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North Beach, Oregon

Beach in Coos County, Oregon

Air quality

The air at North Beach

Index 53, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians of Oregon (OR), 3 miles off.

53Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)53Moderate2.8 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 29, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at North Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 8 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 North Beach, the next 45 hours

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0 miles Fri 4 AM, under a mile for 21 hours.

FriSat
North Beach from its sand, nowLooking WNW from the sand at 9:23 PM, night, clear, waves about 8.0 ft every 15 s, the tide falling at 0.5 ft.280290300310Facing WNW 293°Wind 2 mphfrom ESE, offshoreSwell 8.0 ft from SWLongshore current, to the right
Looking WNW from the sand at 9:23 PM, night, clear, waves about 8.0 ft every 15 s, the tide falling at 0.5 ft.
NESW

Facing WNW 293°

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, 50.9 mi away.

Rest of today

Surf height
8 FT
Water temperature
Around 56 °F

Waves at buoy 46015, Port Orford

Wave height
4.3 ft
Period
15 s
From
SW (221°)
Swell
4.3 ft at 15 s from SW
Wind waves
1.0 ft at 4 s from NW
Water
52 °F
Read
Thu 8:50 PM
Distance
50.9 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 46015, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.0 ft to 6.2 ft; 4.3 ft at Thu 8:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftWed6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PM4.3 ftWave height at buoy 46015, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.0 ft to 6.2 ft; 4.3 ft at Thu 8:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftWedNoonThuNoon4.3 ft
Significant wave height from 3.0 ft to 6.2 ft; 4.3 ft at Thu 8:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
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°)
Thu 2:50 PM4.6 ft15 sS (185°)
Thu 1:50 PM4.9 ft9 sWNW (293°)
Thu 12:50 PM5.2 ft15 sSW (230°)
Thu 11:50 AM5.2 ft13 sW (278°)
Thu 10:50 AM5.6 ft13 sWNW (283°)
Thu 9:50 AM5.9 ft16 sESE (107°)
Thu 8:50 AM5.6 ft10 sNNW (328°)
Thu 7:50 AM5.9 ft14 sNNW (345°)
Thu 6:50 AM5.9 ft11 sNW (319°)
Thu 5:50 AM6.2 ft14 sNE (45°)
Thu 4:50 AM5.2 ft14 sW (273°)
Thu 3:50 AM5.9 ft14 sWSW (243°)
Thu 2:50 AM6.2 ft13 sN (3°)
Thu 1:50 AM5.6 ft16 sS (174°)
Thu 12:50 AM5.6 ft15 sW (281°)
Wed 11:50 PM5.9 ft16 sS (189°)
Wed 10:50 PM5.6 ft16 sSW (236°)
Wed 9:50 PM5.9 ft15 sWNW (285°)

Surf zone forecast

Southwest Oregon coastal areas from Reedsport to Port Orford. Issued 2:40 PM PDT Thu Oct 15.

ForecastRest of todayFriday
Surf height8 FT9 FT
Water temperatureAround 56 °F-
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
WeatherMostly sunnyMostly cloudy with patchy fog
High temperature57-8256-70
WindNE at 6 mph becoming NE at 4 mphN at 6 mph becoming N at 10 mph
TidesCharlestonHigh 5.8 ft, 4:13 AMLow 3.6 ft, 9:06 AMHigh 7.2 ft, 3:02 PMLow 0.3 ft, 10:10 PMCharlestonHigh 5.5 ft, 5:07 AMLow 4.0 ft, 9:47 AMHigh 6.8 ft, 3:43 PMLow 0.8 ft, 11:03 PM

Tide

Tide at CharlestonHigh 7.2 ft at Thu 3:02 PM, Low 0.3 ft at Thu 10:10 PM, High 5.5 ft at Fri 5:07 AM, 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. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ft6 PMFri6 AMNoon6 PM7.2 ft3:02 PM0.3 ft10:10 PM5.5 ft5:07 AM4.0 ft9:47 AM6.8 ft3:43 PM0.8 ft11:03 PMNow 0.5 ftTide at CharlestonHigh 7.2 ft at Thu 3:02 PM, Low 0.3 ft at Thu 10:10 PM, High 5.5 ft at Fri 5:07 AM, 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. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ftFriNoon7.2 ft3:02 PM0.3 ft10:10 PM5.5 ft5:07 AM4.0 ft9:47 AM6.8 ft3:43 PM0.8 ft11:03 PMNow 0.5 ft
Tide at Charleston. High 7.2 ft at Thu 3:02 PM, Low 0.3 ft at Thu 10:10 PM, High 5.5 ft at Fri 5:07 AM, 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. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Coos County
State
Oregon
Latitude
43.3848° N
Longitude
124.3165° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest North Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

CharlestonNDBC-CHAO3

At a river or reservoir gauge/2.6 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

North BendOTH

At an airfield/4.4 mi away/7 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Coos Bay 8 SW04141

At a climate reference station/7.9 mi away/12 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

measured daily2 instruments

Coos Bay 1.7 WNWOR-CS-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.6 mi away/236 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Coquille CityCOQO3

At a cooperative observer's station/14.8 mi away/102 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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