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Agate Beach, Oregon

Beach in Coos County, Oregon

Air quality

The air at Agate Beach

Index 53, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 3 PM from its reporting area, Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians of Oregon (OR), 11 miles off.

53Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)53Moderate11.1 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 33, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 11 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Agate Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 2 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 Agate Beach, the next 45 hours

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0 miles Fri 7 PM, under a mile for 7 hours.

FriSatSun
Agate Beach from its sand, nowLooking W from the sand at 3:36 PM, daylight, partly cloudy, waves about 8.0 ft every 14 s, the tide rising at 6.8 ft.260W280290Facing W 274°Sun 51° leftMoon 126° leftWind 6 mphfrom NW, onshoreSwell 8.0 ft from WNWLongshore current, to the left
Looking W from the sand at 3:36 PM, daylight, partly cloudy, waves about 8.0 ft every 14 s, the tide rising at 6.8 ft.
NESW

Facing W 274°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Southwest Oregon coastal areas from Reedsport to Port Orford, and the waves at buoy 46015, 41.4 mi away.

Rest of today

Surf height
8 FT
Water temperature
56 to 57 °F

Waves at buoy 46015, Port Orford

Wave height
5.2 ft
Period
14 s
From
WNW (292°)
Swell
4.9 ft at 14 s from WNW
Wind waves
2.0 ft at 4 s from NW
Water
51 °F
Read
Fri 2:50 PM
Distance
41.4 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 46015, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.0 ft to 6.2 ft; 5.2 ft at Fri 2:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PMFri6 AMNoon5.2 ftWave height at buoy 46015, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.0 ft to 6.2 ft; 5.2 ft at Fri 2:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftThuNoonFriNoon5.2 ft
Significant wave height from 3.0 ft to 6.2 ft; 5.2 ft at Fri 2:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Fri 2:50 PM5.2 ft14 sWNW (292°)
Fri 1:50 PM4.9 ft14 sENE (70°)
Fri 12:50 PM4.9 ft15 sW (269°)
Fri 11:50 AM4.9 ft15 sW (278°)
Fri 10:50 AM4.9 ft-W (262°)
Fri 9:50 AM4.3 ft15 sW (278°)
Fri 8:50 AM4.6 ft15 sW (270°)
Fri 7:50 AM4.3 ft16 sW (265°)
Fri 6:50 AM3.6 ft15 sSW (217°)
Fri 5:50 AM3.9 ft16 sSW (234°)
Fri 4:50 AM3.9 ft16 sW (259°)
Fri 3:50 AM3.9 ft15 sS (184°)
Fri 2:50 AM3.6 ft16 sSW (233°)
Fri 1:50 AM3.6 ft12 sWNW (302°)
Fri 12:50 AM3.9 ft15 sS (178°)
Thu 11:50 PM3.9 ft13 sW (277°)
Thu 10:50 PM3.9 ft14 sSW (234°)
Thu 9:50 PM4.3 ft15 sSW (227°)
Thu 8:50 PM4.3 ft15 sSW (221°)
Thu 7:50 PM3.9 ft15 sSSW (210°)
Thu 6:50 PM4.3 ft14 sWNW (298°)
Thu 5:50 PM4.6 ft14 sWNW (286°)
Thu 4:50 PM4.6 ft15 sSSW (201°)
Thu 3:50 PM4.6 ft16 sSSW (210°)

Surf zone forecast

Southwest Oregon coastal areas from Reedsport to Port Orford. Issued 2:40 PM PDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastRest of todaySaturday
Surf height8 FT10 FT
Water temperature56 to 57 °F-
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
WeatherMostly cloudyMostly cloudy with patchy fog
High temperature56-7055-66
WindN at 6 mph becoming N at 9 mphN at 6 mph becoming N at 18 mph
TidesCharlestonHigh 5.5 ft, 5:07 AMLow 4.0 ft, 9:47 AMHigh 6.8 ft, 3:43 PMLow 0.8 ft, 11:03 PMCharlestonHigh 5.3 ft, 6:11 AMLow 4.2 ft, 10:45 AMHigh 6.4 ft, 4:35 PMLow 1.1 ft, 11:05 PM

Tide

Tide at CharlestonLow 4.0 ft at Fri 9:47 AM, High 6.8 ft at Fri 3:43 PM, Low 0.8 ft at Fri 11:03 PM, High 5.3 ft at Sat 6:11 AM, Low 4.2 ft at Sat 10:45 AM, High 6.4 ft at Sat 4:35 PM, Low 1.1 ft at Sat 11:05 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon6 PM4.0 ft9:47 AM6.8 ft3:43 PM0.8 ft11:03 PM5.3 ft6:11 AM4.2 ft10:45 AM6.4 ft4:35 PM1.1 ft11:05 PMNow 6.8 ftTide at CharlestonLow 4.0 ft at Fri 9:47 AM, High 6.8 ft at Fri 3:43 PM, Low 0.8 ft at Fri 11:03 PM, High 5.3 ft at Sat 6:11 AM, Low 4.2 ft at Sat 10:45 AM, High 6.4 ft at Sat 4:35 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftNoonSatNoon4.0 ft9:47 AM6.8 ft3:43 PM0.8 ft11:03 PM5.3 ft6:11 AM4.2 ft10:45 AM6.4 ft4:35 PMNow 6.8 ft
Tide at Charleston. Low 4.0 ft at Fri 9:47 AM, High 6.8 ft at Fri 3:43 PM, Low 0.8 ft at Fri 11:03 PM, High 5.3 ft at Sat 6:11 AM, Low 4.2 ft at Sat 10:45 AM, High 6.4 ft at Sat 4:35 PM, Low 1.1 ft at Sat 11:05 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Coos County
State
Oregon
Latitude
43.2532° N
Longitude
124.3873° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Agate Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Or Coos Bay 8 SWCOSO3

At a river or reservoir gauge/3.7 mi away/39 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Coos Bay 8 SW04141

At a climate reference station/4.1 mi away/12 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

North BendOTH

At an airfield/13.6 mi away/7 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Bandon 9.5 NOR-CS-39

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/159 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Bandon 2 NNEBDNO3

At a cooperative observer's station/7.2 mi away/39 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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