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In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/180 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Beaches/California/Cardiff State Beach
Cardiff State Beach, California
Beach in San Diego County, California* WHAT...High temperatures in the upper 80s to the mid 90s expected. * WHERE...Orange County Coastal Areas and San Diego County Coastal Areas. * WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase during hot temperatures. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Low temperatures will be in the high 60s to low 70s.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
72°
88°/60°
Clear·
Feels like 72°·Light breeze 5 mph N
Alert. A Heat Advisory is in force for Cardiff State Beach until 8 PM Saturday. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Cardiff State Beach is 72° and clear at 10 PM. The dew point is 42°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the north at 5 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 69° by 1 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 91°, and the coolest Wednesday, near 69°. Rain is likely Tuesday (54%) and Wednesday (67%).
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 24 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
50Air quality
33%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
10:00 PM
72feels72
now, clear
Today
Oct 15
8860
UV 7
Fri
Oct 16
9168
18mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
8771
12mph
UV 6
Sun
Oct 18
8366
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
7965
UV 7
Tue
Oct 20
7162
54%
12mph
Wed
Oct 21
6959
67%
72°
88°60°
91°68°
87°71°
83°66°
79°65°
71°62°
69°59°
As of 10:00 PM in Cardiff State Beach, California.
Air quality
The air at Cardiff State Beach
Index 50, good, led by fine particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, San Diego Coast (CA), 17 miles off.
50Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)50Good12.2 mi
- Ozone36Good37 ppb12.2 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)25Good12.2 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Fri Oct 16, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 58, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 58YesterdayOct 14
- 50TodayOct 15
- 44FriOct 16
Smoke, the next 44 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Cardiff State 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 Cardiff State Beach, the next 44 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing SW 230°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Rip current risk today: high
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 San Diego County Coastal Areas, and the waves at buoy 46266, 7.4 mi away.
- In force High rip current risk
This afternoon through friday
- Rip current risk
- High
- Surf height
- 3 to 5 feet
- Water temperature
- 68 to 72 °F
Waves at buoy 46266, Del Mar Nearshore
- Wave height
- 2.6 ft
- Period
- 13 s
- From
- WSW (243°)
- Swell
- 2.0 ft at 13 s from WSW
- Wind waves
- 1.3 ft at 4 s from WNW
- Water
- 72 °F
- Read
- Thu 9:26 PM
- Distance
- 7.4 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.
Every hour, last 24 hours
| Time | Wave height | Period | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 9:26 PM | 2.6 ft | 13 s | WSW (243°) |
| Thu 8:56 PM | 2.6 ft | 14 s | WSW (250°) |
| Thu 7:56 PM | 2.3 ft | 14 s | WSW (249°) |
| Thu 6:56 PM | 2.3 ft | 14 s | WSW (249°) |
| Thu 5:56 PM | 3.0 ft | 14 s | WSW (240°) |
| Thu 4:56 PM | 2.6 ft | 14 s | WSW (244°) |
| Thu 3:56 PM | 2.6 ft | 14 s | WSW (239°) |
| Thu 2:56 PM | 3.0 ft | 15 s | WSW (250°) |
| Thu 1:56 PM | 2.6 ft | 14 s | WSW (257°) |
| Thu 12:56 PM | 2.6 ft | 13 s | WSW (251°) |
| Thu 11:56 AM | 2.3 ft | 15 s | WSW (249°) |
| Thu 10:56 AM | 2.3 ft | 15 s | WSW (246°) |
| Thu 9:56 AM | 2.3 ft | 15 s | WSW (244°) |
| Thu 8:56 AM | 2.6 ft | 15 s | WSW (247°) |
| Thu 7:56 AM | 2.6 ft | 14 s | WSW (247°) |
| Thu 6:56 AM | 2.3 ft | 15 s | SW (236°) |
| Thu 5:56 AM | 2.6 ft | 15 s | SW (236°) |
| Thu 4:56 AM | 3.0 ft | 15 s | SW (236°) |
| Thu 3:56 AM | 2.6 ft | 14 s | WSW (237°) |
| Thu 2:56 AM | 2.3 ft | 14 s | WSW (239°) |
| Thu 1:56 AM | 2.3 ft | 15 s | WSW (240°) |
| Thu 12:56 AM | 2.6 ft | 15 s | WSW (242°) |
| Wed 11:56 PM | 2.6 ft | 15 s | WSW (247°) |
| Wed 10:56 PM | 2.6 ft | 13 s | WSW (250°) |
Surf zone forecast
San Diego County Coastal Areas. Issued 12:34 PM PDT Thu Oct 15.
| Forecast | This afternoon through friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|
| Rip current risk | High | High |
| Surf height | 3 to 5 feet | 3 to 5 feet |
| Water temperature | 68 to 72 °F | - |
| Thunderstorm potential | None expected | None expected |
| Remarks | South swell from 200° | Mixed south swell from 200° and west swell from 290° |
| Tides | La JollaHigh 4.7 ft, 12:08 PMLow 0.9 ft, 8:59 PM | La JollaHigh 4.3 ft, 1:15 PMLow 0.9 ft, 10:24 PM |
Tide
Beach
- County
- San Diego County
- State
- California
- Latitude
- 33.0627° N
- Longitude
- 117.3042° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Cardiff State 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
At an airfield/4.9 mi away/328 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
At a river or reservoir gauge/6.7 mi away/728 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Fallbrook 5 NE53151
At a climate reference station/26.2 mi away/1,140 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Encinitas 2.7NCA-SD-11
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/188 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
At a harbour/11.4 mi away/23 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
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