California, US

Martins Beach

Water Bodyocean
CountryUS
RegionCalifornia

Getting There

Nearest CityHalf Moon Bay10.0 km
Airport (SQL)San Carlos Airport20.8 km

Safety & Conditions

Shark Incidents0recorded

Sand & Geology

Predicted regional compositionmixed Q-F-L
Q 47%
F 16%
L 37%
QuartzFeldsparLithic

Modelled from GloPrSM v1.0.0 (IJ_QFL). Calibrated on river sand, not measured beach samples — treat as a regional signal, not a sand assay.

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