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Brayton Point Beach, Massachusetts

Beach in Bristol County, Massachusetts

Air quality

The air at Brayton Point Beach

Index 23, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, South Bristol-Plymouth (MA), 12 miles off.

23Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)18Good2.1 mi
  • Ozone23Good24 ppb2.1 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide6Good6.8 ppb12.6 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.4 ppb2.1 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm12.6 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 46, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 2 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Brayton Point Beach

None in the last 24 hours; 0.01 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.01in

Visibility

How far you can see at Brayton Point Beach, the next 41 hours

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0.1 miles Fri 8 PM, under a mile for 3 hours.

FriSat
Brayton Point Beach from its sand, nowLooking S from the sand at 10:40 PM, night, clear, waves about 2.0 ft every 9 s, the tide rising at 0.9 ft. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.150160170SFacing S 169°Wind 4 mphfrom SE, onshore
Looking S from the sand at 10:40 PM, night, clear, waves about 2.0 ft every 9 s, the tide rising at 0.9 ft. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.
NESW

Facing S 169°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Rip current risk today: low

The flag in the picture is the colour of the forecast's risk (green low, yellow moderate, red high), not a flag raised on the beach.

A rip current is a narrow stream of water running out from the shore through the surf, often where fewer waves break. Caught in one, swim across it, along the shore, then back in.

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Southern Bristol MA, and the waves at buoy 44020, 48.9 mi away.

Rest of today

Rip current risk
Low
Surf height
Around 2 feet
Water temperature
In the lower 60s
UV index
Moderate

Waves at buoy 44020, Nantucket Sound

Wave height
0.7 ft
Period
-
From
-
Swell
0.3 ft at 4 s from ESE
Wind waves
0.7 ft at 3 s from ESE
Water
61 °F
Read
Thu 9:50 PM
Distance
48.9 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 44020, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 0.7 ft to 3.0 ft; 0.7 ft at Thu 9:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ftWed6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PM0.7 ftWave height at buoy 44020, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 0.7 ft to 3.0 ft; 0.7 ft at Thu 9:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ftNoonThuNoon0.7 ft
Significant wave height from 0.7 ft to 3.0 ft; 0.7 ft at Thu 9:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Thu 9:50 PM0.7 ft--
Thu 8:50 PM0.7 ft--
Thu 7:50 PM1.0 ft3 sESE (114°)
Thu 6:50 PM1.0 ft4 sE (96°)
Thu 5:50 PM1.0 ft3 sNNE (21°)
Thu 4:50 PM1.6 ft3 sNNE (30°)
Thu 3:50 PM1.6 ft3 sNNE (15°)
Thu 2:50 PM2.0 ft3 sN (8°)
Thu 1:50 PM2.0 ft3 sN (5°)
Thu 12:50 PM2.6 ft4 sNNE (12°)
Thu 11:50 AM2.6 ft4 sN (359°)
Thu 10:50 AM2.6 ft4 sN (1°)
Thu 9:50 AM3.0 ft4 sN (350°)
Thu 8:50 AM2.6 ft4 sN (352°)
Thu 7:50 AM2.6 ft4 sN (350°)
Thu 6:50 AM2.0 ft3 sNNW (328°)
Thu 5:50 AM1.3 ft3 sNW (321°)
Thu 4:50 AM1.3 ft3 sNNW (327°)
Thu 3:50 AM1.0 ft3 sNNW (341°)
Thu 2:50 AM1.0 ft2 sNW (318°)
Thu 1:50 AM1.0 ft2 sW (268°)
Thu 12:50 AM1.0 ft2 sWNW (285°)
Wed 11:50 PM1.0 ft2 sWNW (289°)
Wed 10:50 PM1.0 ft2 sWNW (300°)

Surf zone forecast

Southern Bristol MA, including Westport, Dartmouth, and New Bedford. Issued 4:09 PM EDT Thu Oct 15.

ForecastRest of todayFriday
Rip current riskLowLow
Surf heightAround 2 feet3 to 6 feet
Water temperatureIn the lower 60s-
UV indexModerate-
Thunderstorm potentialNoneNone
WeatherSunnyCloudy. Patchy fog. Showers likely
High temperatureIn the lower 60sIn the upper 60s
WindsNortheast winds around 10 mphSouth winds 15 to 20 mph
TidesWestport HarborHigh 3.0 ft, 11:44 AMLow 0.6 ft, 5:37 PMWestport HarborHigh 2.7 ft, 12:32 PM
Saturday
Surf height 5 to 7 feet. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Cooler. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds around 15 mph
Sunday
Surf height 2 to 5 feet. Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds around 10 mph
Monday
Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Sunny. Highs around 60. South winds around 10 mph

Beach

County
Bristol County
State
Massachusetts
Latitude
41.7112° N
Longitude
71.1856° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Brayton Point 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 now4 instruments

Citizen station EW9082EW9082

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.5 mi away/40 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

New Bedford MuniEWB

At an airfield/12.0 mi away/79 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Westport Rt 88MA038

Beside a road/15.1 mi away/5 ft/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

measured daily2 instruments

Swansea 1.6 SSWMA-BR-80

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/65 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

RochesterEFRM3

At a cooperative observer's station/14.7 mi away/92 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Rochester (EFRM3), 14.7 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

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