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In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/180 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Beaches/California/Moonlight State Beach
Moonlight 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.
79°
92°/68°
Clear·
Feels like 79°·Light breeze 8 mph NE
Alert. A Heat Advisory is in force for Moonlight State Beach until 8 PM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Moonlight State Beach is 79° and clear at 11 PM. The dew point is 43°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the northeast at 8 mph, gusting to 23 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 73° by 6 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. Air quality is moderate (index 67): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 87°, and the coolest Thursday, near 67°. Rain is likely Wednesday (76%) and Thursday (57%).
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 35% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the south. 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 22 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
67Air quality
25%Humidity
6%Cloud
Now
11:00 PM
79feels79
now, clear
Today
Oct 16
9268
18mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
8772
12mph
UV 6
Sun
Oct 18
8465
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
7963
UV 6
Tue
Oct 20
7361
28%
UV 6
Wed
Oct 21
6959
76%
Thu
Oct 22
6757
57%
79°
92°68°
87°72°
84°65°
79°63°
73°61°
69°59°
67°57°
As of 11:00 PM in Moonlight State Beach, California.
Air quality
The air at Moonlight State Beach
Index 67, moderate, led by coarse particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, San Diego Coast (CA), 17 miles off.
67Moderate
- Fine particles (PM2.5)49Good12.8 mi
- Ozone36Good34 ppb12.8 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)67Moderate12.8 mi
The days ahead
Highest 51, moderate, Sat Oct 17, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 48, good.
GoodModerate
- 48YesterdayOct 15
- 47TodayOct 16
- 51SatOct 17
- 48SunOct 18
Smoke, the next 43 hours
Smoke near the ground peaks at index 81, moderate, Sat 8 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Moonlight State Beach
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 10 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 Moonlight State Beach, the next 43 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 5 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing WSW 240°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Rip current risk today: moderate
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, 6.4 mi away.
- In force High rip current risk Sunday
This afternoon through saturday
- Rip current risk
- Moderate
- Surf height
- 2 to 4 feet. Sets to 5 feet
- Water temperature
- 69 to 72 °F
Waves at buoy 46266, Del Mar Nearshore
- Wave height
- 2.0 ft
- Period
- 13 s
- From
- WSW (246°)
- Swell
- 1.6 ft at 13 s from WSW
- Wind waves
- 1.0 ft at 10 s from W
- Water
- 72 °F
- Read
- Fri 10:26 PM
- Distance
- 6.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 10:26 PM | 2.0 ft | 13 s | WSW (246°) |
| Fri 9:56 PM | 2.0 ft | 13 s | WSW (246°) |
| Fri 8:56 PM | 1.6 ft | 20 s | WSW (246°) |
| Fri 7:56 PM | 1.6 ft | 14 s | WSW (244°) |
| Fri 6:56 PM | 2.0 ft | 13 s | WSW (249°) |
| Fri 5:56 PM | 2.0 ft | 13 s | WSW (246°) |
| Fri 4:56 PM | 2.0 ft | 15 s | WSW (244°) |
| Fri 3:56 PM | 2.0 ft | 14 s | WSW (251°) |
| Fri 2:56 PM | 2.3 ft | 14 s | WSW (243°) |
| Fri 1:56 PM | 2.0 ft | 14 s | WSW (237°) |
| Fri 12:56 PM | 2.3 ft | 14 s | WSW (250°) |
| Fri 11:56 AM | 2.0 ft | 14 s | WSW (250°) |
| Fri 10:56 AM | 2.3 ft | 14 s | WSW (251°) |
| Fri 9:56 AM | 2.0 ft | 13 s | WSW (251°) |
| Fri 8:56 AM | 2.0 ft | 13 s | WSW (243°) |
| Fri 7:56 AM | 2.0 ft | 14 s | WSW (240°) |
| Fri 6:56 AM | 2.0 ft | 14 s | WSW (242°) |
| Fri 5:56 AM | 2.0 ft | 14 s | WSW (244°) |
| Fri 4:56 AM | 2.3 ft | 14 s | WSW (243°) |
| Fri 3:56 AM | 2.3 ft | 14 s | WSW (243°) |
| Fri 2:56 AM | 2.0 ft | 13 s | WSW (253°) |
| Fri 1:56 AM | 2.3 ft | 14 s | WSW (246°) |
| Fri 12:56 AM | 2.0 ft | 14 s | WSW (254°) |
| Thu 11:56 PM | 2.3 ft | 14 s | WSW (242°) |
Surf zone forecast
San Diego County Coastal Areas. Issued 1:14 PM PDT Fri Oct 16.
| Forecast | This afternoon through saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|
| Rip current risk | Moderate | High |
| Surf height | 2 to 4 feet. Sets to 5 feet | 3 to 5 feet. Sets to 6 feet |
| Water temperature | 69 to 72 °F | - |
| Thunderstorm potential | None expected | None expected |
| Remarks | Mixed swell from 190° and 300° | Mixed swell from 200° and 300° |
| Tides | La JollaHigh 4.3 ft, 1:15 PMLow 0.9 ft, 10:24 PM | La JollaHigh 3.6 ft, 7:16 AMLow 3.5 ft, 9:40 AMHigh 4.1 ft, 3:13 PMLow 0.8 ft, 11:25 PM |
Tide
Beach
- County
- San Diego County
- State
- California
- Latitude
- 33.0487° N
- Longitude
- 117.2977° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Moonlight State Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
At an airfield/5.7 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/27.1 mi away/1,140 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Cardiff 0.5 NCA-SD-243
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.7 mi away/191 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
At a harbour/12.5 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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