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temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Beaches/California/Morro Strand State Beach
Morro Strand State Beach, California
Beach in San Luis Obispo County, California* WHAT...Temperatures up to 95 expected. * WHERE...Coastal areas of southwest California * WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. In the event of a nearby wildfire, smoke may increase heat and physical stress. If smoke impacts your area; 1) Have a cooling plan in place as smoke could limit your ability to cool your home through open windows and 2) If you have air conditioning, set on air recirculation within the home to avoid smoke exposure. Local officials may have additional guidance.
67°
88°/50°
Clear·
Feels like 67°·Light breeze 6 mph NE
Alert. A Heat Advisory is in force for Morro Strand State Beach until 8 PM Saturday. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Morro Strand State Beach is 67° and clear at 9 PM. The dew point is 39°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the northeast at 6 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 55° by 6 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 92°, and the coolest Tuesday, near 66°. Rain is possible Tuesday (41%) and Wednesday (43%).
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and sets at 9:46 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 19 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
42Air quality
34%Humidity
1%Cloud
Now
9:00 PM
67feels67
now, clear
Today
Oct 15
8850
UV 7
Fri
Oct 16
9254
17mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
9159
UV 7
Sun
Oct 18
8454
UV 6
Mon
Oct 19
7450
12mph
UV 6
Tue
Oct 20
6646
41%
Wed
Oct 21
6745
43%
67°
88°50°
92°54°
91°59°
84°54°
74°50°
66°46°
67°45°
As of 9:00 PM in Morro Strand State Beach, California.
Air quality
The air at Morro Strand State Beach
Index 42, good, led by ozone. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Morro Bay (CA), 4 miles off.
42Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)-13.2 mi
- Ozone42Good45 ppb13.2 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)-13.2 mi
- Nitrogen dioxide4Good4 ppb13.2 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 41, good.
GoodModerate
- 41YesterdayOct 14
- GoodTodayOct 15
- GoodFriOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
- GoodMonOct 19
- GoodTueOct 20
Smoke, the next 45 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Morro Strand State Beach
None in the last 3 days, to Thu 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 Morro Strand State Beach, the next 45 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing W 267°
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, 33.1 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
- 4.6 ft
- Period
- 15 s
- From
- S (181°)
- Swell
- 3.9 ft at 15 s from S
- Wind waves
- 2.6 ft at 6 s from NW
- Water
- 68 °F
- Read
- Thu 8:20 PM
- Distance
- 33.1 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.
Every hour, last 24 hours
| Time | Wave height | Period | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 8:20 PM | 4.6 ft | 15 s | S (181°) |
| Thu 7:50 PM | 4.9 ft | 15 s | SSW (194°) |
| Thu 6:50 PM | 5.2 ft | 15 s | SW (226°) |
| Thu 5:50 PM | 4.6 ft | 15 s | SW (221°) |
| Thu 4:50 PM | 4.6 ft | 14 s | WNW (287°) |
| Thu 3:50 PM | 4.6 ft | 15 s | WSW (239°) |
| Thu 2:50 PM | 4.3 ft | 13 s | W (274°) |
| Thu 1:50 PM | 4.3 ft | 15 s | W (272°) |
| Thu 12:50 PM | 3.9 ft | 15 s | SW (227°) |
| Thu 11:50 AM | 4.6 ft | 15 s | W (259°) |
| Thu 10:50 AM | 4.6 ft | 14 s | WNW (290°) |
| Thu 9:50 AM | 4.9 ft | 14 s | WNW (282°) |
| Thu 8:50 AM | 5.2 ft | 14 s | W (276°) |
| Thu 7:50 AM | 5.2 ft | 15 s | W (266°) |
| Thu 6:50 AM | 5.6 ft | 15 s | WSW (237°) |
| Thu 5:50 AM | 5.6 ft | 15 s | WSW (258°) |
| Thu 4:50 AM | 5.2 ft | 15 s | W (262°) |
| Thu 3:50 AM | 5.2 ft | 15 s | SW (219°) |
| Thu 2:50 AM | 5.2 ft | 15 s | SW (235°) |
| Thu 1:50 AM | 5.2 ft | 15 s | WSW (245°) |
| Thu 12:50 AM | 5.9 ft | 14 s | WNW (291°) |
| Wed 11:50 PM | 6.2 ft | 16 s | W (261°) |
| Wed 10:50 PM | 6.6 ft | 16 s | SW (226°) |
| Wed 9:50 PM | 7.2 ft | 15 s | W (272°) |
Surf zone forecast
San Luis Obispo County Beaches, Santa Barbara Central Coast Beaches. Issued 1:09 PM PDT Thu Oct 15.
| Forecast | This afternoon through friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|
| Surf height | 3 to 6 feet | 3 to 6 feet |
| Water temperature | 64 to 66 °F | - |
| Thunderstorm potential | None expected | None expected |
| Remarks | Mixed south swell and west swell | Mixed west swell and south swell |
| Tides | High 4.8 ft, 2:18 PMLow 0.7 ft, 10:50 PM | High 4.5 ft, 3:24 PMLow 0.7 ft, 11:00 PM |
Tide
Beach
- County
- San Luis Obispo County
- State
- California
- Latitude
- 35.4046° N
- Longitude
- 120.8694° W
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Morro Strand State Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.4 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
Citizen station FW1939FW1939
In a volunteer observer's own ground/12.7 mi away/879 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
At an airfield/17.1 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/3.0 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/3.2 mi away/162 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
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Near Morro Strand State Beach
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
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