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Greenwood State Beach, California

Beach in Mendocino County, California

Air quality

The air at Greenwood State Beach

Index 30, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 3 PM from its reporting area, Fort Bragg (CA), 22 miles off.

30Good
  • Coarse particles (PM10)30Good21.5 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 17, good.

Smoke, the next 44 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 Greenwood State Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 3 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 Greenwood State Beach, the next 44 hours

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0 miles Fri 9 PM, under a mile for 4 hours.

FriSatSun
Greenwood State Beach from its sand, nowLooking WSW from the sand at 4:13 PM, the sun ahead, clear, waves about 5.5 ft every 14 s.240250260WFacing WSW 252°Moon 97° leftWind 4 mphfrom WNW, onshoreSwell 5.5 ft from WNWLongshore current, to the left
Looking WSW from the sand at 4:13 PM, the sun ahead, clear, waves about 5.5 ft every 14 s.
NESW

Facing WSW 252°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Mendocino Coast, and the waves at buoy 46014, 15.4 mi away.

This afternoon through saturday

Surf height
4 to 7 feet
Water temperature
Around 59 °F

Waves at buoy 46014, Pt Arena

Wave height
4.3 ft
Period
14 s
From
WNW (300°)
Swell
3.6 ft at 12 s from WSW
Wind waves
2.3 ft at 6 s from WNW
Water
59 °F
Read
Fri 3:50 PM
Distance
15.4 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 46014, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.9 ft to 5.9 ft; 4.3 ft at Fri 3:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PMFri6 AMNoon4.3 ftWave height at buoy 46014, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.9 ft to 5.9 ft; 4.3 ft at Fri 3:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftThuNoonFriNoon4.3 ft
Significant wave height from 3.9 ft to 5.9 ft; 4.3 ft at Fri 3:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Fri 3:50 PM4.3 ft14 sWNW (300°)
Fri 2:50 PM4.3 ft14 sW (271°)
Fri 1:50 PM4.6 ft15 sSW (221°)
Fri 12:50 PM3.9 ft13 sWSW (246°)
Fri 11:50 AM4.3 ft14 sSSW (212°)
Fri 10:50 AM4.3 ft14 sWSW (238°)
Fri 9:50 AM4.3 ft16 sSSE (158°)
Fri 8:50 AM4.3 ft14 sSSW (192°)
Fri 7:50 AM4.3 ft15 sSSW (195°)
Fri 6:50 AM4.3 ft13 sSW (234°)
Fri 5:50 AM3.9 ft15 sSSW (195°)
Fri 4:50 AM4.3 ft15 sSSW (199°)
Fri 3:50 AM3.9 ft13 sW (260°)
Fri 2:50 AM4.3 ft15 sSW (231°)
Fri 1:50 AM4.3 ft15 sSW (236°)
Fri 12:50 AM4.6 ft15 sSW (218°)
Thu 11:50 PM4.9 ft14 sWSW (241°)
Thu 10:50 PM5.2 ft13 sWSW (257°)
Thu 9:50 PM4.9 ft10 sNW (307°)
Thu 8:50 PM5.6 ft15 sSSW (212°)
Thu 7:50 PM4.9 ft14 sW (265°)
Thu 6:50 PM4.9 ft14 sWSW (245°)
Thu 5:50 PM4.9 ft14 sW (259°)
Thu 4:50 PM5.2 ft14 sW (267°)

Surf zone forecast

Mendocino Coast. Issued 2:51 PM PDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastThis afternoon through saturdaySunday
Surf height4 to 7 feet6 to 9 feet
Offshore wavesNW 5 feet at 7 seconds. NW 5 feet at 12 seconds. SW 2 feet at 14 secondsNW 9 feet at 12 seconds. SW 3 feet at 17 seconds
Water temperatureAround 59 °F-
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
TidesArena CoveHigh 4.0 ft, 6:09 AMLow 3.7 ft, 9:49 AMHigh 4.9 ft, 3:35 PMLow 0.7 ft, 11:30 PMArena CoveHigh 4.2 ft, 7:11 AMLow 3.6 ft, 11:25 AMHigh 4.7 ft, 4:49 PMLow 0.8 ft, 11:30 PM

Tide

Tide at Arena CoveHigh 4.0 ft at Sat 6:09 AM, Low 3.7 ft at Sat 9:49 AM, High 4.9 ft at Sat 3:35 PM, Low 0.7 ft at Sat 11:30 PM, High 4.2 ft at Sun 7:11 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Sun 11:25 AM, High 4.7 ft at Sun 4:49 PM, Low 0.8 ft at Sun 11:30 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft6 AMNoon6 PMSun6 AMNoon6 PMMon4.0 ft6:09 AM3.7 ft9:49 AM4.9 ft3:35 PM0.7 ft11:30 PM4.2 ft7:11 AM3.6 ft11:25 AM4.7 ft4:49 PM0.8 ft11:30 PMTide at Arena CoveHigh 4.0 ft at Sat 6:09 AM, Low 3.7 ft at Sat 9:49 AM, High 4.9 ft at Sat 3:35 PM, Low 0.7 ft at Sat 11:30 PM, High 4.2 ft at Sun 7:11 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Sun 11:25 AM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftNoonSun4.0 ft6:09 AM3.7 ft9:49 AM4.9 ft3:35 PM0.7 ft11:30 PM4.2 ft7:11 AM3.6 ft11:25 AM
Tide at Arena Cove. High 4.0 ft at Sat 6:09 AM, Low 3.7 ft at Sat 9:49 AM, High 4.9 ft at Sat 3:35 PM, Low 0.7 ft at Sat 11:30 PM, High 4.2 ft at Sun 7:11 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Sun 11:25 AM, High 4.7 ft at Sun 4:49 PM, Low 0.8 ft at Sun 11:30 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Mendocino County
State
California
Latitude
39.1315° N
Longitude
123.7184° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Greenwood State Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Little RiverLLR

At an airfield/9.2 mi away/554 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Citizen station EW6025EW6025

In a volunteer observer's own ground/11.3 mi away/509 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Arena CoveNDBC-ANVC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/15.0 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Elk 1.9 NNECA-MD-39

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.9 mi away/1,206 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Fort Bragg 5 NFRBC1

At a cooperative observer's station/26.2 mi away/295 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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