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Somoa Beach, California

Beach in Humboldt County, California

Air quality

The air at Somoa Beach

Index 17, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Eureka (CA), 2 miles off.

17Good
  • Coarse particles (PM10)17Good3 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 30, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

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

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Somoa Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 2 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 Somoa Beach, the next 45 hours

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0 miles Fri 6 AM, under a mile for 28 hours.

FriSat
Somoa Beach from its sand, nowLooking WNW from the sand at 3:41 AM, night, clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 13 s.280290300310Facing WNW 293°Wind 2 mphfrom N, onshoreSwell 4.5 ft from WLongshore current, to the right
Looking WNW from the sand at 3:41 AM, night, clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 13 s.
NESW

Facing WNW 293°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Northern Humboldt Coast, and the waves at buoy 46022, 19.7 mi away.

Today

Surf height
3 to 6 feet
Water temperature
54 to 56 °F

Waves at buoy 46022, Eel River

Wave height
4.3 ft
Period
13 s
From
W (259°)
Swell
4.3 ft at 13 s from W
Wind waves
1.0 ft at 4 s from NW
Water
55 °F
Read
Fri 2:50 AM
Distance
19.7 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 46022, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.9 ft to 6.9 ft; 4.3 ft at Fri 2:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PMFri4.3 ftWave height at buoy 46022, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.9 ft to 6.9 ft; 4.3 ft at Fri 2:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftNoonThuNoonFri4.3 ft
Significant wave height from 3.9 ft to 6.9 ft; 4.3 ft at Fri 2:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Fri 2:50 AM4.3 ft13 sW (259°)
Fri 1:50 AM3.9 ft14 sW (271°)
Fri 12:50 AM4.3 ft13 sWSW (258°)
Thu 11:50 PM4.3 ft13 sW (278°)
Thu 10:50 PM4.3 ft14 sW (261°)
Thu 9:50 PM4.6 ft14 sWNW (301°)
Thu 8:50 PM4.6 ft13 sWNW (288°)
Thu 7:50 PM4.9 ft14 sWNW (282°)
Thu 6:50 PM4.9 ft13 sWNW (283°)
Thu 5:50 PM5.6 ft12 sW (269°)
Thu 4:50 PM5.6 ft13 sWNW (301°)
Thu 3:50 PM5.2 ft15 sW (279°)
Thu 2:50 PM5.2 ft15 sWNW (284°)
Thu 1:50 PM5.2 ft15 sW (260°)
Thu 12:50 PM4.9 ft15 sSW (235°)
Thu 11:50 AM4.9 ft13 sWNW (299°)
Thu 10:50 AM4.9 ft14 sWNW (284°)
Thu 9:50 AM4.9 ft15 sWSW (248°)
Thu 8:50 AM4.9 ft13 sW (279°)
Thu 7:50 AM4.9 ft14 sW (267°)
Thu 6:50 AM5.2 ft14 sWNW (296°)
Thu 5:50 AM5.6 ft12 sNW (312°)
Thu 4:50 AM5.2 ft15 sSW (227°)
Thu 3:50 AM5.2 ft15 sWNW (296°)

Surf zone forecast

Northern Humboldt Coast. Issued 3:26 AM PDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastTodaySaturday
Surf height3 to 6 feet3 to 6 feet
Offshore wavesNW 2 feet at 6 seconds. NW 4 feet at 12 seconds. SW 2 feet at 15 secondsNW 3 feet at 5 seconds. NW 5 feet at 12 seconds. SW 2 feet at 14 seconds
Water temperature54 to 56 °F-
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
TidesNorth SpitHigh 4.8 ft, 5:04 AMLow 3.8 ft, 9:24 AMHigh 6.1 ft, 3:19 PMLow 0.5 ft, 10:51 PMNorth SpitHigh 4.7 ft, 6:12 AMLow 4.0 ft, 10:24 AMHigh 5.8 ft, 4:14 PMLow 0.8 ft, 11:50 PM

Tide

Tide at North SpitHigh 4.8 ft at Fri 5:04 AM, Low 3.8 ft at Fri 9:24 AM, High 6.1 ft at Fri 3:19 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:51 PM, High 4.7 ft at Sat 6:12 AM, Low 4.0 ft at Sat 10:24 AM, High 5.8 ft at Sat 4:14 PM, Low 0.8 ft at Sat 11:50 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft6 AMNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon6 PMSun4.8 ft5:04 AM3.8 ft9:24 AM6.1 ft3:19 PM0.5 ft10:51 PM4.7 ft6:12 AM4.0 ft10:24 AM5.8 ft4:14 PM0.8 ft11:50 PMNowTide at North SpitHigh 4.8 ft at Fri 5:04 AM, Low 3.8 ft at Fri 9:24 AM, High 6.1 ft at Fri 3:19 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:51 PM, High 4.7 ft at Sat 6:12 AM, Low 4.0 ft at Sat 10:24 AM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftNoonSat4.8 ft5:04 AM3.8 ft9:24 AM6.1 ft3:19 PM0.5 ft10:51 PM4.7 ft6:12 AM4.0 ft10:24 AMNow
Tide at North Spit. High 4.8 ft at Fri 5:04 AM, Low 3.8 ft at Fri 9:24 AM, High 6.1 ft at Fri 3:19 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:51 PM, High 4.7 ft at Sat 6:12 AM, Low 4.0 ft at Sat 10:24 AM, High 5.8 ft at Sat 4:14 PM, Low 0.8 ft at Sat 11:50 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Humboldt County
State
California
Latitude
40.8218° N
Longitude
124.1906° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Somoa Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Citizen station CW7137CW7137

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.9 mi away/140 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Humboldt - Cal Poly RAWSCPYC1

A remote fire weather station/9.9 mi away/1,762 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Arcata/Eureka ArptACV

At an airfield/11.6 mi away/217 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Arcata 4.7 WSWCA-HM-224

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.9 mi away/26 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

ScotiaSCTC1

At a cooperative observer's station/23.8 mi away/138 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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