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Manresa State Beach - Soquel Creek Water District, California

Beach in Santa Cruz County, California

Air quality

The air at Manresa State Beach - Soquel Creek Water District

Index 26, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Santa Cruz (CA), 9 miles off.

26Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)11Good8.8 mi
  • Ozone26Good34 ppb8.8 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide3Good3 ppb20 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0 ppm20 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 24, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 33, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Wed 5 PM.

TueWed

Precipitation

What has fallen at Manresa State Beach - Soquel Creek Water District

None in the last 3 days, to Mon 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 Manresa State Beach - Soquel Creek Water District, the next 45 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Wed 12 PM.

TueWed
Manresa State Beach - Soquel Creek Water District from its sand, nowLooking WSW from the sand at 9:30 PM, night, mostly clear, waves about 8.0 ft every 11 s.240250260WFacing WSW 255°Moon 55° leftWind 4 mphfrom W, onshoreSwell 8.0 ft from NWLongshore current, to the left
Looking WSW from the sand at 9:30 PM, night, mostly clear, waves about 8.0 ft every 11 s.
NESW

Facing WSW 255°

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, 32.3 mi away.

Tuesday

Surf height
Northwest Facing Beaches - 6 to 10 feet. Southwest Facing Beaches - 3 to 6 feet
Water temperature
62 to 63 °F

Waves at buoy 46042, Monterey

Wave height
8.2 ft
Period
11 s
From
NW (311°)
Water
64 °F
Read
Mon 8:50 PM
Distance
32.3 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 6.2 ft to 9.8 ft; 8.2 ft at Mon 8:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ft12 ftSun6 AMNoon6 PMMon6 AMNoon6 PM8.2 ftWave height at buoy 46042, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 6.2 ft to 9.8 ft; 8.2 ft at Mon 8:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ft12 ftSunNoonMonNoon8.2 ft
Significant wave height from 6.2 ft to 9.8 ft; 8.2 ft at Mon 8:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Mon 8:50 PM8.2 ft11 sNW (311°)
Mon 7:50 PM8.5 ft12 sNW (308°)
Mon 6:50 PM8.5 ft11 sNW (306°)
Mon 5:50 PM8.5 ft11 sNW (308°)
Mon 4:50 PM7.2 ft11 sNW (305°)
Mon 3:50 PM8.2 ft12 sWNW (295°)
Mon 2:50 PM8.9 ft13 sWNW (298°)
Mon 1:50 PM8.9 ft12 sNW (311°)
Mon 12:50 PM8.9 ft12 sNW (312°)
Mon 11:50 AM8.9 ft13 sNW (304°)
Mon 10:50 AM9.2 ft13 sWNW (301°)
Mon 9:50 AM9.8 ft13 sNW (307°)
Mon 8:50 AM9.2 ft11 sNW (308°)
Mon 7:50 AM9.2 ft12 sNW (304°)
Mon 6:50 AM8.2 ft11 sNW (310°)
Mon 5:50 AM8.5 ft11 sNW (312°)
Mon 4:50 AM8.9 ft12 sNW (321°)
Mon 3:50 AM8.5 ft11 sNW (318°)
Mon 2:50 AM8.2 ft12 sNW (311°)
Mon 1:50 AM9.5 ft11 sNW (310°)
Mon 12:50 AM8.5 ft12 sNW (305°)
Sun 11:50 PM8.5 ft11 sNW (312°)
Sun 10:50 PM8.9 ft11 sNNW (327°)
Sun 9:50 PM8.9 ft12 sNW (311°)

Surf zone forecast

Santa Cruz County Coastal Areas. Issued 9:11 PM PDT Mon Oct 19.

ForecastTuesdayWednesday
Surf heightNorthwest Facing Beaches - 6 to 10 feet. Southwest Facing Beaches - 3 to 6 feet6 to 9 feet
Water temperature62 to 63 °F-
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
WeatherMostly cloudyMostly cloudy with a chance of showers
High temperature58-6858-69
WindSW at 4 mphS at 4 mph
TidesLow 0.5 ft, 1:01 AMHigh 4.1 ft, 8:05 AMLow 2.7 ft, 1:23 PMHigh 4.3 ft, 6:47 PMLow 0.6 ft, 1:39 AMHigh 4.4 ft, 8:25 AMLow 2.1 ft, 2:07 PMHigh 4.3 ft, 7:45 PM

Tide

TideLow 0.5 ft at Tue 1:01 AM, High 4.1 ft at Tue 8:05 AM, Low 2.7 ft at Tue 1:23 PM, High 4.3 ft at Tue 6:47 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Wed 1:39 AM, High 4.4 ft at Wed 8:25 AM, Low 2.1 ft at Wed 2:07 PM, High 4.3 ft at Wed 7:45 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftTue6 AMNoon6 PMWed6 AMNoon6 PM0.5 ft1:01 AM4.1 ft8:05 AM2.7 ft1:23 PM4.3 ft6:47 PM0.6 ft1:39 AM4.4 ft8:25 AM2.1 ft2:07 PM4.3 ft7:45 PMTideLow 0.5 ft at Tue 1:01 AM, High 4.1 ft at Tue 8:05 AM, Low 2.7 ft at Tue 1:23 PM, High 4.3 ft at Tue 6:47 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Wed 1:39 AM, High 4.4 ft at Wed 8:25 AM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftNoonWed0.5 ft1:01 AM4.1 ft8:05 AM2.7 ft1:23 PM4.3 ft6:47 PM0.6 ft1:39 AM4.4 ft8:25 AM
Tide. Low 0.5 ft at Tue 1:01 AM, High 4.1 ft at Tue 8:05 AM, Low 2.7 ft at Tue 1:23 PM, High 4.3 ft at Tue 6:47 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Wed 1:39 AM, High 4.4 ft at Wed 8:25 AM, Low 2.1 ft at Wed 2:07 PM, High 4.3 ft at Wed 7:45 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Santa Cruz County
State
California
Latitude
36.9220° N
Longitude
121.8492° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Manresa State Beach - Soquel Creek Water District, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

WatsonvilleWVI

At an airfield/3.5 mi away/163 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Citizen station FW4261FW4261

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.7 mi away/224 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Corralitos RAWSCTOC1

A remote fire weather station/5.5 mi away/295 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

SR-152 - SR-156CF110

Beside a road/26.1 mi away/252 ft/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

measured daily2 instruments

Watsonville 2.8 WNWCA-SZ-62

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.2 mi away/262 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Watsonville WaterworksWVIC1

At a cooperative observer's station/4.5 mi away/102 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Snow on the ground

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