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Little River State Beach, California

Beach in Humboldt County, California

Air quality

The air at Little River State Beach

Index 18, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Eureka (CA), 15 miles off.

18Good
  • Coarse particles (PM10)18Good17.2 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 30, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Little River State Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 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 Little River State Beach, the next 46 hours

Fog: visibility falls to 0.9 miles Fri 8 AM, under a mile for 2 hours.

FriSat
Little River State Beach from its sand, nowLooking W from the sand at 2:55 AM, night, clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 14 s.260W280290300Facing W 280°Wind 3 mphfrom SE, offshoreSwell 4.5 ft from WLongshore current, to the right
Looking W from the sand at 2:55 AM, night, clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 14 s.
NESW

Facing W 280°

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, 30.6 mi away.

Friday

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

Waves at buoy 46022, Eel River

Wave height
3.9 ft
Period
14 s
From
W (268°)
Swell
3.9 ft at 14 s from W
Wind waves
1.0 ft at 4 s from NW
Water
55 °F
Read
Fri 2:20 AM
Distance
30.6 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 3.9 ft to 6.9 ft; 3.9 ft at Fri 2:20 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PMFri3.9 ftWave height at buoy 46022, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.9 ft to 6.9 ft; 3.9 ft at Fri 2:20 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftNoonThuNoonFri3.9 ft
Significant wave height from 3.9 ft to 6.9 ft; 3.9 ft at Fri 2:20 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Fri 2:20 AM3.9 ft14 sW (268°)
Fri 1:50 AM3.9 ft14 sW (271°)
Fri 12:50 AM4.3 ft13 sWSW (258°)
Thu 11:50 PM4.3 ft13 sW (278°)
Thu 10:50 PM4.3 ft14 sW (261°)
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°)

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 PMNowTide 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
41.0162° N
Longitude
124.1098° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Little River State Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Arcata/Eureka ArptACV

At an airfield/2.6 mi away/217 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Citizen station EW7585EW7585

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.4 mi away/164 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

School House RAWSSHUC1

A remote fire weather station/13.6 mi away/2,604 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

OrleansORLC1

At a cooperative observer's station/36.2 mi away/476 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Snow on the ground

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