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Fast Beach, Alaska

Beach in Chugach Census Area, Alaska
Fast Beach from its sand, nowLooking S from the sand at 9:07 PM, night, overcast, waves about 0.6 ft every 9 s.170S190200Facing S 188°Wind 9 mphfrom E, along the beach
Looking S from the sand at 9:07 PM, night, overcast, waves about 0.6 ft every 9 s.
NESW

Facing S 188°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Surf and swim

The waves at buoy 46081, 5.0 mi away.

Waves at buoy 46081, Western Prince William Sound

Wave height
0.7 ft
Period
-
From
-
Swell
0.0 ft at 5 s from ESE
Wind waves
1.0 ft at 3 s from E
Water
47 °F
Read
Thu 8:20 PM
Distance
5.0 mi

Wave height is the significant height: the mean of the highest third of the waves. The period is the time between the waves carrying the most energy.

Wave height at buoy 46081, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 0.0 ft to 2.3 ft; 0.7 ft at Thu 8:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ftWed6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PM0.7 ftWave height at buoy 46081, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 0.0 ft to 2.3 ft; 0.7 ft at Thu 8:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ftWedNoonThuNoon0.7 ft
Significant wave height from 0.0 ft to 2.3 ft; 0.7 ft at Thu 8:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Thu 8:20 PM0.7 ft--
Thu 7:50 PM1.0 ft3 sE (80°)
Thu 6:50 PM1.0 ft3 sE (86°)
Thu 5:50 PM1.0 ft3 sENE (74°)
Thu 4:50 PM1.3 ft3 sNNE (18°)
Thu 3:50 PM2.0 ft3 sE (80°)
Thu 2:50 PM2.0 ft3 sE (92°)
Thu 1:50 PM2.0 ft3 sE (98°)
Thu 12:50 PM1.6 ft4 sESE (107°)
Thu 11:50 AM0.7 ft--
Thu 10:50 AM0.3 ft--
Thu 9:50 AM0.3 ft--
Thu 8:50 AM0.3 ft--
Thu 7:50 AM0.3 ft--
Thu 6:50 AM0.3 ft--
Thu 5:50 AM0.3 ft--
Thu 4:50 AM0.3 ft--
Thu 3:50 AM0.7 ft--
Thu 2:50 AM1.0 ft3 sNE (38°)
Thu 1:50 AM1.3 ft3 sNNE (28°)
Thu 12:50 AM1.6 ft3 sNNE (21°)
Wed 11:50 PM2.0 ft3 sNNE (23°)
Wed 10:50 PM2.0 ft3 sNE (34°)
Wed 9:50 PM2.3 ft3 sNNE (29°)

Beach

Area
Chugach Census Area
State
Alaska
Latitude
60.8256° N
Longitude
148.4234° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Fast Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Whittier MAWSWHMA2

At a river or reservoir gauge/9.4 mi away/3 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Wally Noerenburg HatcheryWNHA2

At a cooperative observer's station/11.5 mi away/34 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Girdwood 1.8 ENEAK-AB-74

In a volunteer observer's own ground/24.9 mi away/303 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

-

Snow on the ground

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