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Table Rock Beach, California

Beach in Santa Cruz County, California

Air quality

The air at Table Rock Beach

Index 44, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Santa Cruz (CA), 8 miles off.

44Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)44Good6.8 mi
  • Ozone25Good25 ppb7.9 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 32, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Table Rock Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 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 Table Rock Beach, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat
Table Rock Beach from its sand, nowLooking SW from the sand at 1:23 AM, night, mostly clear, waves about 5.5 ft every 14 s.210220SW230240Facing SW 221°Wind 3 mphfrom N, offshore
Looking SW from the sand at 1:23 AM, night, mostly clear, waves about 5.5 ft every 14 s.
NESW

Facing SW 221°

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, 19.7 mi away.

Friday

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

Waves at buoy 46042, Monterey

Wave height
4.9 ft
Period
14 s
From
WNW (302°)
Water
62 °F
Read
Fri 12:50 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 46042, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 4.6 ft to 7.9 ft; 4.9 ft at Fri 12:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ft6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PM4.9 ftWave height at buoy 46042, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 4.6 ft to 7.9 ft; 4.9 ft at Fri 12:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ftNoonThuNoon4.9 ft
Significant wave height from 4.6 ft to 7.9 ft; 4.9 ft at Fri 12:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Fri 12:50 AM4.9 ft14 sWNW (302°)
Thu 11:50 PM4.9 ft14 sWNW (296°)
Thu 10:50 PM5.2 ft15 sSW (228°)
Thu 9:50 PM5.2 ft14 sNW (308°)
Thu 8:50 PM5.6 ft14 sNW (317°)
Thu 7:50 PM5.9 ft13 sNW (309°)
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°)

Surf zone forecast

Santa Cruz County Coastal Areas. Issued 11:26 PM PDT Thu Oct 15.

ForecastFridaySaturday
Surf height4 to 7 feet4 to 7 feet
Water temperature60 to 61 °F-
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
WeatherMostly sunnyMostly sunny
High temperature66-9664-96
WindNE at 6 mph becoming NE at 4 mphN at 6 mph becoming N at 11 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
36.9690° N
Longitude
122.1347° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Table Rock Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Coast DairiesXCDC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.2 mi away/648 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Citizen station FW5763FW5763

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.0 mi away/333 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

WatsonvilleWVI

At an airfield/19.1 mi away/163 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Santa Cruz 1.3 WSWCA-SZ-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.4 mi away/228 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Ben Lomond No4BNLC1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.2 mi away/455 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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