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Playa Las Palmeras, California

Beach in Orange County, California

Air quality

The air at Playa Las Palmeras

Index 36, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Saddleback Vly (CA), 17 miles off.

36Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)3Good16.8 mi
  • Ozone36Good31 ppb16.8 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)10Good16.8 mi

The days ahead

Highest 65, moderate, Fri Oct 16, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 50, good.

Smoke, the next 43 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 Playa Las Palmeras

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 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 Playa Las Palmeras, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat
Playa Las Palmeras from its sand, nowLooking W from the sand at 11:20 PM, night, clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 14 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, high (red), not a flag raised on the beach.260W280290Facing W 273°Wind 12 mphfrom NNE, along the beachSwell 4.5 ft from WSWLongshore current, to the rightRip current risk: highRips run out through the surf
Looking W from the sand at 11:20 PM, night, clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 14 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, high (red), not a flag raised on the beach.
NESW

Facing W 273°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Rip current risk today: high

The flag in the picture is the colour of the forecast's risk (green low, yellow moderate, red high), not a flag raised on the beach.

A rip current is a narrow stream of water running out from the shore through the surf, often where fewer waves break. Caught in one, swim across it, along the shore, then back in.

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Orange County Coastal Areas, and the waves at buoy 46266, 35.5 mi away.

This afternoon through friday

Rip current risk
High
Surf height
3 to 6 feet
Water temperature
70 to 73 °F

Waves at buoy 46266, Del Mar Nearshore

Wave height
2.6 ft
Period
14 s
From
WSW (240°)
Swell
1.6 ft at 14 s from WSW
Wind waves
1.3 ft at 10 s from WSW
Water
71 °F
Read
Thu 10:26 PM
Distance
35.5 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 46266, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 2.3 ft to 4.3 ft; 2.6 ft at Thu 10:26 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PM2.6 ftWave height at buoy 46266, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 2.3 ft to 4.3 ft; 2.6 ft at Thu 10:26 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftNoonThuNoon2.6 ft
Significant wave height from 2.3 ft to 4.3 ft; 2.6 ft at Thu 10:26 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Thu 10:26 PM2.6 ft14 sWSW (240°)
Thu 9:56 PM2.6 ft14 sWSW (244°)
Thu 8:56 PM2.6 ft14 sWSW (250°)
Thu 7:56 PM2.3 ft14 sWSW (249°)
Thu 6:56 PM2.3 ft14 sWSW (249°)
Thu 5:56 PM3.0 ft14 sWSW (240°)
Thu 4:56 PM2.6 ft14 sWSW (244°)
Thu 3:56 PM2.6 ft14 sWSW (239°)
Thu 2:56 PM3.0 ft15 sWSW (250°)
Thu 1:56 PM2.6 ft14 sWSW (257°)
Thu 12:56 PM2.6 ft13 sWSW (251°)
Thu 11:56 AM2.3 ft15 sWSW (249°)
Thu 10:56 AM2.3 ft15 sWSW (246°)
Thu 9:56 AM2.3 ft15 sWSW (244°)
Thu 8:56 AM2.6 ft15 sWSW (247°)
Thu 7:56 AM2.6 ft14 sWSW (247°)
Thu 6:56 AM2.3 ft15 sSW (236°)
Thu 5:56 AM2.6 ft15 sSW (236°)
Thu 4:56 AM3.0 ft15 sSW (236°)
Thu 3:56 AM2.6 ft14 sWSW (237°)
Thu 2:56 AM2.3 ft14 sWSW (239°)
Thu 1:56 AM2.3 ft15 sWSW (240°)
Thu 12:56 AM2.6 ft15 sWSW (242°)
Wed 11:56 PM2.6 ft15 sWSW (247°)

Surf zone forecast

Orange County Coastal Areas. Issued 12:34 PM PDT Thu Oct 15.

ForecastThis afternoon through fridaySaturday
Rip current riskHighHigh
Surf height3 to 6 feet3 to 6 feet
Water temperature70 to 73 °F-
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
RemarksSouth swell from 160°South swell from 150°
TidesNewport BeachHigh 4.7 ft, 12:18 PMLow 0.9 ft, 9:08 PMNewport BeachHigh 4.3 ft, 1:32 PMLow 0.9 ft, 10:32 PM

Tide

Tide at Newport BeachHigh 4.7 ft at Fri 12:18 PM, Low 0.9 ft at Fri 9:08 PM, High 4.3 ft at Sat 1:32 PM, Low 0.9 ft at Sat 10:32 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon6 PM4.7 ft12:18 PM0.9 ft9:08 PM4.3 ft1:32 PM0.9 ft10:32 PMTide at Newport BeachHigh 4.7 ft at Fri 12:18 PM, Low 0.9 ft at Fri 9:08 PM, High 4.3 ft at Sat 1:32 PM, Low 0.9 ft at Sat 10:32 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftNoonSatNoon4.7 ft12:18 PM0.9 ft9:08 PM4.3 ft1:32 PM0.9 ft10:32 PM
Tide at Newport Beach. High 4.7 ft at Fri 12:18 PM, Low 0.9 ft at Fri 9:08 PM, High 4.3 ft at Sat 1:32 PM, Low 0.9 ft at Sat 10:32 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Orange County
State
California
Latitude
33.3950° N
Longitude
117.5994° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Playa Las Palmeras, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Fallbrook - Mateo RidgeTEOC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/4.5 mi away/790 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Camp PendletonNXF

At an airfield/11.2 mi away/89 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Citizen station GW6246GW6246

In a volunteer observer's own ground/16.3 mi away/979 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Fallbrook 5 NE53151

At a climate reference station/23.7 mi away/1,140 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

measured daily2 instruments

San Clemente 1.6 SSWCA-OR-76

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.6 mi away/112 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Oceanside MarinaL34

At a harbour/17.4 mi away/23 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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