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Carmel Beach, California

Beach in Sonoma County, California

Air quality

The air at Carmel Beach

Index 36, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 PM from its reporting area, Santa Rosa (CA), 21 miles off.

36Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)36Good-
  • Ozone18Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 41, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 5 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Carmel Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 11 AM. 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 Carmel Beach, the next 42 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Sat 2 AM.

FriSatSun
Carmel Beach from its sand, nowLooking SW from the sand at 12:45 PM, daylight, mostly clear, waves about 5.5 ft every 14 s, the tide rising at 4.6 ft.220SW230240250Facing SW 236°Sun 60° leftWind 1 mphfrom S, onshoreSwell 5.5 ft from SW
Looking SW from the sand at 12:45 PM, daylight, mostly clear, waves about 5.5 ft every 14 s, the tide rising at 4.6 ft.
NESW

Facing SW 236°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Sonoma and Marin County Coastal Areas, and the waves at buoy 46013, 16.1 mi away.

Today

Surf height
4 to 7 feet
Water temperature
-

Waves at buoy 46013, Bodega Bay

Wave height
3.9 ft
Period
14 s
From
SW (231°)
Swell
3.6 ft at 14 s from SW
Wind waves
1.0 ft at 4 s from WNW
Water
-
Read
Fri 11:50 AM
Distance
16.1 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 46013, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.6 ft to 5.6 ft; 3.9 ft at Fri 11:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PMFri6 AM3.9 ftWave height at buoy 46013, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.6 ft to 5.6 ft; 3.9 ft at Fri 11:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftThuNoonFri3.9 ft
Significant wave height from 3.6 ft to 5.6 ft; 3.9 ft at Fri 11:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Fri 11:50 AM3.9 ft14 sSW (231°)
Fri 10:50 AM3.9 ft13 sSW (217°)
Fri 9:50 AM3.9 ft14 sSW (216°)
Fri 8:50 AM4.3 ft15 sSW (221°)
Fri 7:50 AM3.9 ft11 sW (271°)
Fri 6:50 AM3.9 ft13 sWNW (282°)
Fri 5:50 AM4.3 ft12 sWNW (289°)
Fri 4:50 AM3.9 ft15 sSSW (213°)
Fri 3:50 AM4.3 ft14 sW (278°)
Fri 2:50 AM4.3 ft13 sWNW (283°)
Fri 1:50 AM3.9 ft12 sW (266°)
Fri 12:50 AM4.3 ft14 sWSW (256°)
Thu 11:50 PM3.9 ft15 sSW (232°)
Thu 10:50 PM4.3 ft15 sSW (232°)
Thu 9:50 PM4.3 ft14 sWNW (282°)
Thu 8:50 PM4.6 ft15 sSW (224°)
Thu 7:50 PM4.3 ft14 sW (281°)
Thu 6:50 PM4.6 ft14 sWNW (290°)
Thu 5:50 PM4.3 ft15 sWNW (282°)
Thu 4:50 PM3.9 ft12 sWNW (293°)
Thu 3:50 PM4.3 ft15 sSW (233°)
Thu 2:50 PM4.3 ft14 sWSW (250°)
Thu 1:50 PM3.9 ft13 sW (272°)
Thu 12:50 PM3.9 ft13 sW (278°)

Surf zone forecast

Sonoma and Marin County Coastal Areas. Issued 11:26 AM PDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastTodaySaturday
Surf height4 to 7 feet4 to 7 feet
Water temperature--
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
WeatherMostly sunnyPartly cloudy
High temperature59-9058-87
WindNW at 3 mphNW at 6 mph becoming NW at 9 mph
TidesHigh 4.2 ft, 5:32 AMLow 3.6 ft, 9:28 AMHigh 5.2 ft, 3:11 PMLow 0.5 ft, 10:32 PMHigh 4.2 ft, 6:48 AMLow 3.7 ft, 10:56 AMHigh 4.9 ft, 4:10 PMLow 0.6 ft, 11:38 PM

Tide

TideLow 3.6 ft at Fri 9:28 AM, High 5.2 ft at Fri 3:11 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:32 PM, High 4.2 ft at Sat 6:48 AM, Low 3.7 ft at Sat 10:56 AM, High 4.9 ft at Sat 4:10 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Sat 11:38 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon6 PMSun3.6 ft9:28 AM5.2 ft3:11 PM0.5 ft10:32 PM4.2 ft6:48 AM3.7 ft10:56 AM4.9 ft4:10 PM0.6 ft11:38 PMNow 4.6 ftTideLow 3.6 ft at Fri 9:28 AM, High 5.2 ft at Fri 3:11 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:32 PM, High 4.2 ft at Sat 6:48 AM, Low 3.7 ft at Sat 10:56 AM, High 4.9 ft at Sat 4:10 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftNoonSatNoon3.6 ft9:28 AM5.2 ft3:11 PM0.5 ft10:32 PM4.2 ft6:48 AM3.7 ft10:56 AM4.9 ft4:10 PMNow 4.6 ft
Tide. Low 3.6 ft at Fri 9:28 AM, High 5.2 ft at Fri 3:11 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:32 PM, High 4.2 ft at Sat 6:48 AM, Low 3.7 ft at Sat 10:56 AM, High 4.9 ft at Sat 4:10 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Sat 11:38 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Sonoma County
State
California
Latitude
38.3732° N
Longitude
123.0775° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Carmel Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Bodega 6 WSW93245

At a climate reference station/3.7 mi away/63 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Bodega Marine ReserveBDZC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/4.2 mi away/6 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Citizen station DW4623DW4623

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.4 mi away/259 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Santa RosaSTS

At an airfield/17.0 mi away/103 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Bodega Bay 1.3 NWCA-SN-125

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.1 mi away/87 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

GratonGRNC1

At a cooperative observer's station/12.2 mi away/203 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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