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Needle Rock Beach, California

Beach in Mendocino County, California

Air quality

The air at Needle Rock Beach

Index 13, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Fort Bragg (CA), 36 miles off.

13Good
  • Coarse particles (PM10)13Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 17, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 22 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Needle Rock Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 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 Needle Rock Beach, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 5 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 1 AM.

FriSat
Needle Rock Beach from its sand, nowLooking WSW from the sand at 12:15 AM, night, mostly clear, waves about 5.5 ft every 14 s.240250260WFacing WSW 255°Wind 3 mphfrom NE, offshoreSwell 5.5 ft from WSWLongshore current, to the right
Looking WSW from the sand at 12:15 AM, night, mostly clear, waves about 5.5 ft every 14 s.
NESW

Facing WSW 255°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Mendocino Coast, and the waves at buoy 46014, 49.6 mi away.

Friday

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

Waves at buoy 46014, Pt Arena

Wave height
4.9 ft
Period
14 s
From
WSW (241°)
Swell
4.9 ft at 14 s from WSW
Wind waves
0.7 ft at 4 s from WNW
Water
58 °F
Read
Thu 11:50 PM
Distance
49.6 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 46014, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 4.6 ft to 6.6 ft; 4.9 ft at Thu 11:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PM4.9 ftWave height at buoy 46014, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 4.6 ft to 6.6 ft; 4.9 ft at Thu 11:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftNoonThuNoon4.9 ft
Significant wave height from 4.6 ft to 6.6 ft; 4.9 ft at Thu 11:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Thu 11:50 PM4.9 ft14 sWSW (241°)
Thu 10:50 PM5.2 ft13 sWSW (257°)
Thu 9:50 PM4.9 ft10 sNW (307°)
Thu 8:50 PM5.6 ft15 sSSW (212°)
Thu 7:50 PM4.9 ft14 sW (265°)
Thu 6:50 PM4.9 ft14 sWSW (245°)
Thu 5:50 PM4.9 ft14 sW (259°)
Thu 4:50 PM5.2 ft14 sW (267°)
Thu 3:50 PM5.6 ft14 sW (270°)
Thu 2:50 PM5.9 ft15 sWSW (249°)
Thu 1:50 PM4.9 ft14 sWNW (288°)
Thu 12:50 PM5.2 ft13 sW (267°)
Thu 11:50 AM5.2 ft15 sWSW (243°)
Thu 10:50 AM5.2 ft14 sSSW (205°)
Thu 9:50 AM5.2 ft13 sWNW (296°)
Thu 8:50 AM5.2 ft15 sSW (219°)
Thu 7:50 AM5.2 ft14 sWSW (239°)
Thu 6:50 AM4.9 ft15 sWSW (243°)
Thu 5:50 AM4.9 ft14 sW (264°)
Thu 4:50 AM4.6 ft15 sSW (231°)
Thu 3:50 AM4.9 ft13 sW (262°)
Thu 2:50 AM4.9 ft15 sSSW (203°)
Thu 1:50 AM5.6 ft13 sW (280°)
Thu 12:50 AM5.9 ft16 sSSE (149°)

Surf zone forecast

Mendocino Coast. Issued 8:25 PM PDT Thu Oct 15.

ForecastFridaySaturday
Surf height4 to 7 feet4 to 7 feet
Offshore wavesNW 2 feet at 5 seconds. NW 5 feet at 13 seconds. SW 2 feet at 15 secondsNW 5 feet at 8 seconds. NW 5 feet at 12 seconds. SW 2 feet at 17 seconds
Water temperature56 to 60 °F-
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
TidesArena CoveHigh 4.0 ft, 4:53 AMLow 3.5 ft, 8:39 AMHigh 5.2 ft, 2:35 PMLow 0.6 ft, 10:27 PMArena CoveHigh 4.0 ft, 6:09 AMLow 3.7 ft, 9:49 AMHigh 4.9 ft, 3:35 PMLow 0.7 ft, 11:30 PM

Tide

Tide at Arena CoveHigh 4.0 ft at Fri 4:53 AM, Low 3.5 ft at Fri 8:39 AM, High 5.2 ft at Fri 2:35 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Fri 10:27 PM, High 4.0 ft at Sat 6:09 AM, Low 3.7 ft at Sat 9:49 AM, High 4.9 ft at Sat 3:35 PM, Low 0.7 ft at Sat 11:30 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft6 AMNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon6 PMSun4.0 ft4:53 AM3.5 ft8:39 AM5.2 ft2:35 PM0.6 ft10:27 PM4.0 ft6:09 AM3.7 ft9:49 AM4.9 ft3:35 PM0.7 ft11:30 PMTide at Arena CoveHigh 4.0 ft at Fri 4:53 AM, Low 3.5 ft at Fri 8:39 AM, High 5.2 ft at Fri 2:35 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Fri 10:27 PM, High 4.0 ft at Sat 6:09 AM, Low 3.7 ft at Sat 9:49 AM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftNoonSat4.0 ft4:53 AM3.5 ft8:39 AM5.2 ft2:35 PM0.6 ft10:27 PM4.0 ft6:09 AM3.7 ft9:49 AM
Tide at Arena Cove. High 4.0 ft at Fri 4:53 AM, Low 3.5 ft at Fri 8:39 AM, High 5.2 ft at Fri 2:35 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Fri 10:27 PM, High 4.0 ft at Sat 6:09 AM, Low 3.7 ft at Sat 9:49 AM, High 4.9 ft at Sat 3:35 PM, Low 0.7 ft at Sat 11:30 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Mendocino County
State
California
Latitude
39.9425° N
Longitude
123.9668° W

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Needle Rock Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.6 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

Eel River Camp RAWSERCC1

A remote fire weather station/15.5 mi away/482 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Whitethorn 2.4 WSWCA-HM-118

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.6 mi away/1,907 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Fort Bragg 5 NFRBC1

At a cooperative observer's station/32.0 mi away/295 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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