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Ohlson Beach, California

Beach in Sonoma County, California

Air quality

The air at Ohlson Beach

Index 27, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 PM from its reporting area, Ukiah (CA), 33 miles off.

27Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)23Good-
  • Ozone27Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 37, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 AM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

ThuFriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Ohlson 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 Ohlson Beach, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 AM.

ThuFriSat
Ohlson Beach from its sand, nowLooking SW from the sand at 7:39 PM, the moon 25 percent lit over the water, clear, waves about 5.5 ft every 14 s.210220SW230240Facing SW 229°Wind 4 mphfrom N, offshoreSwell 5.5 ft from WNWLongshore current, to the left
Looking SW from the sand at 7:39 PM, the moon 25 percent lit over the water, clear, waves about 5.5 ft every 14 s.
NESW

Facing SW 229°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Sonoma and Marin County Coastal Areas, and the waves at buoy 46013, 33.7 mi away.

Friday

Surf height
4 to 7 feet
Water temperature
-

Waves at buoy 46013, Bodega Bay

Wave height
4.6 ft
Period
14 s
From
WNW (290°)
Swell
4.3 ft at 14 s from WNW
Wind waves
1.6 ft at 3 s from NW
Water
-
Read
Thu 6:50 PM
Distance
33.7 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 46013, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.6 ft to 6.2 ft; 4.6 ft at Thu 6:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftWed6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon4.6 ftWave height at buoy 46013, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.6 ft to 6.2 ft; 4.6 ft at Thu 6:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftWedNoonThuNoon4.6 ft
Significant wave height from 3.6 ft to 6.2 ft; 4.6 ft at Thu 6:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Thu 6:50 PM4.6 ft14 sWNW (290°)
Thu 5:50 PM4.3 ft15 sWNW (282°)
Thu 4:50 PM3.9 ft12 sWNW (293°)
Thu 3:50 PM4.3 ft15 sSW (233°)
Thu 2:50 PM4.3 ft14 sWSW (250°)
Thu 1:50 PM3.9 ft13 sW (272°)
Thu 12:50 PM3.9 ft13 sW (278°)
Thu 11:50 AM3.9 ft14 sWNW (284°)
Thu 10:50 AM3.6 ft15 sSW (236°)
Thu 9:50 AM4.3 ft15 sWSW (249°)
Thu 8:50 AM4.9 ft15 sSW (228°)
Thu 7:50 AM4.3 ft15 sSSE (154°)
Thu 6:50 AM3.9 ft13 sWNW (296°)
Thu 5:50 AM4.6 ft15 sWSW (245°)
Thu 4:50 AM4.3 ft15 sW (277°)
Thu 3:50 AM4.9 ft15 sWSW (249°)
Thu 2:50 AM4.9 ft15 sSW (224°)
Thu 1:50 AM4.9 ft15 sW (277°)
Thu 12:50 AM4.6 ft16 sWSW (237°)
Wed 11:50 PM4.6 ft16 sWSW (238°)
Wed 10:50 PM5.2 ft15 sSW (229°)
Wed 9:50 PM4.9 ft16 sWSW (246°)
Wed 8:50 PM4.9 ft15 sWSW (241°)
Wed 7:50 PM4.6 ft14 sW (265°)

Surf zone forecast

Sonoma and Marin County Coastal Areas. Issued 5:35 PM PDT Thu Oct 15.

ForecastFridaySaturday
Surf height4 to 7 feet5 to 8 feet
Water temperature--
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
WeatherPartly cloudyPartly cloudy
High temperature60-9158-87
WindNW at 3 mphNW at 6 mph
TidesHigh 4.2 ft, 5:32 AMLow 3.6 ft, 9:28 AMHigh 5.2 ft, 3:11 PMLow 0.5 ft, 10:32 PMHigh 4.2 ft, 6:48 AMLow 3.7 ft, 10:56 AMHigh 4.9 ft, 4:10 PMLow 0.6 ft, 11:38 PM

Tide

TideHigh 4.2 ft at Fri 5:32 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Fri 9:28 AM, High 5.2 ft at Fri 3:11 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:32 PM, High 4.2 ft at Sat 6:48 AM, Low 3.7 ft at Sat 10:56 AM, High 4.9 ft at Sat 4:10 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Sat 11:38 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft6 AMNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon6 PMSun4.2 ft5:32 AM3.6 ft9:28 AM5.2 ft3:11 PM0.5 ft10:32 PM4.2 ft6:48 AM3.7 ft10:56 AM4.9 ft4:10 PM0.6 ft11:38 PMTideHigh 4.2 ft at Fri 5:32 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Fri 9:28 AM, High 5.2 ft at Fri 3:11 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:32 PM, High 4.2 ft at Sat 6:48 AM, Low 3.7 ft at Sat 10:56 AM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftNoonSat4.2 ft5:32 AM3.6 ft9:28 AM5.2 ft3:11 PM0.5 ft10:32 PM4.2 ft6:48 AM3.7 ft10:56 AM
Tide. High 4.2 ft at Fri 5:32 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Fri 9:28 AM, High 5.2 ft at Fri 3:11 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:32 PM, High 4.2 ft at Sat 6:48 AM, Low 3.7 ft at Sat 10:56 AM, High 4.9 ft at Sat 4:10 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Sat 11:38 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Sonoma County
State
California
Latitude
38.7107° N
Longitude
123.4552° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ohlson Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Anapolis - Oak Ridge RAWSOAAC1

A remote fire weather station/9.1 mi away/2,355 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

UkiahUKI

At an airfield/31.8 mi away/607 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Citizen station GW1516GW1516

In a volunteer observer's own ground/33.3 mi away/738 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Bodega 6 WSW93245

At a climate reference station/34.1 mi away/63 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

measured daily2 instruments

Sea Ranch 0.9 SWCA-SN-169

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/141 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Fort RossFORC1

At a cooperative observer's station/17.7 mi away/132 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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