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Elk Fence South Beach, California

Beach in Marin County, California

Air quality

The air at Elk Fence South Beach

Index 53, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Santa Rosa (CA), 22 miles off.

53Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)53Moderate-
  • Ozone7Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 41, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Elk Fence South Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. 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 Elk Fence South Beach, the next 44 hours

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0 miles Fri 11 PM, under a mile for 6 hours.

FriSat
Elk Fence South Beach from its sand, nowLooking ENE from the sand at 4:10 AM, night, mostly clear, waves about 5.5 ft every 14 s.40NE506070Facing ENE 57°Wind 1 mphfrom E, onshore
Looking ENE from the sand at 4:10 AM, night, mostly clear, waves about 5.5 ft every 14 s.
NESW

Facing ENE 57°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Sonoma and Marin County Coastal Areas, and the waves at buoy 46013, 21.6 mi away.

Today

Surf height
4 to 7 feet
Water temperature
-

Waves at buoy 46013, Bodega Bay

Wave height
4.6 ft
Period
14 s
From
W (273°)
Swell
4.3 ft at 14 s from W
Wind waves
1.3 ft at 4 s from WNW
Water
-
Read
Fri 3:20 AM
Distance
21.6 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 46013, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.6 ft to 5.6 ft; 4.6 ft at Fri 3:20 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PMFri4.6 ftWave height at buoy 46013, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.6 ft to 5.6 ft; 4.6 ft at Fri 3:20 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftNoonThuNoonFri4.6 ft
Significant wave height from 3.6 ft to 5.6 ft; 4.6 ft at Fri 3:20 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Fri 3:20 AM4.6 ft14 sW (273°)
Fri 2:50 AM4.3 ft13 sWNW (283°)
Fri 1:50 AM3.9 ft12 sW (266°)
Fri 12:50 AM4.3 ft14 sWSW (256°)
Thu 11:50 PM3.9 ft15 sSW (232°)
Thu 10:50 PM4.3 ft15 sSW (232°)
Thu 9:50 PM4.3 ft14 sWNW (282°)
Thu 8:50 PM4.6 ft15 sSW (224°)
Thu 7:50 PM4.3 ft14 sW (281°)
Thu 6:50 PM4.6 ft14 sWNW (290°)
Thu 5:50 PM4.3 ft15 sWNW (282°)
Thu 4:50 PM3.9 ft12 sWNW (293°)
Thu 3:50 PM4.3 ft15 sSW (233°)
Thu 2:50 PM4.3 ft14 sWSW (250°)
Thu 1:50 PM3.9 ft13 sW (272°)
Thu 12:50 PM3.9 ft13 sW (278°)
Thu 11:50 AM3.9 ft14 sWNW (284°)
Thu 10:50 AM3.6 ft15 sSW (236°)
Thu 9:50 AM4.3 ft15 sWSW (249°)
Thu 8:50 AM4.9 ft15 sSW (228°)
Thu 7:50 AM4.3 ft15 sSSE (154°)
Thu 6:50 AM3.9 ft13 sWNW (296°)
Thu 5:50 AM4.6 ft15 sWSW (245°)
Thu 4:50 AM4.3 ft15 sW (277°)

Surf zone forecast

Sonoma and Marin County Coastal Areas. Issued 2:58 AM PDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastTodaySaturday
Surf height4 to 7 feet4 to 7 feet
Water temperature--
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
WeatherMostly sunnyPartly cloudy
High temperature59-9057-86
WindNW at 3 mphNW at 6 mph becoming NW at 10 mph
TidesHigh 4.2 ft, 5:32 AMLow 3.6 ft, 9:28 AMHigh 5.2 ft, 3:11 PMLow 0.5 ft, 10:32 PMHigh 4.2 ft, 6:48 AMLow 3.7 ft, 10:56 AMHigh 4.9 ft, 4:10 PMLow 0.6 ft, 11:38 PM

Tide

TideHigh 4.2 ft at Fri 5:32 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Fri 9:28 AM, High 5.2 ft at Fri 3:11 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:32 PM, High 4.2 ft at Sat 6:48 AM, Low 3.7 ft at Sat 10:56 AM, High 4.9 ft at Sat 4:10 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Sat 11:38 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft6 AMNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon6 PMSun4.2 ft5:32 AM3.6 ft9:28 AM5.2 ft3:11 PM0.5 ft10:32 PM4.2 ft6:48 AM3.7 ft10:56 AM4.9 ft4:10 PM0.6 ft11:38 PMNowTideHigh 4.2 ft at Fri 5:32 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Fri 9:28 AM, High 5.2 ft at Fri 3:11 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:32 PM, High 4.2 ft at Sat 6:48 AM, Low 3.7 ft at Sat 10:56 AM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftNoonSat4.2 ft5:32 AM3.6 ft9:28 AM5.2 ft3:11 PM0.5 ft10:32 PM4.2 ft6:48 AM3.7 ft10:56 AMNow
Tide. High 4.2 ft at Fri 5:32 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Fri 9:28 AM, High 5.2 ft at Fri 3:11 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:32 PM, High 4.2 ft at Sat 6:48 AM, Low 3.7 ft at Sat 10:56 AM, High 4.9 ft at Sat 4:10 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Sat 11:38 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Marin County
State
California
Latitude
38.1764° N
Longitude
122.9270° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Elk Fence South Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Port Reyes RCAPRWC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.8 mi away/85 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Bodega 6 WSW93245

At a climate reference station/12.6 mi away/63 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Citizen station EW7525EW7525

In a volunteer observer's own ground/16.6 mi away/40 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

PetalumaO69

At an airfield/18.3 mi away/90 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Tomales 1.3 ENECA-MR-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.7 mi away/128 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

GratonGRNC1

At a cooperative observer's station/17.9 mi away/203 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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