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Sunset Beach, California

Beach in Santa Cruz County, California

Air quality

The air at Sunset Beach

Index 44, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 PM from its reporting area, Santa Cruz (CA), 12 miles off.

44Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)22Good11.3 mi
  • Ozone44Good43 ppb11.3 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide6Good6 ppb17.2 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0 ppm17.2 mi

The days ahead

Highest 52, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 32, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 AM: the index from smoke stays at 33 or under.

ThuFriSat

Precipitation

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 AM.

ThuFriSat
Sunset Beach from its sand, nowLooking SW from the sand at 7:39 PM, the moon 25 percent lit over the water, clear, waves about 5.5 ft every 14 s.210220SW230240250Facing SW 230°Wind 2 mphfrom SSE, along the beachSwell 5.5 ft from WNWLongshore current, to the left
Looking SW from the sand at 7:39 PM, the moon 25 percent lit over the water, clear, waves about 5.5 ft every 14 s.
NESW

Facing SW 230°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Santa Cruz County Coastal Areas, and the waves at buoy 46042, 32.7 mi away.

Friday

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

Waves at buoy 46042, Monterey

Wave height
5.2 ft
Period
14 s
From
WNW (285°)
Water
63 °F
Read
Thu 6:50 PM
Distance
32.7 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 46042, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 4.6 ft to 7.9 ft; 5.2 ft at Thu 6:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ftWed6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon5.2 ftWave height at buoy 46042, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 4.6 ft to 7.9 ft; 5.2 ft at Thu 6:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ftWedNoonThuNoon5.2 ft
Significant wave height from 4.6 ft to 7.9 ft; 5.2 ft at Thu 6:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Thu 6:50 PM5.2 ft14 sWNW (285°)
Thu 5:50 PM5.6 ft15 sWSW (242°)
Thu 4:50 PM5.2 ft14 sWNW (299°)
Thu 3:50 PM5.2 ft14 sW (262°)
Thu 2:50 PM4.6 ft15 sWSW (242°)
Thu 1:50 PM4.9 ft14 sWNW (283°)
Thu 12:50 PM4.9 ft14 sWNW (291°)
Thu 11:50 AM5.6 ft14 sNW (311°)
Thu 10:50 AM5.2 ft15 sWSW (253°)
Thu 9:50 AM5.2 ft15 sSW (226°)
Thu 8:50 AM5.6 ft15 sWNW (289°)
Thu 7:50 AM5.2 ft15 sW (274°)
Thu 6:50 AM5.9 ft14 sWNW (283°)
Thu 5:50 AM5.6 ft15 sWNW (293°)
Thu 4:50 AM5.6 ft16 sSW (232°)
Thu 3:50 AM5.6 ft15 sW (268°)
Thu 2:50 AM5.6 ft15 sNNW (331°)
Thu 1:50 AM5.2 ft15 sWNW (301°)
Thu 12:50 AM5.2 ft15 sNW (317°)
Wed 11:50 PM5.6 ft15 sWNW (290°)
Wed 10:50 PM5.2 ft14 sNW (314°)
Wed 9:50 PM5.9 ft14 sNW (305°)
Wed 8:50 PM6.6 ft15 sNW (316°)
Wed 7:50 PM6.2 ft15 sNW (312°)

Surf zone forecast

Santa Cruz 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 temperature67-9764-98
WindNE at 6 mph becoming NE at 4 mphN at 6 mph becoming N at 9 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
Santa Cruz County
State
California
Latitude
36.8798° N
Longitude
121.8285° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Sunset Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

WatsonvilleWVI

At an airfield/4.6 mi away/163 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Citizen station FW4261FW4261

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.8 mi away/224 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Corralitos RAWSCTOC1

A remote fire weather station/7.9 mi away/295 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

SR-152 - SR-156CF110

Beside a road/25.6 mi away/252 ft/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

measured daily2 instruments

Watsonville 2.8 WNWCA-SZ-62

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.0 mi away/262 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Watsonville WaterworksWVIC1

At a cooperative observer's station/4.8 mi away/102 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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