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Surf Break: Bean Hollow State Beach

Bean Hollow State Beach in San Mateo is a fairly exposed beach and reef break that only works when conditions are just right. Summer offers the favoured conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. The left hand reef break is better than the right.. Best around mid tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Hazards include rips and sharks.

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Overall Bean Hollow State Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Bean Hollow State Beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Pescadero State Beach	2 mi
Second closest break	Pomponio State Beach	4 mi
Third closest break	Gazos Creek	6 mi
Fourth closest break	San Gregorio State Beach	6 mi
Fifth closest break	Ano Nuevo	11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Bean Hollow State Beach:
Closest wave buoy	Half Moon Bay Buoy	27 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Monterey Buoy	31 mi
Third closest wave buoy	San Francisco Buoy	42 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Bodega Bay Buoy	85 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Cape San Martin Buoy	108 mi
Tide stations nearest to Bean Hollow State Beach:
Closest tide station	Ano Nuevo Island, California	11 mi
Second closest tide station	Princeton, Half Moon Bay, California	19 mi
Third closest tide station	Half Moon Bay, California	19 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Corkscrew Slough, San Francisco Bay, California	21 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Granite Rock, Redwood Creek, San Francisco Bay, Cal	21 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Bean Hollow State Beach:
Closest ski area	Dodge Ridge (United States)	150 mi
Second closest ski area	Badger Pass Ski Area (United States)	154 mi
Third closest ski area	Bear Valley (United States)	156 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Kirkwood (United States)	163 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sierra at Tahoe (United States)	166 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Bean Hollow State Beach:
Closest city location	Portola Valley (United States)	14 mi
Second closest city location	Half Moon Bay (United States)	16 mi
Third closest city location	Woodside (United States)	16 mi
Fourth closest city location	Boulder Creek (United States)	18 mi
Fifth closest city location	Emerald Lake Hills (United States)	18 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Bean Hollow State Beach is Moffett Federal Afld (Mountain View) Airport (NUQ) in USA, 38 km (24 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Bean Hollow State Beach is San Francisco International Airport (SFO), also in USA, 43 km (27 miles) away.
• Third is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) in USA, 46 km (29 miles) away.
• Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK) in USA is 57 km (35 miles) away.
• Travis Afb (Fairfield) Airport (SUU), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Bean Hollow State Beach and is 122 km (76 miles) away.