Beach

Sand Dollar Beach

Monterey County, United States · sea 15.4 °C at its warmest, in September

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Sea temperature month by month

13.2Jan

13Feb

12.7Mar

12.1Apr

12.4May

13Jun

14.3Jul

15.1Aug

15.4Sep

15.2Oct

14.5Nov

13.6Dec

Monthly means in °C, NOAA OISST v2.1 climatology 1991–2020.

About

Sand Dollar Beach is a .5 miles (0.80 km) long beach in Big Sur, California, one of the longest publicly accessible beaches on that coast. It is within the Los Padres National Forest.

Questions

How warm is the sea at Sand Dollar Beach?

The sea off Sand Dollar Beach averages 15.4 °C at its warmest, in September, and 12.1 °C at its coolest. These are monthly means from NOAA's OISST v2.1 satellite and buoy record for 1991 to 2020, sampled at the beach's own coordinates.

When can you swim at Sand Dollar Beach?

The sea here never averages 20 °C in any month, so swimming means cold water all year. Some people do it anyway.

Where is Sand Dollar Beach?

Sand Dollar Beach is on the coast of Monterey County, United States, at 35.9239, -121.4686. The map on this site flies straight to it.