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Glass Beach
Tourist attraction · Fort Bragg, California
Cold water — serious cold-shock risk today
Cold waterCold water — serious cold-shock risk today: water temperature is 58°F, cold enough to cause cold-water shock on sudden immersion.
- Water temp 58°F (15°C)
Live data from NOAA buoy 46014 (18.1 mi away), as of Oct 20, 8:00 AM UTC.
Why, sources & official advisories
- Water temperature is 58°F, cold enough to cause cold-water shock on sudden immersion. — NOAA buoy 46014, as of Oct 20, 8:00 AM UTC
- No official beach advisory posted (California Water Boards — FHAB Reports checked).
Official advisories
Checked against California Water Boards — FHAB Reports — no advisory posted.
Get an email when it’s warm enough
It’s 58°F at Glass Beach now. We check the water daily and email you once when it reaches your temperature.
Cool todayWheelchair accessible parking lot
Editor's Notes
Glass Beach near Fort Bragg is carpeted in smooth, jewel-like pebbles of sea glass — the tumbled remains of an early-20th-century seaside dump, polished by the Pacific over decades into glittering treasure. Look, but leave the glass behind.
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