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temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Beaches/California/Fisherman's Beach
Fisherman's Beach, California
Beach in San Luis Obispo 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.
62°
88°/53°
Clear·
Feels like 62°·Gentle breeze 11 mph NNE
Alert. A Heat Advisory is in force for Fisherman's Beach until 8 PM Saturday. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Fisherman's Beach is 62° and clear at 11 PM. The dew point is 43°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the north-northeast at 11 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 58° by 4 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. Air quality is moderate (index 56): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 92°, and the coolest Tuesday, near 66°. Rain is possible Tuesday (46%) and Wednesday (46%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 24 mph.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 27% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the south-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 20 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
56Air quality
50%Humidity
6%Cloud
Now
11:00 PM
62feels62
now, clear
Today
Oct 15
8853
16mph
UV 7
Fri
Oct 16
9257
24mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
9064
14mph
UV 7
Sun
Oct 18
8257
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
7252
17mph
UV 6
Tue
Oct 20
6649
46%
15mph
Wed
Oct 21
6748
46%
13mph
62°
88°53°
92°57°
90°64°
82°57°
72°52°
66°49°
67°48°
As of 11:00 PM in Fisherman's Beach, California.
Air quality
The air at Fisherman's Beach
Index 56, moderate, led by coarse particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Nipomo CDF (CA), 13 miles off.
56Moderate
- Fine particles (PM2.5)49Good12.9 mi
- Ozone-27 ppb17.5 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)56Moderate12.9 mi
- Nitrogen dioxide8Good8.5 ppb17.5 mi
The days ahead
Highest moderate, today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 57, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 57YesterdayOct 14
- ModerateTodayOct 15
- ModerateFriOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
- GoodMonOct 19
- GoodTueOct 20
Smoke, the next 43 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Fisherman's 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 Fisherman's Beach, the next 43 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing SE 128°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Surf and swim
The surf zone forecast for San Luis Obispo County Beaches, Santa Barbara Central Coast Beaches, and the waves at buoy 46011, 21.4 mi away.
This afternoon through friday
- Surf height
- 3 to 6 feet
- Water temperature
- 64 to 66 °F
Waves at buoy 46011, Santa Maria
- Wave height
- 4.6 ft
- Period
- 15 s
- From
- SSW (205°)
- Swell
- 3.9 ft at 15 s from SSW
- Wind waves
- 2.0 ft at 5 s from WNW
- Water
- 68 °F
- Read
- Thu 10:20 PM
- Distance
- 21.4 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.
Every hour, last 24 hours
| Time | Wave height | Period | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 10:20 PM | 4.6 ft | 15 s | SSW (205°) |
| Thu 9:50 PM | 4.9 ft | 15 s | SW (226°) |
| Thu 8:50 PM | 4.9 ft | 15 s | S (171°) |
| Thu 7:50 PM | 4.9 ft | 15 s | SSW (194°) |
| Thu 6:50 PM | 5.2 ft | 15 s | SW (226°) |
| Thu 5:50 PM | 4.6 ft | 15 s | SW (221°) |
| Thu 4:50 PM | 4.6 ft | 14 s | WNW (287°) |
| Thu 3:50 PM | 4.6 ft | 15 s | WSW (239°) |
| Thu 2:50 PM | 4.3 ft | 13 s | W (274°) |
| Thu 1:50 PM | 4.3 ft | 15 s | W (272°) |
| Thu 12:50 PM | 3.9 ft | 15 s | SW (227°) |
| Thu 11:50 AM | 4.6 ft | 15 s | W (259°) |
| Thu 10:50 AM | 4.6 ft | 14 s | WNW (290°) |
| Thu 9:50 AM | 4.9 ft | 14 s | WNW (282°) |
| Thu 8:50 AM | 5.2 ft | 14 s | W (276°) |
| Thu 7:50 AM | 5.2 ft | 15 s | W (266°) |
| Thu 6:50 AM | 5.6 ft | 15 s | WSW (237°) |
| Thu 5:50 AM | 5.6 ft | 15 s | WSW (258°) |
| Thu 4:50 AM | 5.2 ft | 15 s | W (262°) |
| Thu 3:50 AM | 5.2 ft | 15 s | SW (219°) |
| Thu 2:50 AM | 5.2 ft | 15 s | SW (235°) |
| Thu 1:50 AM | 5.2 ft | 15 s | WSW (245°) |
| Thu 12:50 AM | 5.9 ft | 14 s | WNW (291°) |
| Wed 11:50 PM | 6.2 ft | 16 s | W (261°) |
Surf zone forecast
San Luis Obispo County Beaches, Santa Barbara Central Coast Beaches. Issued 1:09 PM PDT Thu Oct 15.
| Forecast | This afternoon through friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|
| Surf height | 3 to 6 feet | 3 to 6 feet |
| Water temperature | 64 to 66 °F | - |
| Thunderstorm potential | None expected | None expected |
| Remarks | Mixed south swell and west swell | Mixed west swell and south swell |
| Tides | High 4.8 ft, 2:18 PMLow 0.7 ft, 10:50 PM | High 4.5 ft, 3:24 PMLow 0.7 ft, 11:00 PM |
Tide
Beach
- County
- San Luis Obispo County
- State
- California
- Latitude
- 35.1737° N
- Longitude
- 120.7559° W
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Fisherman's Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.2 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
At an airfield/7.7 mi away/182 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Morro Bay1MB
At a river or reservoir gauge/14.8 mi away/56 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Pismo BeachPISC1
At a cooperative observer's station/4.2 mi away/65 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Pismo Beach 2.3 ENECA-SL-38
In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.9 mi away/207 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
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Near Fisherman's Beach
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
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- Ednacommunity, 9 mi
- Oceanocommunity, 10 mi
- Arroyo Grandecity, 10 mi
- California Polytechnic State Universitycommunity, 10 mi
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- Callendercommunity, 13 mi
- Los Berroscommunity, 14 mi
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- Pismo Beach8 mi
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