Stinson Beach, United States

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About Stinson Beach

Stinson Beach is a town in California, United States. From Stinson Beach you can reach 7 surf spots. The nearest is Stinson Beach, a surf spot 0.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 4 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is San Francisco International Airport (SFO), 39 km away.

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Staying in Stinson Beach

4 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), 39 km, Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK), 42 km, CCR, 53 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Stinson Beach.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner 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 Stinson Beach each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 5 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Stinson Beach too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert Intermediate

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Stinson Beach0.9 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft143 kJ

4 ft249 kJ

5 ft530 kJ

3 ft100 kJ

2 ft109 kJ

3 ft105 kJ

2 ft67 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Stinson Beach, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	42, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	143kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	4 ft10 ssoft	249kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	5 ft10 ssoft	530kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	11, poor	3 ft8 smushy	100kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	2 ft11 scrumbling	109kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	11, poor	3 ft7 smushy	105kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	67kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	17°C

Bolinas3.6 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft143 kJ

4 ft239 kJ

6 ft613 kJ

4 ft173 kJ

2 ft109 kJ

5 ft156 kJ

5 ft225 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Bolinas, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	143kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	239kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	613kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	173kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	2 ft11 ssoft	109kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	5 ft6 smushy	156kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	5 ft6 smushy	225kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	15°C

Double point13.1 kmabout 25 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft124 kJ

5 ft346 kJ

6 ft764 kJ

4 ft173 kJ

3 ft94 kJ

5 ft173 kJ

4 ft116 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Double point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	43, fair	4 ft7 smushy	124kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	27, poor	5 ft9 shollow	346kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 shollow	764kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	52, good	4 ft8 shollow	173kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	23, too small	3 ft8 shollow	94kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	32, poor	5 ft6 smushy	173kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	27, poor	4 ft6 smushy	116kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots	15°C

Fort Cronkite (Rodeo Beach)12.1 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Sausalito, 6 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft154 kJ

4 ft231 kJ

5 ft452 kJ

4 ft158 kJ

2 ft96 kJ

4 ft116 kJ

5 ft134 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Fort Cronkite (Rodeo Beach), each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	30, too small	3 ft11 scrumbling	154kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	17°C
Mon 19Oct	33, poor	4 ft9 smushy	231kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	52, good	5 ft10 scrumbling	452kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	52, good	4 ft8 scrumbling	158kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	2 ft11 shollow	96kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	41, fair	4 ft6 smushy	116kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	33, poor	5 ft6 smushy	134kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	16°C

Fort Point17.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in San Francisco, 7 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft138 kJ

4 ft186 kJ

4 ft362 kJ

3 ft132 kJ

2 ft82 kJ

4 ft108 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Fort Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, too small	3 ft11 shollow	138kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	23, too small	4 ft8 shollow	186kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	60, good	4 ft10 shollow	362kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	17°C
Wed 21Oct	33, too small	3 ft8 shollow	132kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	2 ft10 shollow	82kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	4 ft6 shollow	108kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	27, poor	4 ft6 shollow	90kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	16°C

Ocean Beach San Francisco19.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in San Francisco, 9 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft162 kJ

4 ft260 kJ

5 ft535 kJ

4 ft186 kJ

2 ft102 kJ

3 ft97 kJ

6 ft227 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ocean Beach San Francisco, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	33, poor	3 ft9 ssoft	162kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	33, poor	4 ft9 smushy	260kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	13, poor	5 ft10 ssoft	535kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	17°C
Wed 21Oct	58, good	4 ft8 ssoft	186kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	2 ft11 smushy	102kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	3 ft7 smushy	97kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	30, poor	6 ft6 smushy	227kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	16°C

RCA4.9 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Mill Valley, 14 kmNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft143 kJ

4 ft239 kJ

6 ft613 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

2 ft109 kJ

5 ft156 kJ

5 ft225 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at RCA, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	143kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	239kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	22, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	613kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	4 ft8 smushy	146kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	2 ft11 ssoft	109kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	27, poor	5 ft6 smushy	156kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 0 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	23, poor	5 ft6 smushy	225kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots	15°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Stinson Beach, 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 Stinson Beach

Breakers CafeAmerican · 0.6 km from the centre
Sand Dollar RestaurantSeafood · 0.6 km from the centre
Stinson Beach GrillAmerican · 0.6 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