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Lighthouse Field State Beach, California

Beach in Santa Cruz County, California

Air quality

The air at Lighthouse Field State Beach

Index 32, good, led by fine particles. Read at 9 AM from its reporting area, Santa Cruz (CA), 3 miles off.

32Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)32Good3.3 mi
  • Ozone20Good15 ppb3.3 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 50, good.

Smoke, the next 45 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 Lighthouse Field State Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 8 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 Lighthouse Field State Beach, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 5 AM.

FriSatSun
Lighthouse Field State Beach from its sand, nowLooking S from the sand at 9:32 AM, daylight, clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 9 s, the tide rising at 3.8 ft.160170S190200Facing S 180°Sun 56° leftWind 4 mphfrom ENE, along the beach
Looking S from the sand at 9:32 AM, daylight, clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 9 s, the tide rising at 3.8 ft.
NESW

Facing S 180°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Santa Cruz County Coastal Areas, and the waves at buoy 46042, 23.7 mi away.

Today

Surf height
3 to 6 feet
Water temperature
Around 60 °F

Waves at buoy 46042, Monterey

Wave height
4.9 ft
Period
-
From
WNW (291°)
Water
62 °F
Read
Fri 8:50 AM
Distance
23.7 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 4.3 ft to 7.5 ft; 4.9 ft at Fri 8:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ftNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PMFri6 AM4.9 ftWave height at buoy 46042, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 4.3 ft to 7.5 ft; 4.9 ft at Fri 8:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ftNoonThuNoonFri4.9 ft
Significant wave height from 4.3 ft to 7.5 ft; 4.9 ft at Fri 8:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Fri 8:50 AM4.9 ft-WNW (291°)
Fri 7:50 AM4.6 ft12 sWNW (299°)
Fri 6:50 AM4.9 ft14 sWNW (291°)
Fri 5:50 AM4.3 ft14 sW (272°)
Fri 4:50 AM4.9 ft13 sWNW (290°)
Fri 3:50 AM5.2 ft13 sWNW (298°)
Fri 2:50 AM5.2 ft15 sSSW (205°)
Fri 1:50 AM4.6 ft15 sWNW (284°)
Fri 12:50 AM4.9 ft14 sWNW (302°)
Thu 11:50 PM4.9 ft14 sWNW (296°)
Thu 10:50 PM5.2 ft15 sSW (228°)
Thu 9:50 PM5.2 ft14 sNW (308°)
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°)

Surf zone forecast

Santa Cruz County Coastal Areas. Issued 8:27 AM PDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastTodaySaturday
Surf height3 to 6 feet3 to 6 feet
Water temperatureAround 60 °F-
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
WeatherMostly sunnyMostly sunny
High temperature66-9664-96
WindNE at 6 mph becoming NE at 4 mphN at 6 mph becoming N at 10 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 PMNow 3.8 ftTideHigh 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 AMNow 3.8 ft
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
Santa Cruz County
State
California
Latitude
36.9515° N
Longitude
122.0314° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Lighthouse Field State Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Citizen station CW9585CW9585

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.6 mi away/61 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Coast DairiesXCDC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/10.2 mi away/648 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

WatsonvilleWVI

At an airfield/13.4 mi away/163 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

SR-152 - SR-156CF110

Beside a road/36.0 mi away/252 ft/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

measured daily2 instruments

Santa Cruz 0.8 SCA-SZ-66

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/62 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Ben Lomond No4BNLC1

At a cooperative observer's station/10.2 mi away/455 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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