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Harry Gowens Park Pensacola Beach, Florida

Beach in Escambia County, Florida

Air quality

The air at Harry Gowens Park Pensacola Beach

Index 31, good, led by fine particles. Read at 7 PM from its reporting area, Pensacola (FL), 24 miles off.

31Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)31Good-
  • Ozone30Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)10Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Thu Oct 22, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 44, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Mon 1 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

SatSunMon

Precipitation

What has fallen at Harry Gowens Park Pensacola Beach

0.16 in in the last 24 hours, 0.19 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 6 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.16in
Last 3 days
0.19in

Visibility

How far you can see at Harry Gowens Park Pensacola Beach, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 1 PM.

SatSunMon

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal, and the waves at buoy 42012, 31.3 mi away.

Today

Rip current risk
Moderate
Surf height
2 to 3 feet
Water temperature
In the mid 70s
UV index
High

Waves at buoy 42012, Orange Beach

Wave height
4.3 ft
Period
5 s
From
ENE (77°)
Swell
0.3 ft at 10 s from N
Wind waves
4.3 ft at 5 s from ENE
Water
80 °F
Read
Sat 7:20 PM
Distance
31.3 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 42012, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.6 ft to 6.2 ft; 4.3 ft at Sat 7:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftFri6 AMNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon6 PM4.3 ftWave height at buoy 42012, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.6 ft to 6.2 ft; 4.3 ft at Sat 7:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftFriNoonSatNoon4.3 ft
Significant wave height from 1.6 ft to 6.2 ft; 4.3 ft at Sat 7:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Sat 7:20 PM4.3 ft5 sENE (77°)
Sat 6:50 PM3.9 ft5 sENE (70°)
Sat 5:50 PM3.9 ft5 sENE (74°)
Sat 4:50 PM3.9 ft5 sENE (70°)
Sat 3:50 PM3.6 ft-ENE (74°)
Sat 2:50 PM3.9 ft5 sENE (75°)
Sat 1:50 PM4.3 ft6 sENE (78°)
Sat 12:50 PM4.6 ft5 sENE (71°)
Sat 11:50 AM5.2 ft5 sENE (66°)
Sat 10:50 AM5.6 ft-ENE (66°)
Sat 9:50 AM5.6 ft6 sENE (57°)
Sat 8:50 AM5.6 ft5 sENE (57°)
Sat 7:50 AM4.9 ft5 sNE (38°)
Sat 6:50 AM5.6 ft5 sNE (34°)
Sat 5:20 AM5.9 ft5 sNNE (15°)
Sat 4:50 AM5.6 ft5 sNNE (25°)
Sat 3:50 AM5.2 ft5 sNNE (13°)
Sat 2:50 AM5.2 ft5 sNNE (16°)
Sat 1:50 AM5.2 ft5 sN (0°)
Sat 12:50 AM5.2 ft5 sN (350°)
Fri 11:50 PM4.6 ft-NNW (343°)
Fri 10:50 PM2.6 ft3 sNNW (344°)
Fri 9:50 PM1.6 ft6 sSSE (158°)
Fri 8:50 PM1.6 ft-SSE (151°)

Surf zone forecast

Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Coastal-Okaloosa Coastal, including Pensacola Beach, Gulf Breeze, Navarre Beach, Fort Walton Beach, and Destin. Issued 3:02 PM CDT Sat Oct 17.

ForecastTodayTonightSunday
Rip current riskModerateHighHigh
Surf height2 to 3 feet2 to 3 feet3 to 5 feet
Water temperatureIn the mid 70s--
UV indexHigh--
WeatherMostly sunnyClearSunny
High temperatureIn the lower 70s-In the lower 70s
Low temperature-In the upper 50s-
WindsBreezy. North winds 20 to 25 mphNortheast winds around 20 mphNortheast winds 15 to 20 mph
TidesPensacola PassLow 0.2 ft, 3:04 PMNavarre BeachLow 0.3 ft, 12:41 PMEast Pass (Destin)Low 0.1 ft, 3:04 PMPensacola PassHigh 1.4 ft, 2:44 AMNavarre BeachHigh 1.7 ft, 1:36 AMEast Pass (Destin)High 0.8 ft, 3:34 AMPensacola PassLow 0.3 ft, 3:44 PMNavarre BeachLow 0.4 ft, 1:23 PMEast Pass (Destin)Low 0.1 ft, 3:44 PM
Sunday night
High rip current risk. Surf height 3 to 4 feet. Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 15 mph
Monday
High rip current risk. Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds around 15 mph
Monday night
High rip current risk. Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 15 mph
Tuesday
Moderate rip current risk. Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds around 15 mph
Tuesday night
Moderate rip current risk. Surf height around 2 feet. Clear. Lows around 60. Northeast winds around 10 mph
Wednesday
Moderate rip current risk. Surf height 1 to 2 feet. Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around 10 mph

Tide

Tide at Pensacola PassLow 0.2 ft at Sat 3:04 PM, High 1.4 ft at Sun 2:44 AM, Low 0.3 ft at Sun 3:44 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft1 ft2 ft6 PMSun6 AMNoon0.2 ft3:04 PM1.4 ft2:44 AM0.3 ft3:44 PMNow 0.6 ftTide at Pensacola PassLow 0.2 ft at Sat 3:04 PM, High 1.4 ft at Sun 2:44 AM, Low 0.3 ft at Sun 3:44 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft1 ft2 ftSunNoon0.2 ft3:04 PM1.4 ft2:44 AM0.3 ft3:44 PMNow 0.6 ft
Tide at Pensacola Pass. Low 0.2 ft at Sat 3:04 PM, High 1.4 ft at Sun 2:44 AM, Low 0.3 ft at Sun 3:44 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Escambia County
State
Florida
Latitude
30.3351° N
Longitude
87.1290° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Harry Gowens Park Pensacola Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Naval Live OaksNLOF1

On a military installation/2.2 mi away/28 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Citizen station FW9380FW9380

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.0 mi away/36 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Pensacola RegionalPNS

At an airfield/10.5 mi away/121 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Gulf Breeze 1.1 ESEFL-SR-32

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.6 mi away/12 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

PesacolaPSAF1

At a cooperative observer's station/14.1 mi away/118 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Snow on the ground

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