each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.Good★ BestBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Beach6.8 kmabout 15 min by car | 5 ft444 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, poor | 6 ft400 kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots, poor | 9 ft1600 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, too big | 4 ft167 kJwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots★ Best, good, best spot that day | 4 ft120 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, poor | 4 ft167 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, poor | 4 ft182 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots★ Best, good, best spot that day |
All readings for Manchester Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Point Arena Cove1.8 kmabout 5 min by car | 5 ft481 kJwind from the north-north-west, 14 knots, poor | 7 ft620 kJwind from the north-north-west, 14 knots, too big | 9 ft1703 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, too big | 4 ft126 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, good | 4 ft125 kJwind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, poor | 4 ft244 kJwind from the north-north-west, 18 knots, poor | 4 ft180 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, good |
All readings for Point Arena Cove: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Schooners Gulch5.5 kmabout 10 min by car | 5 ft482 kJwind from the north-north-west, 14 knots, poor | 7 ft647 kJwind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, too big | 9 ft1703 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, too big | 4 ft117 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, good | 4 ft131 kJwind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, poor | 5 ft188 kJwind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, poor | 4 ft186 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, good |
All readings for Schooners Gulch: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Moat creek3.4 kmabout 10 min by car | 5 ft482 kJwind from the north-north-west, 14 knots, poor | 7 ft647 kJwind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, too big | 9 ft1703 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, too big | 4 ft117 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, good | 4 ft131 kJwind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, poor | 5 ft188 kJwind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, poor | 4 ft186 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, good |
All readings for Moat creek: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Point Arena, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).
Places to eat near Point Arena
- GamaJapanese · 0.1 km from the centre
- Pirate's CoveMexican · 1.0 km from the centre
- Point Arena PizzaPizza · 1.6 km from the centre
- Hannah Lyons0.1 km from the centre
- My Mexican RestaurantMexican · 0.1 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits