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Usal Beach, California

Beach in Mendocino County, California

Air quality

The air at Usal Beach

Index 26, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 7 PM from its reporting area, Fort Bragg (CA), 27 miles off.

26Good
  • Coarse particles (PM10)26Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 17, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 AM: the index from smoke stays at 33 or under.

ThuFriSat

Precipitation

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 AM.

ThuFriSat
Usal Beach from its sand, nowLooking SW from the sand at 7:39 PM, the moon 25 percent lit over the water, mostly clear, waves about 5.5 ft every 14 s.220SW230240250Facing SW 233°Moon 21° leftWind 2 mphfrom NNE, offshoreSwell 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, mostly clear, waves about 5.5 ft every 14 s.
NESW

Facing SW 233°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Mendocino Coast, and the waves at buoy 46014, 42.5 mi away.

This afternoon through friday

Surf height
4 to 7 feet
Water temperature
55 to 58 °F

Waves at buoy 46014, Pt Arena

Wave height
4.9 ft
Period
14 s
From
WSW (245°)
Swell
4.6 ft at 14 s from WSW
Wind waves
1.0 ft at 4 s from NW
Water
59 °F
Read
Thu 6:50 PM
Distance
42.5 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 46014, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 4.6 ft to 6.6 ft; 4.9 ft at Thu 6:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftWed6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon4.9 ftWave height at buoy 46014, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 4.6 ft to 6.6 ft; 4.9 ft at Thu 6:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftWedNoonThuNoon4.9 ft
Significant wave height from 4.6 ft to 6.6 ft; 4.9 ft at Thu 6:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Thu 6:50 PM4.9 ft14 sWSW (245°)
Thu 5:50 PM4.9 ft14 sW (259°)
Thu 4:50 PM5.2 ft14 sW (267°)
Thu 3:50 PM5.6 ft14 sW (270°)
Thu 2:50 PM5.9 ft15 sWSW (249°)
Thu 1:50 PM4.9 ft14 sWNW (288°)
Thu 12:50 PM5.2 ft13 sW (267°)
Thu 11:50 AM5.2 ft15 sWSW (243°)
Thu 10:50 AM5.2 ft14 sSSW (205°)
Thu 9:50 AM5.2 ft13 sWNW (296°)
Thu 8:50 AM5.2 ft15 sSW (219°)
Thu 7:50 AM5.2 ft14 sWSW (239°)
Thu 6:50 AM4.9 ft15 sWSW (243°)
Thu 5:50 AM4.9 ft14 sW (264°)
Thu 4:50 AM4.6 ft15 sSW (231°)
Thu 3:50 AM4.9 ft13 sW (262°)
Thu 2:50 AM4.9 ft15 sSSW (203°)
Thu 1:50 AM5.6 ft13 sW (280°)
Thu 12:50 AM5.9 ft16 sSSE (149°)
Wed 11:50 PM4.9 ft14 sW (280°)
Wed 10:50 PM4.9 ft13 sW (274°)
Wed 9:50 PM5.6 ft15 sW (262°)
Wed 8:50 PM5.2 ft15 sWNW (282°)
Wed 7:50 PM4.9 ft16 sSSW (208°)

Surf zone forecast

Mendocino Coast. Issued 2:08 PM PDT Thu Oct 15.

ForecastThis afternoon through fridaySaturday
Surf height4 to 7 feet4 to 7 feet
Offshore wavesNW 2 feet at 5 seconds. NW 5 feet at 13 seconds. SW 2 feet at 15 secondsNW 5 feet at 8 seconds. NW 5 feet at 12 seconds. SW 2 feet at 17 seconds
Water temperature55 to 58 °F-
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
TidesArena CoveHigh 4.0 ft, 4:53 AMLow 3.5 ft, 8:39 AMHigh 5.2 ft, 2:35 PMLow 0.6 ft, 10:27 PMArena CoveHigh 4.0 ft, 6:09 AMLow 3.7 ft, 9:49 AMHigh 4.9 ft, 3:35 PMLow 0.7 ft, 11:30 PM

Tide

Tide at Arena CoveHigh 4.0 ft at Fri 4:53 AM, Low 3.5 ft at Fri 8:39 AM, High 5.2 ft at Fri 2:35 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Fri 10:27 PM, High 4.0 ft at Sat 6:09 AM, Low 3.7 ft at Sat 9:49 AM, High 4.9 ft at Sat 3:35 PM, Low 0.7 ft at Sat 11:30 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft6 AMNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon6 PMSun4.0 ft4:53 AM3.5 ft8:39 AM5.2 ft2:35 PM0.6 ft10:27 PM4.0 ft6:09 AM3.7 ft9:49 AM4.9 ft3:35 PM0.7 ft11:30 PMTide at Arena CoveHigh 4.0 ft at Fri 4:53 AM, Low 3.5 ft at Fri 8:39 AM, High 5.2 ft at Fri 2:35 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Fri 10:27 PM, High 4.0 ft at Sat 6:09 AM, Low 3.7 ft at Sat 9:49 AM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftNoonSat4.0 ft4:53 AM3.5 ft8:39 AM5.2 ft2:35 PM0.6 ft10:27 PM4.0 ft6:09 AM3.7 ft9:49 AM
Tide at Arena Cove. High 4.0 ft at Fri 4:53 AM, Low 3.5 ft at Fri 8:39 AM, High 5.2 ft at Fri 2:35 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Fri 10:27 PM, High 4.0 ft at Sat 6:09 AM, Low 3.7 ft at Sat 9:49 AM, High 4.9 ft at Sat 3:35 PM, Low 0.7 ft at Sat 11:30 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Mendocino County
State
California
Latitude
39.8317° N
Longitude
123.8515° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Usal Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Citizen station EW6025EW6025

In a volunteer observer's own ground/37.7 mi away/509 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Little RiverLLR

At an airfield/39.7 mi away/554 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Leggett 0.6 WSWCA-MD-43

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.0 mi away/920 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Fort Bragg 5 NFRBC1

At a cooperative observer's station/22.8 mi away/295 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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