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Monterey State Beach, California

Beach in Monterey County, California

Air quality

The air at Monterey State Beach

Index 43, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 AM from its reporting area, Carmel Valley (CA), 11 miles off.

43Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)43Good11.5 mi
  • Ozone27Good26 ppb11.5 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide16Good17 ppb13.6 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm13.6 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 42, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Tue 5 AM.

SunMonTue

Precipitation

What has fallen at Monterey State Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Sun 9 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 Monterey State Beach, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Tue 5 AM, lowest 7 miles Sun 10 AM.

SunMonTue
Monterey State Beach from its sand, nowLooking NW from the sand at 10:42 AM, daylight, clear, waves about 5.5 ft every 13 s, the tide falling at 3.5 ft.300310NW320330Facing NW 317°Sun 177° leftWind 3 mphfrom WNW, onshoreSwell 5.5 ft from WNWLongshore current, to the right
Looking NW from the sand at 10:42 AM, daylight, clear, waves about 5.5 ft every 13 s, the tide falling at 3.5 ft.
NESW

Facing NW 317°

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, 33.0 mi away.

Today

Surf height
4 to 7 feet
Water temperature
Around 59 °F

Waves at buoy 46042, Monterey

Wave height
7.9 ft
Period
13 s
From
WNW (297°)
Water
65 °F
Read
Sun 9:50 AM
Distance
33.0 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 3.6 ft to 8.2 ft; 7.9 ft at Sun 9:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ftNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon6 PMSun6 AM7.9 ftWave height at buoy 46042, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.6 ft to 8.2 ft; 7.9 ft at Sun 9:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ftSatNoonSun7.9 ft
Significant wave height from 3.6 ft to 8.2 ft; 7.9 ft at Sun 9:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Sun 9:50 AM7.9 ft13 sWNW (297°)
Sun 8:50 AM7.5 ft11 sNW (315°)
Sun 7:50 AM7.9 ft11 sNW (314°)
Sun 6:50 AM7.2 ft11 sNW (318°)
Sun 5:50 AM6.2 ft13 sWNW (297°)
Sun 4:50 AM7.2 ft8 sNW (324°)
Sun 3:50 AM7.2 ft12 sNW (305°)
Sun 2:50 AM7.5 ft13 sWNW (295°)
Sun 1:50 AM6.9 ft11 sNW (306°)
Sun 12:50 AM7.2 ft12 sWNW (300°)
Sat 11:50 PM6.9 ft12 sNW (306°)
Sat 10:50 PM6.9 ft13 sNW (322°)
Sat 9:50 PM7.2 ft12 sNW (318°)
Sat 8:50 PM6.6 ft7 sNW (319°)
Sat 7:50 PM6.9 ft13 sW (271°)
Sat 6:50 PM7.2 ft12 sNW (317°)
Sat 5:50 PM6.6 ft13 sWNW (296°)
Sat 4:50 PM5.6 ft12 sNW (306°)
Sat 3:50 PM5.9 ft12 sWNW (291°)
Sat 2:50 PM6.2 ft13 sNW (304°)
Sat 1:50 PM6.2 ft13 sWNW (301°)
Sat 12:50 PM5.2 ft13 sNW (307°)
Sat 11:50 AM4.9 ft13 sWNW (290°)
Sat 10:50 AM4.9 ft13 sWNW (297°)

Surf zone forecast

Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coastal Areas. Issued 8:52 AM PDT Sun Oct 18.

ForecastTodayMonday
Surf height4 to 7 feet5 to 8 feet
Water temperatureAround 59 °F-
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
WeatherPartly cloudyMostly cloudy
High temperature62-8058-68
WindNW at 3 mph becoming NW at 12 mphNW at 9 mph becoming NW at 13 mph
TidesHigh 3.8 ft, 7:17 AMLow 3.5 ft, 11:05 AMHigh 4.3 ft, 4:24 PMLow 0.6 ft, 11:15 PMHigh 3.9 ft, 7:44 AMLow 3.1 ft, 12:28 PMHigh 4.3 ft, 5:41 PM

Tide

TideHigh 3.8 ft at Sun 7:17 AM, Low 3.5 ft at Sun 11:05 AM, High 4.3 ft at Sun 4:24 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Sun 11:15 PM, High 3.9 ft at Mon 7:44 AM, Low 3.1 ft at Mon 12:28 PM, High 4.3 ft at Mon 5:41 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftNoon6 PMMon6 AMNoon6 PM3.8 ft7:17 AM3.5 ft11:05 AM4.3 ft4:24 PM0.6 ft11:15 PM3.9 ft7:44 AM3.1 ft12:28 PM4.3 ft5:41 PMNow 3.5 ftTideHigh 3.8 ft at Sun 7:17 AM, Low 3.5 ft at Sun 11:05 AM, High 4.3 ft at Sun 4:24 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Sun 11:15 PM, High 3.9 ft at Mon 7:44 AM, Low 3.1 ft at Mon 12:28 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftNoonMonNoon3.8 ft7:17 AM3.5 ft11:05 AM4.3 ft4:24 PM0.6 ft11:15 PM3.9 ft7:44 AM3.1 ft12:28 PMNow 3.5 ft
Tide. High 3.8 ft at Sun 7:17 AM, Low 3.5 ft at Sun 11:05 AM, High 4.3 ft at Sun 4:24 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Sun 11:15 PM, High 3.9 ft at Mon 7:44 AM, Low 3.1 ft at Mon 12:28 PM, High 4.3 ft at Mon 5:41 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Monterey County
State
California
Latitude
36.6205° N
Longitude
121.8492° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Monterey State Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Monterey PeninsulaMRY

At an airfield/2.1 mi away/150 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Citizen station FW4261FW4261

In a volunteer observer's own ground/24.2 mi away/224 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

SR-152 - SR-156CF110

Beside a road/35.8 mi away/252 ft/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

measured daily2 instruments

Pacific Grove 0.8 ECA-MT-40

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.5 mi away/40 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

MontereyMOTC1

At a cooperative observer's station/4.0 mi away/353 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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