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Zmudowski State Beach, California

Beach in Monterey County, California

Air quality

The air at Zmudowski State Beach

Index 38, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 PM from its reporting area, Santa Cruz (CA), 14 miles off.

38Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)38Good13.5 mi
  • Ozone35Good47 ppb13.5 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-24.8 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide8Good9 ppb14.9 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0 ppm14.9 mi

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 41 hours

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

FriSatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Zmudowski State Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 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 Zmudowski State Beach, the next 41 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 1 mile Sun 4 AM.

FriSatSun
Zmudowski State Beach from its sand, nowLooking SW from the sand at 1:20 PM, daylight, clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 15 s, the tide rising at 4.8 ft.210220SW230240Facing SW 225°Sun 36° leftMoon 99° leftWind 5 mphfrom SW, onshoreSwell 4.5 ft from SSWLongshore current, to the right
Looking SW from the sand at 1:20 PM, daylight, clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 15 s, the tide rising at 4.8 ft.
NESW

Facing SW 225°

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, 33.5 mi away.

Today

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

Waves at buoy 46042, Monterey

Wave height
4.6 ft
Period
15 s
From
SSW (197°)
Water
63 °F
Read
Fri 12:50 PM
Distance
33.5 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 46042, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 4.3 ft to 7.2 ft; 4.6 ft at Fri 12:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ft6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PMFri6 AM4.6 ftWave height at buoy 46042, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 4.3 ft to 7.2 ft; 4.6 ft at Fri 12:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ftThuNoonFri4.6 ft
Significant wave height from 4.3 ft to 7.2 ft; 4.6 ft at Fri 12:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
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°)
Thu 3:50 PM5.2 ft14 sW (262°)
Thu 2:50 PM4.6 ft15 sWSW (242°)
Thu 1:50 PM4.9 ft14 sWNW (283°)

Surf zone forecast

Santa Cruz County Coastal Areas. Issued 11:26 AM PDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastTodaySaturday
Surf height3 to 6 feet3 to 6 feet
Water temperatureAround 60 °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 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 4.8 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 4.8 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
Monterey County
State
California
Latitude
36.8532° N
Longitude
121.8089° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Zmudowski State Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

WatsonvilleWVI

At an airfield/6.0 mi away/163 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Citizen station FW4261FW4261

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.0 mi away/224 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Corralitos RAWSCTOC1

A remote fire weather station/9.5 mi away/295 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

SR-152 - SR-156CF110

Beside a road/25.1 mi away/252 ft/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

measured daily2 instruments

Las Lomas 1.9 SSECA-MT-54

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.8 mi away/326 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Watsonville WaterworksWVIC1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.8 mi away/102 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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