Citizen station EW6618EW6618
In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/71 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Beaches/California/Bruce’s Beach
Bruce’s Beach, California
Beach in Los Angeles County, California* WHAT...Temperatures up to 95 expected. * WHERE...Coastal areas of southwest California * WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. In the event of a nearby wildfire, smoke may increase heat and physical stress. If smoke impacts your area; 1) Have a cooling plan in place as smoke could limit your ability to cool your home through open windows and 2) If you have air conditioning, set on air recirculation within the home to avoid smoke exposure. Local officials may have additional guidance.
81°
89°/61°
Clear·
Feels like 79°·Light breeze 6 mph W
Alert. A Heat Advisory is in force for Bruce’s Beach until 8 PM Saturday. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Bruce’s Beach is 81° and clear at 7 PM. The dew point is 45°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the west at 6 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 70° by 6 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 94°, and the coolest Wednesday, near 68°. Rain is likely Tuesday (53%) and Wednesday (59%).
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and sets at 9:41 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 23 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
38Air quality
27%Humidity
10%Cloud
Now
7:00 PM
81feels79
now, clear
Today
Oct 15
8961
13mph
UV 7
Fri
Oct 16
9470
14mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
8971
12mph
UV 7
Sun
Oct 18
8466
14mph
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
7965
12mph
UV 7
Tue
Oct 20
7062
53%
18mph
Wed
Oct 21
6858
59%
12mph
81°
89°61°
94°70°
89°71°
84°66°
79°65°
70°62°
68°58°
As of 7:00 PM in Bruce’s Beach, California.
Air quality
The air at Bruce’s Beach
Index 38, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 PM from its reporting area, NW Coastal LA (CA), 11 miles off.
38Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)-12.4 mi
- Ozone38Good41 ppb11.3 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)-16.5 mi
- Nitrogen dioxide7Good7.4 ppb11.3 mi
- Carbon monoxide-0.4 ppm12.4 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Fri Oct 16, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 44, good.
GoodModerate
- 44YesterdayOct 14
- 44TodayOct 15
- 50FriOct 16
Smoke, the next 41 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Bruce’s Beach
None in the last 3 days, to Thu 6 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at Bruce’s Beach, the next 41 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing WSW 245°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Surf and swim
The waves at buoy 46025, 39.0 mi away.
Waves at buoy 46025, Santa Monica Basin
- Wave height
- 3.6 ft
- Period
- 15 s
- From
- SSW (195°)
- Swell
- 2.6 ft at 15 s from SSW
- Wind waves
- 2.3 ft at 4 s from NNW
- Water
- 72 °F
- Read
- Thu 6:50 PM
- Distance
- 39.0 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.
Every hour, last 24 hours
| Time | Wave height | Period | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 6:50 PM | 3.6 ft | 15 s | SSW (195°) |
| Thu 5:50 PM | 3.0 ft | 14 s | SSW (192°) |
| Thu 4:50 PM | 3.0 ft | 15 s | S (186°) |
| Thu 3:50 PM | 3.0 ft | 15 s | S (190°) |
| Thu 2:50 PM | 2.6 ft | 15 s | SSE (148°) |
| Thu 1:50 PM | 3.0 ft | 15 s | SSW (201°) |
| Thu 12:50 PM | 3.0 ft | 15 s | S (172°) |
| Thu 11:50 AM | 3.6 ft | 15 s | SSW (210°) |
| Thu 10:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 16 s | SSW (212°) |
| Thu 9:50 AM | 2.6 ft | 14 s | SSE (166°) |
| Thu 8:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 15 s | S (181°) |
| Thu 7:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 15 s | S (183°) |
| Thu 6:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 15 s | S (179°) |
| Thu 5:50 AM | 3.3 ft | 15 s | SSW (206°) |
| Thu 4:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 15 s | S (190°) |
| Thu 3:50 AM | 3.3 ft | 16 s | SSE (161°) |
| Thu 2:50 AM | 3.3 ft | 16 s | S (171°) |
| Thu 1:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 16 s | SSE (163°) |
| Thu 12:50 AM | 3.3 ft | 15 s | SSW (198°) |
| Wed 11:50 PM | 3.3 ft | 16 s | SSE (156°) |
| Wed 10:50 PM | 3.3 ft | 16 s | SSW (205°) |
| Wed 9:50 PM | 3.0 ft | 15 s | SSW (201°) |
| Wed 8:50 PM | 3.0 ft | 14 s | SSW (200°) |
| Wed 7:50 PM | 3.3 ft | 16 s | SW (214°) |
Beach
- County
- Los Angeles County
- State
- California
- Latitude
- 33.8947° N
- Longitude
- 118.4152° W
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Bruce’s Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
At an airfield/3.4 mi away/105 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Santa Monica PierNDBC-ICAC1
At a harbour/9.2 mi away/-/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Redondo Beach 1.7 SSWCA-LA-139
In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.5 mi away/71 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Redondo BeachRDOC1
At a cooperative observer's station/4.8 mi away/148 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
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