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Montara Beach, California

Beach in San Mateo County, California

Air quality

The air at Montara Beach

Index 53, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, San Francisco (CA), 14 miles off.

53Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)53Moderate16.1 mi
  • Ozone6Good4 ppb16.1 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide20Good21.1 ppb16.1 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.6 ppm16.1 mi

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 46, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

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

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Montara Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 5 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 Montara Beach, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sat 11 PM, lowest 5 miles Sat 1 AM.

FriSat
Montara Beach from its sand, nowLooking WNW from the sand at 6:33 AM, night, clear, waves about 5.5 ft every 15 s, the tide falling at 4.1 ft.W280290300Facing WNW 285°Wind 3 mphfrom ENE, offshoreSwell 5.5 ft from SWLongshore current, to the right
Looking WNW from the sand at 6:33 AM, night, clear, waves about 5.5 ft every 15 s, the tide falling at 4.1 ft.
NESW

Facing WNW 285°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for San Francisco and San Mateo County Coastal Areas, and the waves at buoy 46026, 22.6 mi away.

Today

Surf height
4 to 7 feet
Water temperature
Around 60 °F

Waves at buoy 46026, San Francisco

Wave height
3.9 ft
Period
15 s
From
SW (227°)
Swell
3.3 ft at 14 s from WSW
Wind waves
1.0 ft at 4 s from WNW
Water
60 °F
Read
Fri 5:50 AM
Distance
22.6 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 46026, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.6 ft to 5.6 ft; 3.9 ft at Fri 5:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PMFri3.9 ftWave height at buoy 46026, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.6 ft to 5.6 ft; 3.9 ft at Fri 5:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftNoonThuNoonFri3.9 ft
Significant wave height from 3.6 ft to 5.6 ft; 3.9 ft at Fri 5:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Fri 5:50 AM3.9 ft15 sSW (227°)
Fri 4:50 AM3.9 ft15 sSW (215°)
Fri 3:50 AM3.9 ft15 sSW (227°)
Fri 2:50 AM3.9 ft13 sWNW (287°)
Fri 1:50 AM3.9 ft15 sSW (231°)
Fri 12:50 AM4.3 ft-WSW (247°)
Thu 11:50 PM3.9 ft16 sWSW (246°)
Thu 10:50 PM4.3 ft15 sSW (219°)
Thu 9:50 PM3.6 ft14 sW (274°)
Thu 8:50 PM4.3 ft-WSW (241°)
Thu 7:50 PM3.6 ft13 sW (260°)
Thu 6:50 PM3.9 ft14 sSW (228°)
Thu 5:50 PM3.9 ft14 sWSW (248°)
Thu 4:50 PM3.9 ft15 sWSW (239°)
Thu 3:50 PM4.3 ft15 sWSW (243°)
Thu 2:50 PM3.9 ft15 sSW (230°)
Thu 1:50 PM3.9 ft15 sSW (221°)
Thu 12:50 PM3.9 ft15 sWSW (256°)
Thu 11:50 AM3.9 ft15 sSW (235°)
Thu 10:50 AM4.3 ft15 sWSW (239°)
Thu 9:50 AM3.9 ft14 sW (260°)
Thu 8:50 AM4.3 ft15 sSW (233°)
Thu 7:50 AM4.6 ft-WSW (245°)
Thu 6:50 AM4.3 ft14 sW (270°)

Surf zone forecast

San Francisco and San Mateo County Coastal Areas. Issued 5:35 AM PDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastTodaySaturday
Surf height4 to 7 feet4 to 7 feet
Water temperatureAround 60 °F-
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
WeatherMostly sunnyPartly cloudy
High temperature63-9460-89
WindNW at 4 mphNW at 5 mph becoming NW at 8 mph
TidesHigh 4.2 ft, 5:32 AMLow 3.6 ft, 9:28 AMHigh 5.2 ft, 3:11 PMLow 0.5 ft, 10:32 PMHigh 4.2 ft, 6:48 AMLow 3.7 ft, 10:56 AMHigh 4.9 ft, 4:10 PMLow 0.6 ft, 11:38 PM

Tide

TideHigh 4.2 ft at Fri 5:32 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Fri 9:28 AM, High 5.2 ft at Fri 3:11 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:32 PM, High 4.2 ft at Sat 6:48 AM, Low 3.7 ft at Sat 10:56 AM, High 4.9 ft at Sat 4:10 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Sat 11:38 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft6 AMNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon6 PMSun4.2 ft5:32 AM3.6 ft9:28 AM5.2 ft3:11 PM0.5 ft10:32 PM4.2 ft6:48 AM3.7 ft10:56 AM4.9 ft4:10 PM0.6 ft11:38 PMNow 4.1 ftTideHigh 4.2 ft at Fri 5:32 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Fri 9:28 AM, High 5.2 ft at Fri 3:11 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:32 PM, High 4.2 ft at Sat 6:48 AM, Low 3.7 ft at Sat 10:56 AM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftNoonSat4.2 ft5:32 AM3.6 ft9:28 AM5.2 ft3:11 PM0.5 ft10:32 PM4.2 ft6:48 AM3.7 ft10:56 AMNow 4.1 ft
Tide. High 4.2 ft at Fri 5:32 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Fri 9:28 AM, High 5.2 ft at Fri 3:11 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:32 PM, High 4.2 ft at Sat 6:48 AM, Low 3.7 ft at Sat 10:56 AM, High 4.9 ft at Sat 4:10 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Sat 11:38 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
San Mateo County
State
California
Latitude
37.5469° N
Longitude
122.5150° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Montara Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Citizen station DW2059DW2059

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/161 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Half Moon BayHAF

At an airfield/2.4 mi away/31 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Spring Vly RAWSHSPC1

A remote fire weather station/4.4 mi away/1,030 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Pacifica 2.1 SSWCA-SM-28

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.9 mi away/86 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Half Moon BayHMBC1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.5 mi away/23 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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