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Pirates Cove, California

Beach in San Luis Obispo County, California

Air quality

The air at Pirates Cove

Index 22, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Nipomo CDF (CA), 12 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)2Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)22Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 53, moderate.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 11 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Pirates Cove

None in the last 3 days, to Sat 5 AM. 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 Pirates Cove, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 11 PM, lowest 9 miles Sun 11 AM.

SatSun
Pirates Cove from its sand, nowLooking SSW from the sand at 6:22 AM, night, clear, waves about 4.0 ft every 14 s.CanopusS190200210Facing SSW 194°Wind 7 mphfrom ENE, offshoreSwell 4.0 ft from SSWLongshore current, to the left
Looking SSW from the sand at 6:22 AM, night, clear, waves about 4.0 ft every 14 s.
NESW

Facing SSW 194°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for San Luis Obispo County Beaches, Santa Barbara Central Coast Beaches, and the waves at buoy 46011, 22.9 mi away.

Today

Surf height
3 to 5 feet
Water temperature
67 to 69 °F

Waves at buoy 46011, Santa Maria

Wave height
3.3 ft
Period
14 s
From
SSW (210°)
Swell
3.3 ft at 14 s from SSW
Wind waves
0.7 ft at 4 s from WNW
Water
69 °F
Read
Sat 5:50 AM
Distance
22.9 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 46011, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.3 ft to 5.6 ft; 3.3 ft at Sat 5:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftNoon6 PMFri6 AMNoon6 PMSat3.3 ftWave height at buoy 46011, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.3 ft to 5.6 ft; 3.3 ft at Sat 5:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftNoonFriNoonSat3.3 ft
Significant wave height from 3.3 ft to 5.6 ft; 3.3 ft at Sat 5:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Sat 5:50 AM3.3 ft14 sSSW (210°)
Sat 4:50 AM3.9 ft14 sSSW (211°)
Sat 3:50 AM3.3 ft14 sSSW (192°)
Sat 2:50 AM3.6 ft15 sSW (215°)
Sat 1:50 AM3.3 ft15 sSSW (212°)
Sat 12:50 AM3.6 ft15 sSSW (197°)
Fri 11:50 PM3.9 ft14 sSSW (212°)
Fri 10:50 PM3.9 ft15 sS (184°)
Fri 9:50 PM3.3 ft12 sWNW (286°)
Fri 8:50 PM3.3 ft15 sS (183°)
Fri 7:50 PM3.3 ft14 sSSW (206°)
Fri 6:50 PM3.6 ft14 sSW (220°)
Fri 5:50 PM3.3 ft15 sS (179°)
Fri 4:50 PM3.3 ft14 sSSW (202°)
Fri 3:50 PM3.6 ft15 sSSW (207°)
Fri 2:50 PM3.9 ft15 sSSW (197°)
Fri 1:50 PM3.3 ft15 sSSW (193°)
Fri 12:50 PM3.9 ft14 sWSW (248°)
Fri 11:50 AM3.9 ft15 sS (188°)
Fri 10:50 AM3.9 ft13 sW (263°)
Fri 9:50 AM3.9 ft12 sWNW (301°)
Fri 8:50 AM3.9 ft15 sSSW (203°)
Fri 7:50 AM4.3 ft13 sW (264°)
Fri 6:50 AM3.6 ft13 sWSW (254°)

Surf zone forecast

San Luis Obispo County Beaches, Santa Barbara Central Coast Beaches. Issued 12:52 AM PDT Sat Oct 17.

ForecastTodaySunday
Surf height3 to 5 feet4 to 7 feet
Water temperature67 to 69 °F-
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
RemarksMixed south swell and west swellMixed west swell and south swell
TidesHigh 4.5 ft, 3:24 PMLow 0.7 ft, 11:00 PMHigh 3.8 ft, 8:08 AMLow 3.6 ft, 11:48 AMHigh 4.3 ft, 5:00 PMLow 0.7 ft, 11:57 PM

Tide

TideHigh 4.5 ft at Sat 3:24 PM, Low 0.7 ft at Sat 11:00 PM, High 3.8 ft at Sun 8:08 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Sun 11:48 AM, High 4.3 ft at Sun 5:00 PM, Low 0.7 ft at Sun 11:57 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft6 PMSun6 AMNoon6 PMMon4.5 ft3:24 PM0.7 ft11:00 PM3.8 ft8:08 AM3.6 ft11:48 AM4.3 ft5:00 PM0.7 ft11:57 PMTideHigh 4.5 ft at Sat 3:24 PM, Low 0.7 ft at Sat 11:00 PM, High 3.8 ft at Sun 8:08 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Sun 11:48 AM, High 4.3 ft at Sun 5:00 PM, Low 0.7 ft at Sun 11:57 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftSunNoon4.5 ft3:24 PM0.7 ft11:00 PM3.8 ft8:08 AM3.6 ft11:48 AM4.3 ft5:00 PM0.7 ft11:57 PM
Tide. High 4.5 ft at Sat 3:24 PM, Low 0.7 ft at Sat 11:00 PM, High 3.8 ft at Sun 8:08 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Sun 11:48 AM, High 4.3 ft at Sun 5:00 PM, Low 0.7 ft at Sun 11:57 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
San Luis Obispo County
State
California
Latitude
35.1756° N
Longitude
120.7170° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Pirates Cove, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Citizen station FW6490FW6490

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.9 mi away/166 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

San Luis ObispoSBP

At an airfield/6.0 mi away/182 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Santa Margarita BoosterSMRC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/14.4 mi away/1,161 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Pismo BeachPISC1

At a cooperative observer's station/2.2 mi away/65 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Pismo Beach 2.3 ENECA-SL-38

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.9 mi away/207 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

-

Snow on the ground

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