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 intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Beach6.8 kmabout 15 min by car | 6 ft386 kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots, poor | 9 ft1414 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, too big | 4 ft139 kJwind from the west, 4 knots★ Best, good, best spot that day | 3 ft89 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, poor | 5 ft196 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, poor | 4 ft168 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, fair | 8 ft758 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, too big |
All readings for Manchester Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Point Arena Cove1.8 kmabout 5 min by car | 7 ft672 kJwind from the north-north-west, 14 knots, too big | 9 ft1486 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, too big | 4 ft123 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, good | 3 ft110 kJwind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, poor | 5 ft202 kJwind from the north, 18 knots, poor | 4 ft174 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, fair | 8 ft736 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, too big |
All readings for Point Arena Cove: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Schooners Gulch5.5 kmabout 10 min by car | 7 ft687 kJwind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, too big | 9 ft1523 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, too big | 4 ft131 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, fair | 3 ft114 kJwind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, poor | 4 ft157 kJwind from the north, 16 knots, poor | 4 ft185 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, fair | 8 ft706 kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, too big |
All readings for Schooners Gulch: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Moat creek3.4 kmabout 10 min by car | 7 ft687 kJwind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, too big | 9 ft1523 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, too big | 4 ft131 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, fair | 3 ft114 kJwind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, poor | 4 ft157 kJwind from the north, 16 knots, poor | 4 ft185 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, fair | 8 ft706 kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, too big |
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