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Trinidad State Beach, California

Beach in Humboldt County, California

Air quality

The air at Trinidad State Beach

Index 46, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Eureka (CA), 19 miles off.

46Good
  • Coarse particles (PM10)46Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 23, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

ThuFriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Trinidad State Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 7 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 Trinidad State Beach, the next 46 hours

Fog: visibility falls to 0.9 miles Fri 6 AM, under a mile for 4 hours.

ThuFriSat
Trinidad State Beach from its sand, nowLooking WSW from the sand at 8:39 PM, the moon 26 percent lit over the water, clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 14 s.220SW230240250Facing WSW 239°Swell 4.5 ft from WNWLongshore current, to the left
Looking WSW from the sand at 8:39 PM, the moon 26 percent lit over the water, clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 14 s.
NESW

Facing WSW 239°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Northern Humboldt Coast, and the waves at buoy 46022, 31.6 mi away.

Friday

Surf height
3 to 6 feet
Water temperature
56 to 57 °F

Waves at buoy 46022, Eel River

Wave height
4.9 ft
Period
14 s
From
WNW (282°)
Swell
4.9 ft at 14 s from WNW
Wind waves
1.0 ft at 4 s from NW
Water
55 °F
Read
Thu 7:50 PM
Distance
31.6 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 46022, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 4.3 ft to 6.9 ft; 4.9 ft at Thu 7:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftWed6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PM4.9 ftWave height at buoy 46022, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 4.3 ft to 6.9 ft; 4.9 ft at Thu 7:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftWedNoonThuNoon4.9 ft
Significant wave height from 4.3 ft to 6.9 ft; 4.9 ft at Thu 7:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Thu 7:50 PM4.9 ft14 sWNW (282°)
Thu 6:50 PM4.9 ft13 sWNW (283°)
Thu 5:50 PM5.6 ft12 sW (269°)
Thu 4:50 PM5.6 ft13 sWNW (301°)
Thu 3:50 PM5.2 ft15 sW (279°)
Thu 2:50 PM5.2 ft15 sWNW (284°)
Thu 1:50 PM5.2 ft15 sW (260°)
Thu 12:50 PM4.9 ft15 sSW (235°)
Thu 11:50 AM4.9 ft13 sWNW (299°)
Thu 10:50 AM4.9 ft14 sWNW (284°)
Thu 9:50 AM4.9 ft15 sWSW (248°)
Thu 8:50 AM4.9 ft13 sW (279°)
Thu 7:50 AM4.9 ft14 sW (267°)
Thu 6:50 AM5.2 ft14 sWNW (296°)
Thu 5:50 AM5.6 ft12 sNW (312°)
Thu 4:50 AM5.2 ft15 sSW (227°)
Thu 3:50 AM5.2 ft15 sWNW (296°)
Thu 2:50 AM5.2 ft13 sW (280°)
Thu 1:50 AM4.9 ft16 sW (261°)
Thu 12:50 AM5.6 ft15 sW (271°)
Wed 11:50 PM5.2 ft13 sWNW (283°)
Wed 10:50 PM4.9 ft14 sWNW (291°)
Wed 9:50 PM4.6 ft14 sW (267°)
Wed 8:50 PM4.3 ft16 sSW (222°)

Surf zone forecast

Northern Humboldt Coast. Issued 8:25 PM PDT Thu Oct 15.

ForecastFridaySaturday
Surf height3 to 6 feet4 to 7 feet
Offshore wavesNW 2 feet at 5 seconds. NW 4 feet at 13 seconds. SW 2 feet at 15 secondsNW 4 feet at 6 seconds. NW 6 feet at 12 seconds. SW 2 feet at 17 seconds
Water temperature56 to 57 °F-
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
TidesNorth SpitHigh 4.8 ft, 5:04 AMLow 3.8 ft, 9:24 AMHigh 6.1 ft, 3:19 PMLow 0.5 ft, 10:51 PMNorth SpitHigh 4.7 ft, 6:12 AMLow 4.0 ft, 10:24 AMHigh 5.8 ft, 4:14 PMLow 0.8 ft, 11:50 PM

Tide

Tide at North SpitHigh 4.8 ft at Fri 5:04 AM, Low 3.8 ft at Fri 9:24 AM, High 6.1 ft at Fri 3:19 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:51 PM, High 4.7 ft at Sat 6:12 AM, Low 4.0 ft at Sat 10:24 AM, High 5.8 ft at Sat 4:14 PM, Low 0.8 ft at Sat 11:50 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft6 AMNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon6 PMSun4.8 ft5:04 AM3.8 ft9:24 AM6.1 ft3:19 PM0.5 ft10:51 PM4.7 ft6:12 AM4.0 ft10:24 AM5.8 ft4:14 PM0.8 ft11:50 PMTide at North SpitHigh 4.8 ft at Fri 5:04 AM, Low 3.8 ft at Fri 9:24 AM, High 6.1 ft at Fri 3:19 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:51 PM, High 4.7 ft at Sat 6:12 AM, Low 4.0 ft at Sat 10:24 AM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftNoonSat4.8 ft5:04 AM3.8 ft9:24 AM6.1 ft3:19 PM0.5 ft10:51 PM4.7 ft6:12 AM4.0 ft10:24 AM
Tide at North Spit. High 4.8 ft at Fri 5:04 AM, Low 3.8 ft at Fri 9:24 AM, High 6.1 ft at Fri 3:19 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:51 PM, High 4.7 ft at Sat 6:12 AM, Low 4.0 ft at Sat 10:24 AM, High 5.8 ft at Sat 4:14 PM, Low 0.8 ft at Sat 11:50 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Humboldt County
State
California
Latitude
41.0654° N
Longitude
124.1504° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Trinidad State Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Citizen station EW7585EW7585

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/164 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Arcata/Eureka ArptACV

At an airfield/6.4 mi away/217 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Westside RAWSWEDC1

A remote fire weather station/12.3 mi away/1,460 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Trinidad 0.2 NECA-HM-60

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/180 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

OrleansORLC1

At a cooperative observer's station/36.3 mi away/476 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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