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Strands Beach, California

Beach in Orange County, California

Air quality

The air at Strands Beach

Index 39, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 PM from its reporting area, Saddleback Vly (CA), 12 miles off.

39Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)11Good12 mi
  • Ozone39Good46 ppb12 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good12 mi

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 41 hours

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

ThuFriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Strands 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 Strands Beach, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 AM.

ThuFriSat
Strands Beach from its sand, nowLooking WSW from the sand at 7:39 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.230240250260WFacing WSW 250°Moon 32° leftWind 9 mphfrom NNE, offshoreSwell 4.5 ft from WSWRip current risk: highRips run out through the surf
Looking WSW from the sand at 7:39 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 WSW 250°

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, 43.1 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
2.3 ft
Period
14 s
From
WSW (249°)
Swell
2.0 ft at 14 s from WSW
Wind waves
1.3 ft at 4 s from WNW
Water
72 °F
Read
Thu 6:56 PM
Distance
43.1 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; 2.3 ft at Thu 6:56 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftWed6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon2.3 ftWave height at buoy 46266, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 2.3 ft to 4.3 ft; 2.3 ft at Thu 6:56 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftWedNoonThuNoon2.3 ft
Significant wave height from 2.3 ft to 4.3 ft; 2.3 ft at Thu 6:56 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
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°)
Wed 10:56 PM2.6 ft13 sWSW (250°)
Wed 9:56 PM3.0 ft14 sWSW (254°)
Wed 8:56 PM2.6 ft14 sWSW (246°)
Wed 7:56 PM2.6 ft15 sSW (236°)

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
33.4631° N
Longitude
117.7151° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Strands Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Citizen station GW6246GW6246

In a volunteer observer's own ground/12.5 mi away/979 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Santa Ana/Jon-WayneSNA

At an airfield/17.1 mi away/52 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Fallbrook 5 NE53151

At a climate reference station/30.4 mi away/1,140 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

measured daily2 instruments

Dana Point 1.1 NNWCA-OR-107

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/233 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Irvine RanchIVRC1

On a farm or research station/17.8 mi away/535 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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