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Sand Dollar Beach, California

Beach in Monterey County, California

Air quality

The air at Sand Dollar Beach

Index 32, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 PM from its reporting area, King City (CA), 28 miles off.

32Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)9Good-
  • Ozone32Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)30Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. 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 Sand Dollar 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 Sand Dollar Beach, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 AM.

ThuFriSat
Sand Dollar Beach from its sand, nowLooking N from the sand at 7:40 PM, night, clear, waves about 4.0 ft every 15 s.340350N1020Facing N 0°Moon 145° leftWind 1 mphfrom N, onshore
Looking N from the sand at 7:40 PM, night, clear, waves about 4.0 ft every 15 s.
NESW

Facing N 0°

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 46028, 26.6 mi away.

Friday

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

Waves at buoy 46028, Cape San Martin

Wave height
4.9 ft
Period
15 s
From
SW (234°)
Swell
4.6 ft at 15 s from SW
Wind waves
1.0 ft at 4 s from NW
Water
63 °F
Read
Thu 6:50 PM
Distance
26.6 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 46028, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 4.6 ft to 8.2 ft; 4.9 ft at Thu 6:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ftWed6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon4.9 ftWave height at buoy 46028, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 4.6 ft to 8.2 ft; 4.9 ft at Thu 6:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ftWedNoonThuNoon4.9 ft
Significant wave height from 4.6 ft to 8.2 ft; 4.9 ft at Thu 6:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Thu 6:50 PM4.9 ft15 sSW (234°)
Thu 5:50 PM4.9 ft15 sWSW (249°)
Thu 4:50 PM5.2 ft15 sS (186°)
Thu 3:50 PM4.6 ft14 sSW (236°)
Thu 2:50 PM4.9 ft15 sWNW (292°)
Thu 1:50 PM4.6 ft15 sWSW (256°)
Thu 12:50 PM4.9 ft15 sSW (230°)
Thu 11:50 AM5.2 ft15 sW (274°)
Thu 10:50 AM4.9 ft16 sSW (225°)
Thu 9:50 AM4.9 ft13 sWNW (292°)
Thu 8:50 AM4.9 ft15 sW (267°)
Thu 7:50 AM5.2 ft15 sSW (215°)
Thu 6:50 AM4.9 ft15 sSW (231°)
Thu 5:50 AM5.2 ft15 sW (269°)
Thu 4:50 AM5.6 ft15 sW (261°)
Thu 3:50 AM5.9 ft15 sSW (223°)
Thu 2:50 AM6.2 ft15 sSW (217°)
Thu 1:50 AM5.6 ft15 sW (260°)
Thu 12:50 AM5.9 ft15 sSW (214°)
Wed 11:50 PM5.6 ft15 sWSW (244°)
Wed 10:50 PM5.9 ft14 sWSW (257°)
Wed 9:50 PM5.9 ft15 sSSW (193°)
Wed 8:50 PM6.2 ft16 sS (179°)
Wed 7:50 PM6.2 ft15 sS (175°)

Surf zone forecast

Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coastal Areas. Issued 5:35 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 temperature69-9467-94
WindNE at 9 mph becoming NE at 4 mphNE at 8 mph becoming NE at 5 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
35.9239° N
Longitude
121.4685° W

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Sand Dollar Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.9 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

Highlands PeakHPEC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.1 mi away/2,438 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Cambria 27.2 NWCA-MT-46

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.9 mi away/828 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Hearst CastleHSCC1

At a cooperative observer's station/23.6 mi away/1,611 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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