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Sunshine Beach, California

Beach in Marin County, California

Air quality

The air at Sunshine Beach

Index 47, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 PM from its reporting area, San Rafael (CA), 22 miles off.

47Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)38Good22.3 mi
  • Ozone47Good35 ppb22.3 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide13Good14.5 ppb22.3 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.4 ppm22.3 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 30, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

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

ThuFriSat

Precipitation

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

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0.1 miles Sat 1 AM, under a mile for 2 hours.

ThuFriSat
Sunshine 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.200210220SW230Facing SW 217°Wind 5 mphfrom NW, along the beachSwell 5.5 ft from WSWLongshore 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 217°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Sonoma and Marin County Coastal Areas, and the waves at buoy 46026, 20.3 mi away.

Friday

Surf height
4 to 7 feet
Water temperature
-

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
20.3 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

Sonoma and Marin County Coastal Areas. Issued 5:35 PM PDT Thu Oct 15.

ForecastFridaySaturday
Surf height4 to 7 feet5 to 8 feet
Water temperature--
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
WeatherPartly cloudyPartly cloudy
High temperature60-9158-87
WindNW at 3 mphNW 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
Marin County
State
California
Latitude
38.0352° N
Longitude
122.9250° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Sunshine Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Port Reyes RCAPRWC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/4.3 mi away/85 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Citizen station GW0319GW0319

In a volunteer observer's own ground/18.1 mi away/157 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Bodega 6 WSW93245

At a climate reference station/21.2 mi away/63 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

NovatoDVO

At an airfield/21.4 mi away/3 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Tomales 1.3 ENECA-MR-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/15.1 mi away/128 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

San Rafael Civic CtrSARC1

At a cooperative observer's station/21.3 mi away/10 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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