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Clam Beach, California

Beach in Humboldt County, California

Air quality

The air at Clam Beach

Index 40, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Eureka (CA), 14 miles off.

40Good
  • Coarse particles (PM10)40Good15.7 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 23, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Clam Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 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 Clam Beach, the next 43 hours

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0 miles Fri 6 AM, under a mile for 19 hours.

FriSat
Clam Beach from its sand, nowLooking W from the sand at 11:22 PM, night, clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 14 s.W280290300Facing W 281°Wind 5 mphfrom NNE, along the beachSwell 4.5 ft from WLongshore current, to the right
Looking W from the sand at 11:22 PM, night, clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 14 s.
NESW

Facing W 281°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Northern Humboldt Coast, and the waves at buoy 46022, 29.4 mi away.

Friday

Surf height
3 to 6 feet
Water temperature
56 to 57 °F

Waves at buoy 46022, Eel River

Wave height
4.3 ft
Period
14 s
From
W (272°)
Swell
4.3 ft at 14 s from W
Wind waves
1.0 ft at 4 s from NW
Water
55 °F
Read
Thu 10:20 PM
Distance
29.4 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 46022, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 4.3 ft to 6.9 ft; 4.3 ft at Thu 10:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PM4.3 ftWave height at buoy 46022, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 4.3 ft to 6.9 ft; 4.3 ft at Thu 10:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftNoonThuNoon4.3 ft
Significant wave height from 4.3 ft to 6.9 ft; 4.3 ft at Thu 10:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Thu 10:20 PM4.3 ft14 sW (272°)
Thu 9:50 PM4.6 ft14 sWNW (301°)
Thu 8:50 PM4.6 ft13 sWNW (288°)
Thu 7:50 PM4.9 ft14 sWNW (282°)
Thu 6:50 PM4.9 ft13 sWNW (283°)
Thu 5:50 PM5.6 ft12 sW (269°)
Thu 4:50 PM5.6 ft13 sWNW (301°)
Thu 3:50 PM5.2 ft15 sW (279°)
Thu 2:50 PM5.2 ft15 sWNW (284°)
Thu 1:50 PM5.2 ft15 sW (260°)
Thu 12:50 PM4.9 ft15 sSW (235°)
Thu 11:50 AM4.9 ft13 sWNW (299°)
Thu 10:50 AM4.9 ft14 sWNW (284°)
Thu 9:50 AM4.9 ft15 sWSW (248°)
Thu 8:50 AM4.9 ft13 sW (279°)
Thu 7:50 AM4.9 ft14 sW (267°)
Thu 6:50 AM5.2 ft14 sWNW (296°)
Thu 5:50 AM5.6 ft12 sNW (312°)
Thu 4:50 AM5.2 ft15 sSW (227°)
Thu 3:50 AM5.2 ft15 sWNW (296°)
Thu 2:50 AM5.2 ft13 sW (280°)
Thu 1:50 AM4.9 ft16 sW (261°)
Thu 12:50 AM5.6 ft15 sW (271°)
Wed 11:50 PM5.2 ft13 sWNW (283°)

Surf zone forecast

Northern Humboldt Coast. Issued 8:25 PM PDT Thu Oct 15.

ForecastFridaySaturday
Surf height3 to 6 feet4 to 7 feet
Offshore wavesNW 2 feet at 5 seconds. NW 4 feet at 13 seconds. SW 2 feet at 15 secondsNW 4 feet at 6 seconds. NW 6 feet at 12 seconds. SW 2 feet at 17 seconds
Water temperature56 to 57 °F-
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
TidesNorth SpitHigh 4.8 ft, 5:04 AMLow 3.8 ft, 9:24 AMHigh 6.1 ft, 3:19 PMLow 0.5 ft, 10:51 PMNorth SpitHigh 4.7 ft, 6:12 AMLow 4.0 ft, 10:24 AMHigh 5.8 ft, 4:14 PMLow 0.8 ft, 11:50 PM

Tide

Tide at North SpitHigh 4.8 ft at Fri 5:04 AM, Low 3.8 ft at Fri 9:24 AM, High 6.1 ft at Fri 3:19 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:51 PM, High 4.7 ft at Sat 6:12 AM, Low 4.0 ft at Sat 10:24 AM, High 5.8 ft at Sat 4:14 PM, Low 0.8 ft at Sat 11:50 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft6 AMNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon6 PMSun4.8 ft5:04 AM3.8 ft9:24 AM6.1 ft3:19 PM0.5 ft10:51 PM4.7 ft6:12 AM4.0 ft10:24 AM5.8 ft4:14 PM0.8 ft11:50 PMTide at North SpitHigh 4.8 ft at Fri 5:04 AM, Low 3.8 ft at Fri 9:24 AM, High 6.1 ft at Fri 3:19 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:51 PM, High 4.7 ft at Sat 6:12 AM, Low 4.0 ft at Sat 10:24 AM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftNoonSat4.8 ft5:04 AM3.8 ft9:24 AM6.1 ft3:19 PM0.5 ft10:51 PM4.7 ft6:12 AM4.0 ft10:24 AM
Tide at North Spit. High 4.8 ft at Fri 5:04 AM, Low 3.8 ft at Fri 9:24 AM, High 6.1 ft at Fri 3:19 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:51 PM, High 4.7 ft at Sat 6:12 AM, Low 4.0 ft at Sat 10:24 AM, High 5.8 ft at Sat 4:14 PM, Low 0.8 ft at Sat 11:50 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Humboldt County
State
California
Latitude
40.9962° N
Longitude
124.1162° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Clam Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Arcata/Eureka ArptACV

At an airfield/1.3 mi away/217 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Citizen station EW7585EW7585

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.6 mi away/164 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Humboldt - Cal Poly RAWSCPYC1

A remote fire weather station/13.3 mi away/1,762 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

McKinleyville 2.0 NNECA-HM-136

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.4 mi away/226 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

ScotiaSCTC1

At a cooperative observer's station/35.4 mi away/138 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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