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Monterey State Beach, California

Beach in Monterey County, California

Air quality

The air at Monterey State Beach

Index 45, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Carmel Valley (CA), 12 miles off.

45Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)45Good11.9 mi
  • Ozone31Good34 ppb11.9 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide7Good7 ppb16.2 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0 ppm16.2 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 51, moderate.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Monterey State 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 Monterey State Beach, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 PM.

FriSat
Monterey State Beach from its sand, nowLooking NNE from the sand at 4:18 AM, night, clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 15 s.10203040NEFacing NNE 27°Wind 6 mphfrom E, along the beach
Looking NNE from the sand at 4:18 AM, night, clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 15 s.
NESW

Facing NNE 27°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coastal Areas, and the waves at buoy 46042, 31.4 mi away.

Today

Surf height
3 to 6 feet
Water temperature
Around 59 °F

Waves at buoy 46042, Monterey

Wave height
5.2 ft
Period
15 s
From
SSW (205°)
Water
62 °F
Read
Fri 3:20 AM
Distance
31.4 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 46042, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 4.6 ft to 7.9 ft; 5.2 ft at Fri 3:20 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ft6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PMFri5.2 ftWave height at buoy 46042, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 4.6 ft to 7.9 ft; 5.2 ft at Fri 3:20 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ftNoonThuNoonFri5.2 ft
Significant wave height from 4.6 ft to 7.9 ft; 5.2 ft at Fri 3:20 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Fri 3:20 AM5.2 ft15 sSSW (205°)
Fri 2:50 AM5.2 ft15 sSSW (205°)
Fri 1:50 AM4.6 ft15 sWNW (284°)
Fri 12:50 AM4.9 ft14 sWNW (302°)
Thu 11:50 PM4.9 ft14 sWNW (296°)
Thu 10:50 PM5.2 ft15 sSW (228°)
Thu 9:50 PM5.2 ft14 sNW (308°)
Thu 8:50 PM5.6 ft14 sNW (317°)
Thu 7:50 PM5.9 ft13 sNW (309°)
Thu 6:50 PM5.2 ft14 sWNW (285°)
Thu 5:50 PM5.6 ft15 sWSW (242°)
Thu 4:50 PM5.2 ft14 sWNW (299°)
Thu 3:50 PM5.2 ft14 sW (262°)
Thu 2:50 PM4.6 ft15 sWSW (242°)
Thu 1:50 PM4.9 ft14 sWNW (283°)
Thu 12:50 PM4.9 ft14 sWNW (291°)
Thu 11:50 AM5.6 ft14 sNW (311°)
Thu 10:50 AM5.2 ft15 sWSW (253°)
Thu 9:50 AM5.2 ft15 sSW (226°)
Thu 8:50 AM5.6 ft15 sWNW (289°)
Thu 7:50 AM5.2 ft15 sW (274°)
Thu 6:50 AM5.9 ft14 sWNW (283°)
Thu 5:50 AM5.6 ft15 sWNW (293°)
Thu 4:50 AM5.6 ft16 sSW (232°)

Surf zone forecast

Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coastal Areas. Issued 2:58 AM PDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastTodaySaturday
Surf height3 to 6 feet3 to 5 feet
Water temperatureAround 59 °F-
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
WeatherMostly sunnyMostly sunny
High temperature68-9467-94
WindNE at 9 mph becoming NE at 4 mphNE at 4 mph becoming NE at 8 mph
TidesHigh 3.6 ft, 5:10 AMLow 3.5 ft, 7:37 AMHigh 4.8 ft, 1:58 PMLow 0.5 ft, 10:14 PMHigh 3.7 ft, 6:33 AMLow 3.6 ft, 9:03 AMHigh 4.5 ft, 3:04 PMLow 0.6 ft, 11:18 PM

Tide

TideHigh 3.6 ft at Fri 5:10 AM, Low 3.5 ft at Fri 7:37 AM, High 4.8 ft at Fri 1:58 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:14 PM, High 3.7 ft at Sat 6:33 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Sat 9:03 AM, High 4.5 ft at Sat 3:04 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Sat 11:18 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft6 AMNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon6 PMSun3.6 ft5:10 AM3.5 ft7:37 AM4.8 ft1:58 PM0.5 ft10:14 PM3.7 ft6:33 AM3.6 ft9:03 AM4.5 ft3:04 PM0.6 ft11:18 PMNowTideHigh 3.6 ft at Fri 5:10 AM, Low 3.5 ft at Fri 7:37 AM, High 4.8 ft at Fri 1:58 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:14 PM, High 3.7 ft at Sat 6:33 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Sat 9:03 AM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftNoonSat3.6 ft5:10 AM3.5 ft7:37 AM4.8 ft1:58 PM0.5 ft10:14 PM3.7 ft6:33 AM3.6 ft9:03 AMNow
Tide. High 3.6 ft at Fri 5:10 AM, Low 3.5 ft at Fri 7:37 AM, High 4.8 ft at Fri 1:58 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:14 PM, High 3.7 ft at Sat 6:33 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Sat 9:03 AM, High 4.5 ft at Sat 3:04 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Sat 11:18 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Monterey County
State
California
Latitude
36.6019° N
Longitude
121.8896° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Monterey State Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Monterey PeninsulaMRY

At an airfield/2.4 mi away/150 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Citizen station FW4261FW4261

In a volunteer observer's own ground/25.4 mi away/224 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

SR-152 - SR-156CF110

Beside a road/38.3 mi away/252 ft/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

measured daily2 instruments

Monterey 1.4 WCA-MT-58

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.0 mi away/214 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

MontereyMOTC1

At a cooperative observer's station/1.4 mi away/353 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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