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Pebble Beach, California

Beach in Monterey County, California

Air quality

The air at Pebble Beach

Index 56, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Carmel Valley (CA), 14 miles off.

56Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)56Moderate13.5 mi
  • Ozone36Good38 ppb13.5 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide10Good11 ppb20 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm20 mi

The days ahead

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

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 Pebble 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 Pebble Beach, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 5 PM, lowest 10 miles Sat 3 PM.

FriSat
Pebble Beach from its sand, nowLooking S from the sand at 10:13 PM, night, clear, waves about 4.0 ft every 15 s.160170S190Facing S 174°Wind 6 mphfrom ESE, onshoreSwell 4.0 ft from SWLongshore current, to the left
Looking S from the sand at 10:13 PM, night, clear, waves about 4.0 ft every 15 s.
NESW

Facing S 174°

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, 29.7 mi away.

Friday

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

Waves at buoy 46042, Monterey

Wave height
5.9 ft
Period
15 s
From
SW (231°)
Water
63 °F
Read
Thu 9:20 PM
Distance
29.7 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 46042, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 4.6 ft to 7.9 ft; 5.9 ft at Thu 9:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ftWed6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PM5.9 ftWave height at buoy 46042, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 4.6 ft to 7.9 ft; 5.9 ft at Thu 9:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ftNoonThuNoon5.9 ft
Significant wave height from 4.6 ft to 7.9 ft; 5.9 ft at Thu 9:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Thu 9:20 PM5.9 ft15 sSW (231°)
Thu 8:50 PM5.6 ft14 sNW (317°)
Thu 7:50 PM5.9 ft13 sNW (309°)
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°)

Surf zone forecast

Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coastal Areas. Issued 8:55 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 temperature68-9467-94
WindNE at 9 mph becoming NE at 4 mphNE at 4 mph becoming NE at 8 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
36.5666° N
Longitude
121.9475° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Pebble Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.0 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/27.9 mi away/61 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Carmel-By-The-Sea 0.3 ENECA-MT-24

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.0 mi away/320 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

MontereyMOTC1

At a cooperative observer's station/2.6 mi away/353 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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