El Granada, California Weather
El Granada, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for El Granada, San Mateo County.
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About El Granada, California
El Granada clings to the edge of the continent, a place where the Pacific breathes its salt-laced air across rolling hills and rugged coastline. It lies 7.7 miles south of Pacifica, CA (from Pacifica, CA: bearing 173°T), and is situated 8.9 miles west-south-west of San Mateo. The land here, a mosaic of golden grasses and wind-sculpted cypress, slopes down to a dramatic, often turbulent sea. Fog frequently rolls in, a soft, grey blanket that muffles the world and lends a peculiar, introspective quiet to the afternoons, only to burn off by midday, revealing the deep, cerulean expanse of the ocean and the distant, hazy outline of the Farallon Islands. The architecture of El Granada, a scattering of homes and small businesses, seems to accept the imposing presence of nature, their roofs angled against the persistent wind, their colors often muted to harmonize with the earth tones of the surrounding landscape. The history of El Granada is less a grand narrative and more a series of quiet occupations, shaped by the rhythms of the sea and the land. Once a stretch of remote ranchland, its transformation into a residential community began in earnest with the increasing desire for coastal living, though it never lost its fundamental connection to the raw elements. The local economy, while not driven by a single dominant industry, finds its pulse in the services that cater to its residents and the steady stream of visitors drawn to the area's natural beauty. Surfing is not merely a sport here, but a way of life, the break at Montara State Beach a well-regarded spot for those who seek the ocean's powerful embrace. The very air in El Granada seems to carry the scent of kelp and damp earth, a constant reminder of its deep, enduring ties to the wild Pacific.
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| Location | El Granada, San Mateo County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.502718°N, 122.469421°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 94018, 94019 |
| Area Code | 415, 628 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This El Granada, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for El Granada, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for El Granada includes coordinates 37.502718°N, 122.469421°W, situated in San Mateo County. ZIP code 94018, 94019. Telephone area code: 415, 628. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
