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West Beach, Massachusetts

Beach in Bristol County, Massachusetts

Air quality

The air at West Beach

Index 31, good, led by ozone. Read at 2 PM from its reporting area, South Bristol-Plymouth (MA), 6 miles off.

31Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)9Good13.9 mi
  • Ozone31Good32 ppb2.7 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.5 ppb13.9 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 30, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM.

FriSatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at West Beach

0.28 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 1 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.28in
Last 3 days
0.28in

Visibility

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

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0.1 miles Fri 5 PM, under a mile for 5 hours.

FriSatSun
West Beach from its sand, nowLooking WSW from the sand at 2:25 PM, daylight, overcast, waves about 4.0 ft every 3 s, the tide falling at 2.6 ft. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, moderate (yellow), not a flag raised on the beach.230240250260Facing WSW 248°Sun 33° leftMoon 106° leftWind 11 mphfrom SSW, onshoreRip current risk: moderateRips run out through the surf
Looking WSW from the sand at 2:25 PM, daylight, overcast, waves about 4.0 ft every 3 s, the tide falling at 2.6 ft. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, moderate (yellow), not a flag raised on the beach.
NESW

Facing WSW 248°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Rip current risk today: moderate

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, 33.5 mi away.

Today

Rip current risk
Moderate
Surf height
2 to 6 feet
Water temperature
In the lower 60s
UV index
Low

Waves at buoy 44020, Nantucket Sound

Wave height
1.6 ft
Period
3 s
From
SE (146°)
Swell
0.3 ft at 9 s from SSW
Wind waves
1.6 ft at 3 s from SE
Water
62 °F
Read
Fri 1:50 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 44020, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 0.7 ft to 3.0 ft; 1.6 ft at Fri 1:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ft6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PMFri6 AMNoon1.6 ftWave height at buoy 44020, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 0.7 ft to 3.0 ft; 1.6 ft at Fri 1:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ftThuNoonFri1.6 ft
Significant wave height from 0.7 ft to 3.0 ft; 1.6 ft at Fri 1:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Fri 1:50 PM1.6 ft3 sSE (146°)
Fri 12:50 PM2.0 ft4 sSSE (153°)
Fri 11:50 AM2.3 ft-SSE (153°)
Fri 10:50 AM2.6 ft4 sSE (131°)
Fri 9:50 AM3.0 ft4 sSSE (147°)
Fri 8:50 AM2.6 ft4 sSE (141°)
Fri 7:50 AM2.3 ft4 sSE (134°)
Fri 6:50 AM2.3 ft3 sSSE (151°)
Fri 5:50 AM2.3 ft3 sSSE (156°)
Fri 4:50 AM2.0 ft3 sSSE (164°)
Fri 3:50 AM2.0 ft3 sSSE (153°)
Fri 2:50 AM1.6 ft3 sSE (138°)
Fri 1:50 AM1.3 ft3 sSE (133°)
Fri 12:50 AM1.0 ft3 sSE (127°)
Thu 11:50 PM0.7 ft--
Thu 10:50 PM0.7 ft--
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°)

Surf zone forecast

Southern Bristol MA, including Westport, Dartmouth, and New Bedford. Issued 4:10 AM EDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastTodaySaturday
Rip current riskModerateModerate
Surf height2 to 6 feet4 to 6 feet
Water temperatureIn the lower 60s-
UV indexLow-
Thunderstorm potentialNoneNone
WeatherCloudy. Patchy fog. ShowersMostly cloudy until 4 PM, then mostly sunny. Showers likely
High temperatureIn the upper 60sIn the lower 50s
WindsSouth winds 15 to 20 mphNorth winds 15 to 20 mph
TidesWestport HarborHigh 2.7 ft, 12:32 PMWestport HarborLow 0.7 ft, 6:16 AMHigh 2.6 ft, 1:22 PM
Sunday
Surf height 2 to 5 feet. Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 10 mph
Monday
Surf height around 3 feet. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 15 mph
Tuesday
Surf height around 3 feet. Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds around 15 mph

Tide

Tide at Westport HarborHigh 2.7 ft at Fri 12:32 PM, Low 0.7 ft at Sat 6:16 AM, High 2.6 ft at Sat 1:22 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ftNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon2.7 ft12:32 PM0.7 ft6:16 AM2.6 ft1:22 PMNow 2.6 ftTide at Westport HarborHigh 2.7 ft at Fri 12:32 PM, Low 0.7 ft at Sat 6:16 AM, High 2.6 ft at Sat 1:22 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ftSatNoon2.7 ft12:32 PM0.7 ft6:16 AM2.6 ft1:22 PMNow 2.6 ft
Tide at Westport Harbor. High 2.7 ft at Fri 12:32 PM, Low 0.7 ft at Sat 6:16 AM, High 2.6 ft at Sat 1:22 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Bristol County
State
Massachusetts
Latitude
41.6051° N
Longitude
70.9154° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest West Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Citizen station EW0364EW0364

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.9 mi away/33 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

New Bedford MuniEWB

At an airfield/5.4 mi away/79 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Westport Rt 88MA038

Beside a road/10.0 mi away/5 ft/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

measured daily2 instruments

South Dartmouth 1.2 NMA-BR-96

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/66 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

RochesterEFRM3

At a cooperative observer's station/12.3 mi away/92 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Rochester (EFRM3), 12.3 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

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