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Sunset State Beach

Santa Cruz County, United States · sea 14.6 °C at its warmest, in September

Sunset State Beach

Photo: Davide D'Amico from London, United Kingdom · CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sea temperature month by month

12.6Jan
12.6Feb
12.5Mar
12Apr
12May
12.6Jun
13.7Jul
14.4Aug
14.6Sep
14.3Oct
13.6Nov
12.9Dec

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

About

Sunset State Beach is a park and beach on Monterey Bay, in Santa Cruz County, California. It is operated by the California Department of Parks and Recreation.

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Questions

How warm is the sea at Sunset State Beach?

The sea off Sunset State Beach averages 14.6 °C at its warmest, in September, and 12 °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 Sunset State 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 Sunset State Beach?

Sunset State Beach is on the coast of Santa Cruz County, United States, at 36.8872, -121.8307. The globe on this site flies straight to it.

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