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Pelican State Beach, California

Beach in Del Norte County, California

Air quality

The air at Pelican State Beach

Index 52, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Crescent City (CA), 16 miles off.

52Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)52Moderate-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 55, moderate.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Pelican State 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 Pelican State Beach, the next 42 hours

Fog: visibility falls to 0.9 miles Fri 11 PM, under a mile for 1 hour.

FriSat
Pelican State Beach from its sand, nowLooking W from the sand at 12:16 AM, night, clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 14 s.260W280290Facing W 274°Wind 2 mphfrom E, offshoreSwell 4.5 ft from WLongshore current, to the right
Looking W from the sand at 12:16 AM, night, clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 14 s.
NESW

Facing W 274°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Coastal Del Norte, and the waves at buoy 46027, 13.8 mi away.

Friday

Surf height
3 to 6 feet
Water temperature
56 to 57 °F

Waves at buoy 46027, St Georges

Wave height
3.9 ft
Period
14 s
From
W (259°)
Swell
4.3 ft at 13 s from W
Wind waves
1.0 ft at 3 s from NW
Water
-
Read
Thu 11:50 PM
Distance
13.8 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 46027, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.9 ft to 6.6 ft; 3.9 ft at Thu 11:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PM3.9 ftWave height at buoy 46027, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.9 ft to 6.6 ft; 3.9 ft at Thu 11:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftNoonThuNoon3.9 ft
Significant wave height from 3.9 ft to 6.6 ft; 3.9 ft at Thu 11:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Thu 11:50 PM3.9 ft14 sW (259°)
Thu 10:50 PM4.6 ft12 sWNW (296°)
Thu 9:50 PM4.3 ft9 sWNW (299°)
Thu 8:50 PM4.6 ft13 sW (272°)
Thu 7:50 PM4.6 ft14 sWNW (284°)
Thu 6:50 PM4.9 ft9 sNW (304°)
Thu 5:50 PM4.6 ft15 sW (273°)
Thu 4:50 PM4.9 ft9 sWNW (299°)
Thu 3:50 PM5.2 ft11 sWNW (301°)
Thu 2:50 PM5.6 ft10 sWNW (296°)
Thu 1:50 PM5.2 ft12 sWNW (283°)
Thu 12:50 PM5.6 ft15 sWSW (247°)
Thu 11:50 AM5.2 ft12 sWNW (293°)
Thu 10:50 AM5.6 ft12 sWNW (297°)
Thu 9:50 AM5.6 ft11 sWNW (292°)
Thu 8:50 AM5.9 ft14 sWNW (287°)
Thu 7:50 AM5.6 ft14 sW (279°)
Thu 6:50 AM5.9 ft14 sWNW (290°)
Thu 5:50 AM5.6 ft10 sWNW (296°)
Thu 4:50 AM5.6 ft12 sW (277°)
Thu 3:50 AM4.9 ft14 sWNW (299°)
Thu 2:50 AM5.2 ft15 sW (261°)
Thu 1:50 AM4.9 ft14 sNW (305°)
Thu 12:50 AM4.9 ft13 sW (272°)

Surf zone forecast

Coastal Del Norte. Issued 8:25 PM PDT Thu Oct 15.

ForecastFridaySaturday
Surf height3 to 6 feet4 to 7 feet
Offshore wavesNW 2 feet at 5 seconds. NW 5 feet at 12 seconds. SW 2 feet at 15 secondsNW 4 feet at 6 seconds. W 6 feet at 12 seconds. SW 2 feet at 17 seconds
Water temperature56 to 57 °F-
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
TidesCrescent CityHigh 4.9 ft, 4:54 AMLow 3.8 ft, 9:21 AMHigh 6.0 ft, 3:08 PMLow 0.6 ft, 10:44 PMCrescent CityHigh 4.8 ft, 6:06 AMLow 4.0 ft, 10:22 AMHigh 5.7 ft, 4:01 PMLow 0.8 ft, 11:47 PM

Tide

Tide at Crescent CityHigh 4.9 ft at Fri 4:54 AM, Low 3.8 ft at Fri 9:21 AM, High 6.0 ft at Fri 3:08 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Fri 10:44 PM, High 4.8 ft at Sat 6:06 AM, Low 4.0 ft at Sat 10:22 AM, High 5.7 ft at Sat 4:01 PM, Low 0.8 ft at Sat 11:47 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft6 AMNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon6 PMSun4.9 ft4:54 AM3.8 ft9:21 AM6.0 ft3:08 PM0.6 ft10:44 PM4.8 ft6:06 AM4.0 ft10:22 AM5.7 ft4:01 PM0.8 ft11:47 PMTide at Crescent CityHigh 4.9 ft at Fri 4:54 AM, Low 3.8 ft at Fri 9:21 AM, High 6.0 ft at Fri 3:08 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Fri 10:44 PM, High 4.8 ft at Sat 6:06 AM, Low 4.0 ft at Sat 10:22 AM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftNoonSat4.9 ft4:54 AM3.8 ft9:21 AM6.0 ft3:08 PM0.6 ft10:44 PM4.8 ft6:06 AM4.0 ft10:22 AM
Tide at Crescent City. High 4.9 ft at Fri 4:54 AM, Low 3.8 ft at Fri 9:21 AM, High 6.0 ft at Fri 3:08 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Fri 10:44 PM, High 4.8 ft at Sat 6:06 AM, Low 4.0 ft at Sat 10:22 AM, High 5.7 ft at Sat 4:01 PM, Low 0.8 ft at Sat 11:47 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Del Norte County
State
California
Latitude
41.9941° N
Longitude
124.2101° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Pelican State Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Citizen station EW8780EW8780

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.3 mi away/158 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Fort Dick - Smith RiverDICC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/8.3 mi away/38 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Crescent CityCEC

At an airfield/14.6 mi away/64 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Smith River 1.1 SSECA-DN-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.6 mi away/120 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Gasquet RsGASC1

At a cooperative observer's station/16.3 mi away/433 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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