California: the hours worth driving for
The best daylight window in California in the next 30 days is Jul 14, 2026 (Tue) at Pillar Point Harbor (Half Moon Bay): a -1.8 ft low at 5:33 AM, walkable 2:45 AM–8:45 AM, scoring 82/100.
Best California windows, next 30 days
Pillar Point Harbor (Half Moon Bay)CA
82 · Great(Tue) · -1.8 ft at 5:33 AM
Walkable 2:45 AM–8:45 AM · arrive by 4:33 AM
Pillar Point Harbor (Half Moon Bay)CA
82 · Great(Wed) · -1.6 ft at 6:19 AM
Walkable 3:35 AM–9:20 AM · arrive by 5:19 AM
MontereyCA
81 · Great(Wed) · -1.6 ft at 6:14 AM
Walkable 3:30 AM–9:15 AM · arrive by 5:14 AM
MontereyCA
79 · Great(Tue) · -1.7 ft at 5:29 AM
Walkable 2:40 AM–8:35 AM · arrive by 4:29 AM
MontereyCA
75 · Great(Thu) · -1.3 ft at 6:56 AM
Walkable 4:20 AM–9:45 AM · arrive by 5:56 AM
Pillar Point Harbor (Half Moon Bay)CA
74 · Good(Thu) · -1.3 ft at 7:04 AM
Walkable 4:30 AM–9:50 AM · arrive by 6:04 AM
Pillar Point Harbor (Half Moon Bay)CA
73 · Good(Mon) · -1.7 ft at 4:45 AM
Walkable 1:55 AM–8:00 AM · arrive by 3:45 AM
MontereyCA
70 · Good(Fri) · -0.8 ft at 7:37 AM
Walkable 5:10 AM–10:10 AM · arrive by 6:37 AM
San Diego (Cabrillo)CA
70 · Good(Wed) · -1.6 ft at 4:59 AM
Walkable 2:25 AM–7:45 AM · arrive by 3:59 AM
All California stations
- Monterey — Pacific Grove / Point Pinos, Asilomar, Lovers Point
- Pillar Point Harbor (Half Moon Bay) — Pillar Point Reef, Fitzgerald Marine Reserve (Moss Beach), Maverick's Beach
- La Jolla (Scripps Pier) — Shell Beach / La Jolla Cove, Hospitals Reef, False Point
- San Diego (Cabrillo) — Cabrillo National Monument tidepools, Sunset Cliffs, Ocean Beach
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