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Morro Rock Beach, California

Beach in San Luis Obispo County, California

Air quality

The air at Morro Rock Beach

Index 41, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Morro Bay (CA), 2 miles off.

41Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)-14.3 mi
  • Ozone41Good45 ppb14.3 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-14.3 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide4Good4 ppb14.3 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 41, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Morro Rock Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 9 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 Morro Rock Beach, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat
Morro Rock Beach from its sand, nowLooking NW from the sand at 10:10 PM, night, clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 14 s.300310NW320330Facing NW 313°Wind 6 mphfrom NE, along the beachSwell 4.5 ft from WSWLongshore current, to the right
Looking NW from the sand at 10:10 PM, night, clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 14 s.
NESW

Facing NW 313°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for San Luis Obispo County Beaches, Santa Barbara Central Coast Beaches, and the waves at buoy 46011, 30.9 mi away.

This afternoon through friday

Surf height
3 to 6 feet
Water temperature
64 to 66 °F

Waves at buoy 46011, Santa Maria

Wave height
5.2 ft
Period
14 s
From
WSW (244°)
Swell
4.6 ft at 14 s from WSW
Wind waves
2.3 ft at 4 s from WNW
Water
68 °F
Read
Thu 9:20 PM
Distance
30.9 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 46011, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.9 ft to 7.2 ft; 5.2 ft at Thu 9:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ftWed6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PM5.2 ftWave height at buoy 46011, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.9 ft to 7.2 ft; 5.2 ft at Thu 9:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ftNoonThuNoon5.2 ft
Significant wave height from 3.9 ft to 7.2 ft; 5.2 ft at Thu 9:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Thu 9:20 PM5.2 ft14 sWSW (244°)
Thu 8:50 PM4.9 ft15 sS (171°)
Thu 7:50 PM4.9 ft15 sSSW (194°)
Thu 6:50 PM5.2 ft15 sSW (226°)
Thu 5:50 PM4.6 ft15 sSW (221°)
Thu 4:50 PM4.6 ft14 sWNW (287°)
Thu 3:50 PM4.6 ft15 sWSW (239°)
Thu 2:50 PM4.3 ft13 sW (274°)
Thu 1:50 PM4.3 ft15 sW (272°)
Thu 12:50 PM3.9 ft15 sSW (227°)
Thu 11:50 AM4.6 ft15 sW (259°)
Thu 10:50 AM4.6 ft14 sWNW (290°)
Thu 9:50 AM4.9 ft14 sWNW (282°)
Thu 8:50 AM5.2 ft14 sW (276°)
Thu 7:50 AM5.2 ft15 sW (266°)
Thu 6:50 AM5.6 ft15 sWSW (237°)
Thu 5:50 AM5.6 ft15 sWSW (258°)
Thu 4:50 AM5.2 ft15 sW (262°)
Thu 3:50 AM5.2 ft15 sSW (219°)
Thu 2:50 AM5.2 ft15 sSW (235°)
Thu 1:50 AM5.2 ft15 sWSW (245°)
Thu 12:50 AM5.9 ft14 sWNW (291°)
Wed 11:50 PM6.2 ft16 sW (261°)
Wed 10:50 PM6.6 ft16 sSW (226°)

Surf zone forecast

San Luis Obispo County Beaches, Santa Barbara Central Coast Beaches. Issued 1:09 PM PDT Thu Oct 15.

ForecastThis afternoon through fridaySaturday
Surf height3 to 6 feet3 to 6 feet
Water temperature64 to 66 °F-
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
RemarksMixed south swell and west swellMixed west swell and south swell
TidesHigh 4.8 ft, 2:18 PMLow 0.7 ft, 10:50 PMHigh 4.5 ft, 3:24 PMLow 0.7 ft, 11:00 PM

Tide

TideHigh 4.8 ft at Fri 2:18 PM, Low 0.7 ft at Fri 10:50 PM, High 4.5 ft at Sat 3:24 PM, Low 0.7 ft at Sat 11:00 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft6 PMSat6 AMNoon6 PM4.8 ft2:18 PM0.7 ft10:50 PM4.5 ft3:24 PM0.7 ft11:00 PMTideHigh 4.8 ft at Fri 2:18 PM, Low 0.7 ft at Fri 10:50 PM, High 4.5 ft at Sat 3:24 PM, Low 0.7 ft at Sat 11:00 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftSatNoon4.8 ft2:18 PM0.7 ft10:50 PM4.5 ft3:24 PM0.7 ft11:00 PM
Tide. High 4.8 ft at Fri 2:18 PM, Low 0.7 ft at Fri 10:50 PM, High 4.5 ft at Sat 3:24 PM, Low 0.7 ft at Sat 11:00 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
San Luis Obispo County
State
California
Latitude
35.3714° N
Longitude
120.8660° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Morro Rock 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

Morro Bay1MB

At a river or reservoir gauge/0.5 mi away/56 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Citizen station FW6490FW6490

In a volunteer observer's own ground/12.1 mi away/166 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

San Luis ObispoSBP

At an airfield/15.5 mi away/182 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Morro Bay Fire DeptMBFC1

At a cooperative observer's station/1.2 mi away/138 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Morro Bay 1.5 ECA-SL-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/162 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

-

Snow on the ground

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