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Waddell Beach (County of Santa Cruz)

Waddell Beach (County of Santa Cruz) from directly overhead

Waddell Beach (County of Santa Cruz) is a beach in California, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Waddell Beach (State Parks), a beach 0.2 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Santa Cruz County Department of Parks and Recreation
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.09351, -122.27697
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Big Creek Powerhouse (site): 3.3 mi
  • San Vicente Lumber Company Railroad Camp 1: 4.1 mi
  • stone fireplace: 5.8 mi
  • Sandy Point Lookout: 6.8 mi
  • Johansen Mill Site: 8.3 mi
Parks
  • Davenport Beach County Park: 7.2 mi
  • Forest Swimming Pool: 8.1 mi
  • Alba Park, Recreation, and Parkway District: 8.4 mi
  • Garrahan Park: 8.9 mi
  • Junction Park: 8.9 mi
Artworks: 56
Gardens: 56
  • Nature Circle: 13.0 mi
  • Kresge Garden: 13.4 mi
  • Family Student Housing Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Rachel Carson Garden: 13.6 mi
  • Outdoor Education Garden: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 55
  • Waddell Beach (State Parks): 0.2 mi
  • Las Trancas Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Greyhound Rock Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Cove Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Bight Beach: 3.4 mi
Picnic sites: 50
  • Tan Oak Day Use Area: 11.5 mi
  • Madrone Day Use Area: 11.5 mi
  • Loch View Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • Glen Bre Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
  • Glen Corrie Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 37
Museums: 36
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 15
  • Reggiardo Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Bulls Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 12.6 mi
  • Redwood Springs: 12.7 mi
  • Old Growth Spring: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
Ghost towns: 11
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 16.9 mi
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 17.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 15.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Waddell Beach (County of Santa Cruz). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BielawskiNE985 m13.5 mi
Castle RockNE979 m13.6 mi
The PeakNE917 m14.3 mi
Lookout TowerNE892 m14.0 mi
Goat RockNE890 m13.2 mi
Sunnyvale MountainNE880 m14.3 mi
Summit RockNE878 m14.1 mi
Varian PeakNE873 m13.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:5019:5420:33
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2016:1616:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356596367707069645550
Precip in10.49.77.03.31.20.20.00.00.12.25.010.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BEN Lomond #4, 11 mi away.

Tides

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Ano Nuevo Island, CA, 4 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/749633643

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