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Surfside Beach, California

Beach in Orange County, California

Air quality

The air at Surfside Beach

Index 39, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 PM from its reporting area, Central Orange (CA), 9 miles off.

39Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)14Good10.7 mi
  • Ozone39Good38 ppb10.7 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)27Good10.7 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide6Good6 ppb10.7 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.4 ppm11.1 mi

The days ahead

Moderate each day through Fri Oct 16, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 44, 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 Surfside 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 Surfside Beach, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 AM.

ThuFriSat
Surfside Beach from its sand, nowLooking SW from the sand at 7:39 PM, the moon 25 percent lit over the water, clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 15 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, high (red), not a flag raised on the beach.210220SW230240Facing SW 225°Wind 5 mphfrom WSW, onshoreSwell 4.5 ft from SSWLongshore current, to the rightRip current risk: highRips run out through the surf
Looking SW from the sand at 7:39 PM, the moon 25 percent lit over the water, clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 15 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, high (red), not a flag raised on the beach.
NESW

Facing SW 225°

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 46025, 57.2 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 46025, Santa Monica Basin

Wave height
3.6 ft
Period
15 s
From
SSW (195°)
Swell
2.6 ft at 15 s from SSW
Wind waves
2.3 ft at 4 s from NNW
Water
72 °F
Read
Thu 6:50 PM
Distance
57.2 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 46025, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 2.6 ft to 4.3 ft; 3.6 ft at Thu 6:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftWed6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon3.6 ftWave height at buoy 46025, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 2.6 ft to 4.3 ft; 3.6 ft at Thu 6:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftWedNoonThuNoon3.6 ft
Significant wave height from 2.6 ft to 4.3 ft; 3.6 ft at Thu 6:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Thu 6:50 PM3.6 ft15 sSSW (195°)
Thu 5:50 PM3.0 ft14 sSSW (192°)
Thu 4:50 PM3.0 ft15 sS (186°)
Thu 3:50 PM3.0 ft15 sS (190°)
Thu 2:50 PM2.6 ft15 sSSE (148°)
Thu 1:50 PM3.0 ft15 sSSW (201°)
Thu 12:50 PM3.0 ft15 sS (172°)
Thu 11:50 AM3.6 ft15 sSSW (210°)
Thu 10:50 AM3.0 ft16 sSSW (212°)
Thu 9:50 AM2.6 ft14 sSSE (166°)
Thu 8:50 AM3.0 ft15 sS (181°)
Thu 7:50 AM3.0 ft15 sS (183°)
Thu 6:50 AM3.0 ft15 sS (179°)
Thu 5:50 AM3.3 ft15 sSSW (206°)
Thu 4:50 AM3.0 ft15 sS (190°)
Thu 3:50 AM3.3 ft16 sSSE (161°)
Thu 2:50 AM3.3 ft16 sS (171°)
Thu 1:50 AM3.0 ft16 sSSE (163°)
Thu 12:50 AM3.3 ft15 sSSW (198°)
Wed 11:50 PM3.3 ft16 sSSE (156°)
Wed 10:50 PM3.3 ft16 sSSW (205°)
Wed 9:50 PM3.0 ft15 sSSW (201°)
Wed 8:50 PM3.0 ft14 sSSW (200°)
Wed 7:50 PM3.3 ft16 sSW (214°)

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
33.7256° N
Longitude
118.0826° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Surfside Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Los Alamitos AAFSLI

At an airfield/4.8 mi away/36 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Los Angeles Pier JNDBC-PRJC1

At a harbour/6.0 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Citizen station GW2644GW2644

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.0 mi away/58 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

I-15 : Jurupa AvenueCF174

Beside a road/37.8 mi away/908 ft/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

measured daily2 instruments

Seal Beach 1.8 SWCA-OR-75

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/6 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Santa Ana Fire STNSTAC1

At a cooperative observer's station/12.5 mi away/125 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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