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Sharp Park Beach, California

Beach in San Mateo County, California

Air quality

The air at Sharp Park Beach

Index 33, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 PM from its reporting area, San Francisco (CA), 9 miles off.

33Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)32Good10.7 mi
  • Ozone33Good28 ppb10.7 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide9Good10.5 ppb10.7 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.5 ppb17.1 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.5 ppm10.7 mi

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 43, 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 Sharp Park 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 Sharp Park Beach, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 AM.

ThuFriSat
Sharp Park Beach from its sand, nowLooking W from the sand at 7:39 PM, night, clear, waves about 5.5 ft every 14 s.260W280290Facing W 274°Moon 61° leftWind 9 mphfrom WNW, onshoreSwell 5.5 ft from WSWLongshore current, to the right
Looking W from the sand at 7:39 PM, night, clear, waves about 5.5 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 San Francisco and San Mateo County Coastal Areas, and the waves at buoy 46026, 20.5 mi away.

Friday

Surf height
4 to 7 feet
Water temperature
60 to 61 °F

Waves at buoy 46026, San Francisco

Wave height
4.3 ft
Period
14 s
From
WSW (250°)
Swell
3.9 ft at 14 s from WSW
Wind waves
1.3 ft at 4 s from WNW
Water
61 °F
Read
Thu 7:20 PM
Distance
20.5 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 46026, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.6 ft to 5.6 ft; 4.3 ft at Thu 7:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftWed6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PM4.3 ftWave height at buoy 46026, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.6 ft to 5.6 ft; 4.3 ft at Thu 7:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftWedNoonThuNoon4.3 ft
Significant wave height from 3.6 ft to 5.6 ft; 4.3 ft at Thu 7:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Thu 7:20 PM4.3 ft14 sWSW (250°)
Thu 6:50 PM3.9 ft14 sSW (228°)
Thu 5:50 PM3.9 ft14 sWSW (248°)
Thu 4:50 PM3.9 ft15 sWSW (239°)
Thu 3:50 PM4.3 ft15 sWSW (243°)
Thu 2:50 PM3.9 ft15 sSW (230°)
Thu 1:50 PM3.9 ft15 sSW (221°)
Thu 12:50 PM3.9 ft15 sWSW (256°)
Thu 11:50 AM3.9 ft15 sSW (235°)
Thu 10:50 AM4.3 ft15 sWSW (239°)
Thu 9:50 AM3.9 ft14 sW (260°)
Thu 8:50 AM4.3 ft15 sSW (233°)
Thu 7:50 AM4.6 ft-WSW (245°)
Thu 6:50 AM4.3 ft14 sW (270°)
Thu 5:50 AM3.9 ft15 sW (263°)
Thu 4:50 AM3.9 ft-W (280°)
Thu 3:50 AM4.3 ft15 sWSW (252°)
Thu 2:50 AM4.6 ft14 sW (274°)
Thu 1:50 AM4.3 ft15 sW (276°)
Thu 12:50 AM4.3 ft-WNW (287°)
Wed 11:50 PM4.3 ft-W (269°)
Wed 10:50 PM4.6 ft15 sWSW (258°)
Wed 9:50 PM4.3 ft16 sSW (224°)
Wed 8:50 PM3.9 ft14 sWSW (249°)

Surf zone forecast

San Francisco and San Mateo County Coastal Areas. Issued 5:35 PM PDT Thu Oct 15.

ForecastFridaySaturday
Surf height4 to 7 feet4 to 7 feet
Water temperature60 to 61 °F-
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
WeatherMostly sunnyPartly cloudy
High temperature63-9560-90
WindNE at 6 mph becoming NE at 4 mphN at 4 mph becoming N at 6 mph
TidesHigh 4.2 ft, 5:32 AMLow 3.6 ft, 9:28 AMHigh 5.2 ft, 3:11 PMLow 0.5 ft, 10:32 PMHigh 4.2 ft, 6:48 AMLow 3.7 ft, 10:56 AMHigh 4.9 ft, 4:10 PMLow 0.6 ft, 11:38 PM

Tide

TideHigh 4.2 ft at Fri 5:32 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Fri 9:28 AM, High 5.2 ft at Fri 3:11 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:32 PM, High 4.2 ft at Sat 6:48 AM, Low 3.7 ft at Sat 10:56 AM, High 4.9 ft at Sat 4:10 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Sat 11:38 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft6 AMNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon6 PMSun4.2 ft5:32 AM3.6 ft9:28 AM5.2 ft3:11 PM0.5 ft10:32 PM4.2 ft6:48 AM3.7 ft10:56 AM4.9 ft4:10 PM0.6 ft11:38 PMTideHigh 4.2 ft at Fri 5:32 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Fri 9:28 AM, High 5.2 ft at Fri 3:11 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:32 PM, High 4.2 ft at Sat 6:48 AM, Low 3.7 ft at Sat 10:56 AM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftNoonSat4.2 ft5:32 AM3.6 ft9:28 AM5.2 ft3:11 PM0.5 ft10:32 PM4.2 ft6:48 AM3.7 ft10:56 AM
Tide. High 4.2 ft at Fri 5:32 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Fri 9:28 AM, High 5.2 ft at Fri 3:11 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:32 PM, High 4.2 ft at Sat 6:48 AM, Low 3.7 ft at Sat 10:56 AM, High 4.9 ft at Sat 4:10 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Sat 11:38 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
San Mateo County
State
California
Latitude
37.6324° N
Longitude
122.4947° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Sharp Park Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Spring Vly RAWSHSPC1

A remote fire weather station/5.8 mi away/1,030 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Citizen station DW2059DW2059

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.4 mi away/161 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

San Francisco INTLSFO

At an airfield/6.6 mi away/16 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Pacifica 0.3 WCA-SM-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/227 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

San Francisco OceansideSRSC1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.6 mi away/67 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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