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Santa Monica State Beach, California

Beach in Los Angeles County, California

Air quality

The air at Santa Monica State Beach

Index 34, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 AM from its reporting area, NW Coastal LA (CA), 4 miles off.

34Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)-12.5 mi
  • Ozone34Good40 ppb3.7 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-16.5 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide4Good4.6 ppb3.7 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.1 ppb16.5 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm16.5 mi

The days ahead

Highest 82, moderate, today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 49, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

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

SatSunMon

Precipitation

What has fallen at Santa Monica State Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Sat 11 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 Santa Monica State Beach, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Mon 5 AM, lowest 8 miles Mon 1 AM.

SatSunMon
Santa Monica State Beach from its sand, nowLooking SW from the sand at 12:13 PM, daylight, clear, waves about 3.0 ft every 14 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, moderate (yellow), not a flag raised on the beach.210220SW230240Facing SW 222°Sun 51° leftWind 4 mphfrom SSE, onshoreSwell 3.0 ft from SSWLongshore current, to the rightRip current risk: moderateRips run out through the surf
Looking SW from the sand at 12:13 PM, daylight, clear, waves about 3.0 ft every 14 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, moderate (yellow), not a flag raised on the beach.
NESW

Facing SW 222°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Rip current risk today: moderate

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 Malibu Coast, Los Angeles County Beaches, and the waves at buoy 46025, 36.9 mi away.

Today

Rip current risk
Moderate
Surf height
2 to 4 feet
Water temperature
69 to 73 °F

Waves at buoy 46025, Santa Monica Basin

Wave height
3.0 ft
Period
14 s
From
SSW (204°)
Swell
3.0 ft at 14 s from SSW
Wind waves
0.7 ft at 3 s from N
Water
71 °F
Read
Sat 11:20 AM
Distance
36.9 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 46025, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 2.0 ft to 3.9 ft; 3.0 ft at Sat 11:20 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft6 PMFri6 AMNoon6 PMSat6 AM3.0 ftWave height at buoy 46025, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 2.0 ft to 3.9 ft; 3.0 ft at Sat 11:20 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftFriNoonSat3.0 ft
Significant wave height from 2.0 ft to 3.9 ft; 3.0 ft at Sat 11:20 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Sat 11:20 AM3.0 ft14 sSSW (204°)
Sat 10:50 AM3.0 ft19 sESE (123°)
Sat 9:50 AM2.6 ft14 sSW (215°)
Sat 8:50 AM2.6 ft14 sS (175°)
Sat 7:50 AM2.6 ft14 sS (170°)
Sat 6:50 AM2.3 ft14 sS (175°)
Sat 5:50 AM2.3 ft14 sSSW (200°)
Sat 4:50 AM2.6 ft19 sSSW (194°)
Sat 3:50 AM2.6 ft14 sSSW (197°)
Sat 2:50 AM2.3 ft15 sE (82°)
Sat 1:50 AM2.3 ft15 sSW (218°)
Sat 12:50 AM3.0 ft14 sSSW (193°)
Fri 11:50 PM2.3 ft14 sS (183°)
Fri 10:50 PM2.3 ft15 sSSE (168°)
Fri 9:50 PM2.0 ft14 sSE (135°)
Fri 8:50 PM2.3 ft14 sS (182°)
Fri 7:50 PM2.3 ft14 sS (184°)
Fri 6:50 PM2.3 ft14 sS (173°)
Fri 5:50 PM2.3 ft15 sS (177°)
Fri 4:50 PM2.6 ft15 sS (177°)
Fri 3:50 PM2.6 ft15 sS (181°)
Fri 2:50 PM2.3 ft15 sSSW (197°)
Fri 1:50 PM2.6 ft15 sSSW (195°)
Fri 12:50 PM2.6 ft15 sSSW (202°)

Surf zone forecast

Malibu Coast, Los Angeles County Beaches. Issued 12:52 AM PDT Sat Oct 17.

ForecastTodaySunday
Rip current riskModerateHigh
Surf height2 to 4 feet3 to 6 feet
Water temperature69 to 73 °F-
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
RemarksSouth swellMixed south swell and west swell
TidesHigh 4.4 ft, 2:23 PMLow 0.9 ft, 11:33 PMHigh 3.8 ft, 8:18 AMLow 3.7 ft, 11:10 AMHigh 4.2 ft, 4:24 PMLow 0.8 ft, 11:33 PM

Tide

TideHigh 4.4 ft at Sat 2:23 PM, Low 0.9 ft at Sat 11:33 PM, High 3.8 ft at Sun 8:18 AM, Low 3.7 ft at Sun 11:10 AM, High 4.2 ft at Sun 4:24 PM, Low 0.8 ft at Sun 11:33 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft6 PMSun6 AMNoon6 PMMon4.4 ft2:23 PM0.9 ft11:33 PM3.8 ft8:18 AM3.7 ft11:10 AM4.2 ft4:24 PM0.8 ft11:33 PMTideHigh 4.4 ft at Sat 2:23 PM, Low 0.9 ft at Sat 11:33 PM, High 3.8 ft at Sun 8:18 AM, Low 3.7 ft at Sun 11:10 AM, High 4.2 ft at Sun 4:24 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftSunNoon4.4 ft2:23 PM0.9 ft11:33 PM3.8 ft8:18 AM3.7 ft11:10 AM4.2 ft4:24 PM
Tide. High 4.4 ft at Sat 2:23 PM, Low 0.9 ft at Sat 11:33 PM, High 3.8 ft at Sun 8:18 AM, Low 3.7 ft at Sun 11:10 AM, High 4.2 ft at Sun 4:24 PM, Low 0.8 ft at Sun 11:33 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Los Angeles County
State
California
Latitude
34.0240° N
Longitude
118.5146° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Santa Monica State Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Citizen station EW5537EW5537

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/301 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Santa Monica PierNDBC-ICAC1

At a harbour/1.4 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Santa Monica MuniSMO

At an airfield/3.9 mi away/174 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Santa Monica 1.3 NNECA-LA-48

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.8 mi away/186 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

UclaUCLC1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.2 mi away/472 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Ucla (UCLC1), 5.2 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 16:00. measured daily

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