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Moss Beach, California

Beach in Monterey County, California

Air quality

The air at Moss Beach

Index 56, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 7 PM from its reporting area, Carmel Valley (CA), 15 miles off.

56Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)56Moderate14.9 mi
  • Ozone41Good46 ppb14.9 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide6Good6 ppb19 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0 ppm19 mi

The days ahead

Highest 53, moderate, today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 52, moderate.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

Smoke near the ground peaks at index 56, moderate, Thu 11 PM.

ThuFriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Moss Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 6 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 Moss Beach, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 11 AM, lowest 10 miles Sat 1 AM.

ThuFriSat
Moss Beach from its sand, nowLooking NNW from the sand at 7:39 PM, night, clear, waves about 4.0 ft every 14 s.330340350NFacing NNW 345°Moon 131° leftWind 2 mphfrom S, offshoreSwell 4.0 ft from WNWLongshore current, to the right
Looking NNW from the sand at 7:39 PM, night, clear, waves about 4.0 ft every 14 s.
NESW

Facing NNW 345°

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, 28.3 mi away.

Friday

Surf height
3 to 5 feet
Water temperature
Around 59 °F

Waves at buoy 46042, Monterey

Wave height
5.2 ft
Period
14 s
From
WNW (285°)
Water
63 °F
Read
Thu 6:50 PM
Distance
28.3 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 4.6 ft to 7.9 ft; 5.2 ft at Thu 6:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ftWed6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon5.2 ftWave height at buoy 46042, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 4.6 ft to 7.9 ft; 5.2 ft at Thu 6:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ftWedNoonThuNoon5.2 ft
Significant wave height from 4.6 ft to 7.9 ft; 5.2 ft at Thu 6:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Thu 6:50 PM5.2 ft14 sWNW (285°)
Thu 5:50 PM5.6 ft15 sWSW (242°)
Thu 4:50 PM5.2 ft14 sWNW (299°)
Thu 3:50 PM5.2 ft14 sW (262°)
Thu 2:50 PM4.6 ft15 sWSW (242°)
Thu 1:50 PM4.9 ft14 sWNW (283°)
Thu 12:50 PM4.9 ft14 sWNW (291°)
Thu 11:50 AM5.6 ft14 sNW (311°)
Thu 10:50 AM5.2 ft15 sWSW (253°)
Thu 9:50 AM5.2 ft15 sSW (226°)
Thu 8:50 AM5.6 ft15 sWNW (289°)
Thu 7:50 AM5.2 ft15 sW (274°)
Thu 6:50 AM5.9 ft14 sWNW (283°)
Thu 5:50 AM5.6 ft15 sWNW (293°)
Thu 4:50 AM5.6 ft16 sSW (232°)
Thu 3:50 AM5.6 ft15 sW (268°)
Thu 2:50 AM5.6 ft15 sNNW (331°)
Thu 1:50 AM5.2 ft15 sWNW (301°)
Thu 12:50 AM5.2 ft15 sNW (317°)
Wed 11:50 PM5.6 ft15 sWNW (290°)
Wed 10:50 PM5.2 ft14 sNW (314°)
Wed 9:50 PM5.9 ft14 sNW (305°)
Wed 8:50 PM6.6 ft15 sNW (316°)
Wed 7:50 PM6.2 ft15 sNW (312°)

Surf zone forecast

Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coastal Areas. Issued 5:35 PM PDT Thu Oct 15.

ForecastFridaySaturday
Surf height3 to 5 feet3 to 6 feet
Water temperatureAround 59 °F-
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
WeatherMostly sunnyMostly sunny
High temperature69-9467-94
WindNE at 9 mph becoming NE at 4 mphNE at 8 mph becoming NE at 5 mph
TidesHigh 3.6 ft, 5:10 AMLow 3.5 ft, 7:37 AMHigh 4.8 ft, 1:58 PMLow 0.5 ft, 10:14 PMHigh 3.7 ft, 6:33 AMLow 3.6 ft, 9:03 AMHigh 4.5 ft, 3:04 PMLow 0.6 ft, 11:18 PM

Tide

TideHigh 3.6 ft at Fri 5:10 AM, Low 3.5 ft at Fri 7:37 AM, High 4.8 ft at Fri 1:58 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:14 PM, High 3.7 ft at Sat 6:33 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Sat 9:03 AM, High 4.5 ft at Sat 3:04 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Sat 11:18 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft6 AMNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon6 PMSun3.6 ft5:10 AM3.5 ft7:37 AM4.8 ft1:58 PM0.5 ft10:14 PM3.7 ft6:33 AM3.6 ft9:03 AM4.5 ft3:04 PM0.6 ft11:18 PMTideHigh 3.6 ft at Fri 5:10 AM, Low 3.5 ft at Fri 7:37 AM, High 4.8 ft at Fri 1:58 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:14 PM, High 3.7 ft at Sat 6:33 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Sat 9:03 AM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftNoonSat3.6 ft5:10 AM3.5 ft7:37 AM4.8 ft1:58 PM0.5 ft10:14 PM3.7 ft6:33 AM3.6 ft9:03 AM
Tide. High 3.6 ft at Fri 5:10 AM, Low 3.5 ft at Fri 7:37 AM, High 4.8 ft at Fri 1:58 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:14 PM, High 3.7 ft at Sat 6:33 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Sat 9:03 AM, High 4.5 ft at Sat 3:04 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Sat 11:18 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Monterey County
State
California
Latitude
36.6100° N
Longitude
121.9483° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Moss Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Monterey PeninsulaMRY

At an airfield/5.7 mi away/150 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Citizen station CW9585CW9585

In a volunteer observer's own ground/24.9 mi away/61 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Del Monte Forest 1.4 NNECA-MT-32

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/137 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

MontereyMOTC1

At a cooperative observer's station/2.5 mi away/353 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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