Citizen station EW6618EW6618
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/71 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Beaches/California/Manhattan Beach
Manhattan Beach, California
Beach in Los Angeles County, California* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and combined seas 2 to 5 ft expected when conditions are worst. * WHERE...East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island and Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands. * WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, until 3 AM PDT Friday. For the Gale Warning, from 3 AM to 5 PM PDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will create dangerous sea conditions which could capsize or damage small and large vessels. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...See the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWFLOX) for more.
Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe conditions.
73°
96°/70°
Clear·
Feels like 73°·Light breeze 6 mph N
Alert. A Gale Warning is in force for Manhattan Beach until 5 PM today. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Manhattan Beach is 73° and clear at 3 AM. The dew point is 45°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the north at 6 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 93° by 1 PM. Tonight falls to about 73° by 4 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 7, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour. Air quality is moderate (index 74): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 91°, and the coolest Thursday, near 68°. Rain is likely Tuesday (54%) and Wednesday (69%). Rain is possible Thursday (33%).
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:18 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 10:35 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-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 20 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
74Air quality
38%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
3:00 AM
73feels73
now, clear
Today
Oct 16
9670
14mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
9172
13mph
UV 6
Sun
Oct 18
8568
14mph
UV 6
Mon
Oct 19
8066
12mph
UV 6
Tue
Oct 20
7264
54%
15mph
Wed
Oct 21
6961
69%
Thu
Oct 22
6859
33%
14mph
73°
96°70°
91°72°
85°68°
80°66°
72°64°
69°61°
68°59°
As of 3:00 AM in Manhattan Beach, California.
Air quality
The air at Manhattan Beach
Index 74, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, S Central LA CO (CA), 12 miles off.
74Moderate
- Fine particles (PM2.5)74Moderate11.9 mi
- Ozone3Good2 ppb11.9 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)-16.6 mi
- Nitrogen dioxide41Good43.8 ppb11.9 mi
- Sulfur dioxide0Good0.4 ppb16.6 mi
- Carbon monoxide-1.2 ppm11.9 mi
The days ahead
Moderate each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 53, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 53YesterdayOct 15
- 55TodayOct 16
Smoke, the next 45 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Manhattan Beach
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 2 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 Manhattan Beach, the next 45 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing SSW 212°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Surf and swim
The waves at buoy 46025, 39.1 mi away.
Waves at buoy 46025, Santa Monica Basin
- Wave height
- 2.6 ft
- Period
- 15 s
- From
- SE (143°)
- Swell
- 2.3 ft at 15 s from SE
- Wind waves
- 1.0 ft at 3 s from NW
- Water
- 72 °F
- Read
- Fri 3:20 AM
- Distance
- 39.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 3:20 AM | 2.6 ft | 15 s | SE (143°) |
| Fri 2:50 AM | 2.6 ft | 15 s | SSW (208°) |
| Fri 1:50 AM | 2.6 ft | 15 s | SE (144°) |
| Fri 12:50 AM | 2.6 ft | 15 s | SSE (153°) |
| Thu 11:50 PM | 3.0 ft | 16 s | S (173°) |
| Thu 10:50 PM | 3.0 ft | 15 s | SSW (209°) |
| Thu 9:50 PM | 3.3 ft | 15 s | SSW (199°) |
| Thu 8:50 PM | 3.6 ft | 15 s | SSE (153°) |
| Thu 7:50 PM | 3.9 ft | 15 s | SSW (200°) |
| Thu 6:50 PM | 3.6 ft | 15 s | SSW (195°) |
| Thu 5:50 PM | 3.0 ft | 14 s | SSW (192°) |
| Thu 4:50 PM | 3.0 ft | 15 s | S (186°) |
| Thu 3:50 PM | 3.0 ft | 15 s | S (190°) |
| Thu 2:50 PM | 2.6 ft | 15 s | SSE (148°) |
| Thu 1:50 PM | 3.0 ft | 15 s | SSW (201°) |
| Thu 12:50 PM | 3.0 ft | 15 s | S (172°) |
| Thu 11:50 AM | 3.6 ft | 15 s | SSW (210°) |
| Thu 10:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 16 s | SSW (212°) |
| Thu 9:50 AM | 2.6 ft | 14 s | SSE (166°) |
| Thu 8:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 15 s | S (181°) |
| Thu 7:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 15 s | S (183°) |
| Thu 6:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 15 s | S (179°) |
| Thu 5:50 AM | 3.3 ft | 15 s | SSW (206°) |
| Thu 4:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 15 s | S (190°) |
Beach
- County
- Los Angeles County
- State
- California
- Latitude
- 33.8787° N
- Longitude
- 118.4104° W
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Manhattan Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
At an airfield/4.3 mi away/105 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Santa Monica PierNDBC-ICAC1
At a harbour/10.3 mi away/-/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Redondo Beach 1.7 SSWCA-LA-139
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.4 mi away/71 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Redondo BeachRDOC1
At a cooperative observer's station/3.7 mi away/148 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
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