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Pillar Point Harbor Beach, California

Beach in San Mateo County, California

Air quality

The air at Pillar Point Harbor Beach

Index 37, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, San Lorenzo Valley (CA), 36 miles off.

37Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)37Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 25, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

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

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Pillar Point Harbor Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Sat 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 Pillar Point Harbor Beach, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sun 11 PM, lowest 4 miles Sun 4 AM.

SatSun
Pillar Point Harbor Beach from its sand, nowLooking S from the sand at 4:22 AM, night, clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 10 s.170S190200Facing S 186°
Looking S from the sand at 4:22 AM, night, clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 10 s.
NESW

Facing S 186°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for San Francisco and San Mateo County Coastal Areas, and the waves at buoy 46012, 24.4 mi away.

Today

Surf height
3 to 6 feet
Water temperature
Around 61 °F

Waves at buoy 46012, Half Moon Bay

Wave height
2.3 ft
Period
10 s
From
-
Water
65 °F
Read
Sat 3:00 AM
Distance
24.4 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 46012, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 2.0 ft to 3.9 ft; 2.3 ft at Sat 3:00 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft6 AMNoon6 PMFri6 AMNoon6 PMSat2.3 ftWave height at buoy 46012, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 2.0 ft to 3.9 ft; 2.3 ft at Sat 3:00 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftNoonFriNoonSat2.3 ft
Significant wave height from 2.0 ft to 3.9 ft; 2.3 ft at Sat 3:00 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Sat 3:00 AM2.3 ft10 s-
Sat 2:00 AM2.3 ft13 s-
Sat 1:00 AM2.3 ft12 s-
Sat 12:00 AM2.0 ft14 s-
Fri 11:00 PM2.3 ft12 s-
Fri 10:00 PM2.6 ft14 s-
Fri 9:00 PM2.3 ft11 s-
Fri 8:00 PM2.3 ft13 s-
Fri 7:00 PM2.6 ft12 s-
Fri 6:00 PM2.6 ft13 s-
Fri 5:00 PM2.3 ft14 s-
Fri 4:00 PM2.3 ft14 s-
Fri 3:00 PM2.3 ft14 s-
Fri 2:00 PM2.3 ft13 s-
Fri 1:00 PM2.3 ft13 s-
Fri 12:00 PM2.3 ft14 s-
Fri 11:00 AM2.3 ft12 s-
Fri 10:00 AM2.3 ft12 s-
Fri 9:00 AM2.6 ft14 s-
Fri 8:00 AM2.6 ft11 s-
Fri 7:00 AM3.0 ft12 s-
Fri 6:00 AM3.0 ft12 s-
Fri 5:00 AM3.3 ft12 s-
Fri 4:00 AM3.3 ft13 s-

Surf zone forecast

San Francisco and San Mateo County Coastal Areas. Issued 2:56 AM PDT Sat Oct 17.

ForecastTodaySunday
Surf height3 to 6 feetWest Facing Beaches - 8 to 12 feet. South Facing Beaches - 6 to 9 feet
Water temperatureAround 61 °F-
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
WeatherPartly cloudyPartly cloudy
High temperature61-9155-70
WindNW at 5 mphNW at 12 mph becoming NW at 14 mph
TidesHigh 4.2 ft, 6:48 AMLow 3.7 ft, 10:56 AMHigh 4.9 ft, 4:10 PMLow 0.6 ft, 11:38 PMHigh 4.3 ft, 7:47 AMLow 3.5 ft, 12:25 PMHigh 4.7 ft, 5:21 PMLow 0.6 ft, 11:42 PM

Tide

TideHigh 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, High 4.3 ft at Sun 7:47 AM, Low 3.5 ft at Sun 12:25 PM, High 4.7 ft at Sun 5:21 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Sun 11:42 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft6 AMNoon6 PMSun6 AMNoon6 PMMon4.2 ft6:48 AM3.7 ft10:56 AM4.9 ft4:10 PM0.6 ft11:38 PM4.3 ft7:47 AM3.5 ft12:25 PM4.7 ft5:21 PM0.6 ft11:42 PMTideHigh 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, High 4.3 ft at Sun 7:47 AM, Low 3.5 ft at Sun 12:25 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftNoonSunNoon4.2 ft6:48 AM3.7 ft10:56 AM4.9 ft4:10 PM0.6 ft11:38 PM4.3 ft7:47 AM3.5 ft12:25 PM
Tide. 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, High 4.3 ft at Sun 7:47 AM, Low 3.5 ft at Sun 12:25 PM, High 4.7 ft at Sun 5:21 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Sun 11:42 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
San Mateo County
State
California
Latitude
37.5025° N
Longitude
122.4771° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Pillar Point Harbor Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Half Moon BayHAF

At an airfield/1.5 mi away/31 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Citizen station DW2059DW2059

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.2 mi away/161 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Spring Vly RAWSHSPC1

A remote fire weather station/4.7 mi away/1,030 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

El Granada 0.4 WSWCA-SM-44

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/141 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Half Moon BayHMBC1

At a cooperative observer's station/2.8 mi away/23 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Snow on the ground

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