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Malibu Beach, Massachusetts

Beach in Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Air quality

The air at Malibu Beach

Index 23, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 PM from its reporting area, Boston Metro (MA), 6 miles off.

23Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)23Good0.5 mi
  • Ozone14Good23 ppb1.8 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good1.8 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide8Good8 ppb0.5 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.3 ppb1.8 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.3 ppm0.5 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 24, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM.

FriSatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Malibu Beach

0.26 in in the last 24 hours, 0.40 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.26in
Last 3 days
0.40in

Visibility

How far you can see at Malibu Beach, the next 43 hours

Fog: visibility falls to 0.7 miles Fri 8 PM, under a mile for 1 hour.

FriSatSun
Malibu Beach from its sand, nowLooking E from the sand at 2:25 PM, daylight, overcast, waves about 3.5 ft every 5 s, the tide rising at 8.6 ft. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.7080E100Facing E 84°Sun 130° rightMoon 58° rightWind 13 mphfrom SSW, offshoreSwell 3.5 ft from SELongshore current, to the left
Looking E from the sand at 2:25 PM, daylight, overcast, waves about 3.5 ft every 5 s, the tide rising at 8.6 ft. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.
NESW

Facing E 84°

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 Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA, and the waves at buoy 44013, 20.5 mi away.

Today

Rip current risk
Low
Surf height
2 to 5 feet
Water temperature
In the upper 50s
UV index
Low

Waves at buoy 44013, Boston

Wave height
2.6 ft
Period
5 s
From
SE (132°)
Swell
0.7 ft at 11 s from SE
Wind waves
2.6 ft at 5 s from SE
Water
58 °F
Read
Fri 1:50 PM
Distance
20.5 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 44013, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.3 ft to 4.9 ft; 2.6 ft at Fri 1:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PMFri6 AMNoon2.6 ftWave height at buoy 44013, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.3 ft to 4.9 ft; 2.6 ft at Fri 1:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftThuNoonFri2.6 ft
Significant wave height from 1.3 ft to 4.9 ft; 2.6 ft at Fri 1:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Fri 1:50 PM2.6 ft5 sSE (132°)
Fri 12:50 PM3.3 ft5 sSE (143°)
Fri 11:50 AM3.6 ft5 sSE (142°)
Fri 10:50 AM3.3 ft5 sSSE (156°)
Fri 9:50 AM3.9 ft5 sSSE (148°)
Fri 8:50 AM3.6 ft4 sSSE (147°)
Fri 7:50 AM2.6 ft4 sSE (146°)
Fri 6:50 AM2.6 ft4 sSE (144°)
Fri 5:50 AM2.3 ft3 sSSE (159°)
Fri 4:50 AM2.0 ft3 sSSE (155°)
Fri 3:50 AM1.6 ft3 sSE (146°)
Fri 2:50 AM1.3 ft3 sSSE (156°)
Fri 1:50 AM1.6 ft2 sS (179°)
Fri 12:50 AM1.6 ft8 sE (101°)
Thu 11:50 PM1.3 ft8 sE (87°)
Thu 10:50 PM1.3 ft10 sE (96°)
Thu 9:50 PM1.3 ft8 sE (92°)
Thu 8:50 PM1.3 ft5 sNE (52°)
Thu 7:50 PM1.6 ft5 sNNE (32°)
Thu 6:50 PM1.6 ft5 sNE (35°)
Thu 5:50 PM2.0 ft5 sNE (37°)
Thu 4:50 PM2.0 ft5 sNNE (28°)
Thu 3:50 PM2.3 ft5 sNE (35°)
Thu 2:50 PM2.6 ft5 sNE (34°)

Surf zone forecast

Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA, including Boston, Chelsea, Revere, Winthrop, Braintree, Milton, Quincy, and Weymouth. Issued 4:10 AM EDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastTodaySaturday
Rip current riskLowModerate
Surf height2 to 5 feet3 to 6 feet
Water temperatureIn the upper 50s-
UV indexLow-
Thunderstorm potentialNoneNone
WeatherCloudy. Patchy fog. ShowersMostly cloudy until 2 PM, then mostly sunny. A chance of showers
High temperatureIn the upper 60sIn the lower 50s
WindsSouth winds 10 to 15 mphNorthwest winds around 20 mph
TidesBostonLow 2.1 ft, 9:34 AMHigh 9.4 ft, 3:46 PMBostonLow 2.4 ft, 10:24 AMHigh 9.1 ft, 4:37 PM
Sunday
Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds around 5 mph
Monday
Surf height around 2 feet. Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds around 10 mph
Tuesday
Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds around 10 mph

Tide

Tide at BostonLow 2.1 ft at Fri 9:34 AM, High 9.4 ft at Fri 3:46 PM, Low 2.4 ft at Sat 10:24 AM, High 9.1 ft at Sat 4:37 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ft12 ftNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon2.1 ft9:34 AM9.4 ft3:46 PM2.4 ft10:24 AM9.1 ft4:37 PMNow 8.6 ftTide at BostonLow 2.1 ft at Fri 9:34 AM, High 9.4 ft at Fri 3:46 PM, Low 2.4 ft at Sat 10:24 AM, High 9.1 ft at Sat 4:37 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ft12 ftNoonSatNoon2.1 ft9:34 AM9.4 ft3:46 PM2.4 ft10:24 AM9.1 ft4:37 PMNow 8.6 ft
Tide at Boston. Low 2.1 ft at Fri 9:34 AM, High 9.4 ft at Fri 3:46 PM, Low 2.4 ft at Sat 10:24 AM, High 9.1 ft at Sat 4:37 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Suffolk County
State
Massachusetts
Latitude
42.3245° N
Longitude
71.0509° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Malibu Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Citizen station EW2727EW2727

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.4 mi away/9 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

BostonNDBC-BHBM3

At a river or reservoir gauge/2.1 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Boston/Logan INTLBOS

At an airfield/3.3 mi away/30 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

QuincyMA004

Beside a road/6.2 mi away/131 ft/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

measured daily2 instruments

Boston 0.4 ENEMA-SF-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/27 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Jamacia PlainJPBM3

At a cooperative observer's station/3.6 mi away/102 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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