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Island Beach, California

Beach in Monterey County, California

Air quality

The air at Island Beach

Index 42, good, led by fine particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Salinas (CA), 12 miles off.

42Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)42Good11.8 mi
  • Ozone28Good28 ppb11.8 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-23.9 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide10Good11 ppb11.8 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm11.8 mi

The days ahead

Highest 52, moderate, today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 30, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Island Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 8 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 Island Beach, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat
Island Beach from its sand, nowLooking WNW from the sand at 10:09 PM, night, clear, waves about 4.0 ft every 15 s.W280290300Facing WNW 289°Wind 5 mphfrom ENE, offshoreSwell 4.0 ft from SWLongshore current, to the right
Looking WNW from the sand at 10:09 PM, night, clear, waves about 4.0 ft every 15 s.
NESW

Facing WNW 289°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coastal Areas, and the waves at buoy 46042, 34.3 mi away.

Friday

Surf height
3 to 5 feet
Water temperature
Around 59 °F

Waves at buoy 46042, Monterey

Wave height
5.9 ft
Period
15 s
From
SW (231°)
Water
63 °F
Read
Thu 9:20 PM
Distance
34.3 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 46042, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 4.6 ft to 7.9 ft; 5.9 ft at Thu 9:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ftWed6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PM5.9 ftWave height at buoy 46042, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 4.6 ft to 7.9 ft; 5.9 ft at Thu 9:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ftWedNoonThuNoon5.9 ft
Significant wave height from 4.6 ft to 7.9 ft; 5.9 ft at Thu 9:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Thu 9:20 PM5.9 ft15 sSW (231°)
Thu 8:50 PM5.6 ft14 sNW (317°)
Thu 7:50 PM5.9 ft13 sNW (309°)
Thu 6:50 PM5.2 ft14 sWNW (285°)
Thu 5:50 PM5.6 ft15 sWSW (242°)
Thu 4:50 PM5.2 ft14 sWNW (299°)
Thu 3:50 PM5.2 ft14 sW (262°)
Thu 2:50 PM4.6 ft15 sWSW (242°)
Thu 1:50 PM4.9 ft14 sWNW (283°)
Thu 12:50 PM4.9 ft14 sWNW (291°)
Thu 11:50 AM5.6 ft14 sNW (311°)
Thu 10:50 AM5.2 ft15 sWSW (253°)
Thu 9:50 AM5.2 ft15 sSW (226°)
Thu 8:50 AM5.6 ft15 sWNW (289°)
Thu 7:50 AM5.2 ft15 sW (274°)
Thu 6:50 AM5.9 ft14 sWNW (283°)
Thu 5:50 AM5.6 ft15 sWNW (293°)
Thu 4:50 AM5.6 ft16 sSW (232°)
Thu 3:50 AM5.6 ft15 sW (268°)
Thu 2:50 AM5.6 ft15 sNNW (331°)
Thu 1:50 AM5.2 ft15 sWNW (301°)
Thu 12:50 AM5.2 ft15 sNW (317°)
Wed 11:50 PM5.6 ft15 sWNW (290°)
Wed 10:50 PM5.2 ft14 sNW (314°)

Surf zone forecast

Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coastal Areas. Issued 8:55 PM PDT Thu Oct 15.

ForecastFridaySaturday
Surf height3 to 5 feet3 to 6 feet
Water temperatureAround 59 °F-
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
WeatherMostly sunnyMostly sunny
High temperature68-9467-94
WindNE at 9 mph becoming NE at 4 mphNE at 4 mph becoming NE at 8 mph
TidesHigh 3.6 ft, 5:10 AMLow 3.5 ft, 7:37 AMHigh 4.8 ft, 1:58 PMLow 0.5 ft, 10:14 PMHigh 3.7 ft, 6:33 AMLow 3.6 ft, 9:03 AMHigh 4.5 ft, 3:04 PMLow 0.6 ft, 11:18 PM

Tide

TideHigh 3.6 ft at Fri 5:10 AM, Low 3.5 ft at Fri 7:37 AM, High 4.8 ft at Fri 1:58 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:14 PM, High 3.7 ft at Sat 6:33 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Sat 9:03 AM, High 4.5 ft at Sat 3:04 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Sat 11:18 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft6 AMNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon6 PMSun3.6 ft5:10 AM3.5 ft7:37 AM4.8 ft1:58 PM0.5 ft10:14 PM3.7 ft6:33 AM3.6 ft9:03 AM4.5 ft3:04 PM0.6 ft11:18 PMTideHigh 3.6 ft at Fri 5:10 AM, Low 3.5 ft at Fri 7:37 AM, High 4.8 ft at Fri 1:58 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:14 PM, High 3.7 ft at Sat 6:33 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Sat 9:03 AM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftNoonSat3.6 ft5:10 AM3.5 ft7:37 AM4.8 ft1:58 PM0.5 ft10:14 PM3.7 ft6:33 AM3.6 ft9:03 AM
Tide. High 3.6 ft at Fri 5:10 AM, Low 3.5 ft at Fri 7:37 AM, High 4.8 ft at Fri 1:58 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:14 PM, High 3.7 ft at Sat 6:33 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Sat 9:03 AM, High 4.5 ft at Sat 3:04 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Sat 11:18 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Monterey County
State
California
Latitude
36.8047° N
Longitude
121.7880° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Island Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Fort Ord Fritzsche AAFOAR

At an airfield/8.7 mi away/141 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Citizen station FW4261FW4261

In a volunteer observer's own ground/12.5 mi away/224 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Corralitos RAWSCTOC1

A remote fire weather station/12.9 mi away/295 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

SR-152 - SR-156CF110

Beside a road/25.5 mi away/252 ft/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

measured daily2 instruments

Castroville 1.6 ENECA-MT-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.8 mi away/18 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Watsonville WaterworksWVIC1

At a cooperative observer's station/8.8 mi away/102 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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