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Wreck Beach, California

Beach in Monterey County, California

Air quality

The air at Wreck Beach

Index 56, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 7 PM from its reporting area, Carmel Valley (CA), 18 miles off.

56Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)56Moderate17.8 mi
  • Ozone41Good46 ppb17.8 mi

The days ahead

Highest 53, moderate, today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 52, moderate.

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 Wreck 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 Wreck Beach, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 AM.

ThuFriSat
Wreck Beach from its sand, nowLooking ESE from the sand at 7:40 PM, night, clear, waves about 4.0 ft every 15 s.100110120130SE140Facing ESE 120°Moon 94° right
Looking ESE from the sand at 7:40 PM, night, clear, waves about 4.0 ft every 15 s.
NESW

Facing ESE 120°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coastal Areas, and the waves at buoy 46028, 33.1 mi away.

Friday

Surf height
3 to 5 feet
Water temperature
Around 59 °F

Waves at buoy 46028, Cape San Martin

Wave height
4.9 ft
Period
15 s
From
SW (234°)
Swell
4.6 ft at 15 s from SW
Wind waves
1.0 ft at 4 s from NW
Water
63 °F
Read
Thu 6:50 PM
Distance
33.1 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 46028, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 4.6 ft to 8.2 ft; 4.9 ft at Thu 6:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ftWed6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon4.9 ftWave height at buoy 46028, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 4.6 ft to 8.2 ft; 4.9 ft at Thu 6:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ftWedNoonThuNoon4.9 ft
Significant wave height from 4.6 ft to 8.2 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 ft15 sSW (234°)
Thu 5:50 PM4.9 ft15 sWSW (249°)
Thu 4:50 PM5.2 ft15 sS (186°)
Thu 3:50 PM4.6 ft14 sSW (236°)
Thu 2:50 PM4.9 ft15 sWNW (292°)
Thu 1:50 PM4.6 ft15 sWSW (256°)
Thu 12:50 PM4.9 ft15 sSW (230°)
Thu 11:50 AM5.2 ft15 sW (274°)
Thu 10:50 AM4.9 ft16 sSW (225°)
Thu 9:50 AM4.9 ft13 sWNW (292°)
Thu 8:50 AM4.9 ft15 sW (267°)
Thu 7:50 AM5.2 ft15 sSW (215°)
Thu 6:50 AM4.9 ft15 sSW (231°)
Thu 5:50 AM5.2 ft15 sW (269°)
Thu 4:50 AM5.6 ft15 sW (261°)
Thu 3:50 AM5.9 ft15 sSW (223°)
Thu 2:50 AM6.2 ft15 sSW (217°)
Thu 1:50 AM5.6 ft15 sW (260°)
Thu 12:50 AM5.9 ft15 sSW (214°)
Wed 11:50 PM5.6 ft15 sWSW (244°)
Wed 10:50 PM5.9 ft14 sWSW (257°)
Wed 9:50 PM5.9 ft15 sSSW (193°)
Wed 8:50 PM6.2 ft16 sS (179°)
Wed 7:50 PM6.2 ft15 sS (175°)

Surf zone forecast

Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coastal Areas. Issued 5:35 PM PDT Thu Oct 15.

ForecastFridaySaturday
Surf height3 to 5 feet3 to 6 feet
Water temperatureAround 59 °F-
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
WeatherMostly sunnyMostly sunny
High temperature69-9467-94
WindNE at 9 mph becoming NE at 4 mphNE at 8 mph becoming NE at 5 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
Monterey County
State
California
Latitude
36.2347° N
Longitude
121.7991° W

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Wreck Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Big Sur RAWSPPSC1

A remote fire weather station/0.8 mi away/1,083 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Monterey PeninsulaMRY

At an airfield/24.7 mi away/150 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Big Sur StationBISC1

At a cooperative observer's station/1.4 mi away/272 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Big Sur 0.1 NWCA-MT-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.6 mi away/123 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

-

Snow on the ground

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