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Trestle at Hidden Beach, California

Beach in Santa Cruz County, California

Air quality

The air at Trestle at Hidden Beach

Index 45, good, led by ozone. Read at 4 PM from its reporting area, Santa Cruz (CA), 6 miles off.

45Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)12Good5.9 mi
  • Ozone45Good52 ppb5.9 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide8Good8 ppb23 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0 ppm23 mi

The days ahead

Highest 58, moderate, today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 50, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

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

FriSatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Trestle at Hidden Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 3 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 Trestle at Hidden Beach, the next 44 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Sun 7 AM.

FriSatSun
Trestle at Hidden Beach from its sand, nowLooking SSW from the sand at 4:34 PM, daylight, clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 12 s, the tide falling at 3.8 ft.S190200210Facing SSW 199°Sun 41° rightMoon 38° leftWind 5 mphfrom W, along the beach
Looking SSW from the sand at 4:34 PM, daylight, clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 12 s, the tide falling at 3.8 ft.
NESW

Facing SSW 199°

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, 31.1 mi away.

Rest of today

Surf height
3 to 6 feet
Water temperature
60 to 64 °F

Waves at buoy 46042, Monterey

Wave height
4.3 ft
Period
12 s
From
W (279°)
Water
67 °F
Read
Fri 3:50 PM
Distance
31.1 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 46042, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.9 ft to 6.9 ft; 4.3 ft at Fri 3:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PMFri6 AMNoon4.3 ftWave height at buoy 46042, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.9 ft to 6.9 ft; 4.3 ft at Fri 3:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftThuNoonFriNoon4.3 ft
Significant wave height from 3.9 ft to 6.9 ft; 4.3 ft at Fri 3:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Fri 3:50 PM4.3 ft12 sW (279°)
Fri 2:50 PM4.3 ft13 sWSW (254°)
Fri 1:50 PM3.9 ft14 sSW (230°)
Fri 12:50 PM4.6 ft15 sSSW (197°)
Fri 11:50 AM4.3 ft15 sSSW (206°)
Fri 10:50 AM4.6 ft15 sS (184°)
Fri 9:50 AM4.9 ft15 sSSW (198°)
Fri 8:50 AM4.9 ft-WNW (291°)
Fri 7:50 AM4.6 ft12 sWNW (299°)
Fri 6:50 AM4.9 ft14 sWNW (291°)
Fri 5:50 AM4.3 ft14 sW (272°)
Fri 4:50 AM4.9 ft13 sWNW (290°)
Fri 3:50 AM5.2 ft13 sWNW (298°)
Fri 2:50 AM5.2 ft15 sSSW (205°)
Fri 1:50 AM4.6 ft15 sWNW (284°)
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°)

Surf zone forecast

Santa Cruz County Coastal Areas. Issued 2:41 PM PDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastRest of todaySaturday
Surf height3 to 6 feet4 to 7 feet
Water temperature60 to 64 °F-
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
WeatherMostly sunnyMostly sunny
High temperature70-9564-96
WindNW at 4 mphN at 6 mph becoming N at 10 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

TideLow 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 ftNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon6 PMSun3.5 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 PMNow 3.8 ftTideLow 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. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftNoonSatNoon3.5 ft7:37 AM4.8 ft1:58 PM0.5 ft10:14 PM3.7 ft6:33 AM3.6 ft9:03 AM4.5 ft3:04 PMNow 3.8 ft
Tide. 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
36.9542° N
Longitude
121.8850° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Trestle at Hidden Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Citizen station FW4261FW4261

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/224 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

WatsonvilleWVI

At an airfield/5.3 mi away/163 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Corralitos RAWSCTOC1

A remote fire weather station/5.4 mi away/295 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

SR-152 - SR-156CF110

Beside a road/27.9 mi away/252 ft/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

measured daily2 instruments

Watsonville 3.9 NWCA-SZ-51

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.5 mi away/329 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Watsonville WaterworksWVIC1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.6 mi away/102 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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