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In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.9 mi away/166 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Beaches/California/Pirates Cove
Pirates Cove, California
Beach in San Luis Obispo County, California* WHAT...Temperatures up to 95 expected. * WHERE...Coastal areas of southwest California * WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. In the event of a nearby wildfire, smoke may increase heat and physical stress. If smoke impacts your area; 1) Have a cooling plan in place as smoke could limit your ability to cool your home through open windows and 2) If you have air conditioning, set on air recirculation within the home to avoid smoke exposure. Local officials may have additional guidance.
59°
93°/58°
Clear·
Feels like 59°·Light breeze 7 mph NE
Alert. A Heat Advisory is in force for Pirates Cove until 8 PM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Pirates Cove is 59° and clear at 3 AM. The dew point is 37°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the northeast at 7 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 90° by 2 PM. Tonight falls to about 65° by 5 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.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 92°, and the coolest Thursday, near 67°. Rain is likely Wednesday (57%). Rain is possible Tuesday (44%).
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:27 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 10:40 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 18 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
32Air quality
45%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
3:00 AM
59feels59
now, clear
Today
Oct 16
9358
25mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
9264
19mph
UV 7
Sun
Oct 18
8258
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
7354
18mph
UV 6
Tue
Oct 20
6850
44%
14mph
Wed
Oct 21
6850
57%
Thu
Oct 22
6750
29%
18mph
UV 6
59°
93°58°
92°64°
82°58°
73°54°
68°50°
68°50°
67°50°
As of 3:00 AM in Pirates Cove, California.
Air quality
The air at Pirates Cove
Index 32, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Nipomo CDF (CA), 12 miles off.
32Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)29Good11.9 mi
- Ozone-50 ppb16.1 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)32Good11.9 mi
- Nitrogen dioxide1Good1.1 ppb16.1 mi
The days ahead
Highest moderate, today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 47, good.
GoodModerate
- 47YesterdayOct 15
- ModerateTodayOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
- GoodMonOct 19
- GoodTueOct 20
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 Pirates Cove
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 Pirates Cove, 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 194°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Surf and swim
The surf zone forecast for San Luis Obispo County Beaches, Santa Barbara Central Coast Beaches, and the waves at buoy 46011, 22.9 mi away.
Today
- Surf height
- 3 to 6 feet
- Water temperature
- 64 to 66 °F
Waves at buoy 46011, Santa Maria
- Wave height
- 4.3 ft
- Period
- 14 s
- From
- WSW (244°)
- Swell
- 4.6 ft at 15 s from SW
- Wind waves
- 1.3 ft at 4 s from WNW
- Water
- 68 °F
- Read
- Fri 2:50 AM
- Distance
- 22.9 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 2:50 AM | 4.3 ft | 14 s | WSW (244°) |
| Fri 1:50 AM | 4.3 ft | 15 s | SSW (200°) |
| Fri 12:50 AM | 4.6 ft | 15 s | SW (224°) |
| Thu 11:50 PM | 4.9 ft | 15 s | SSW (205°) |
| Thu 10:50 PM | 4.6 ft | 15 s | SSW (198°) |
| Thu 9:50 PM | 4.9 ft | 15 s | SW (226°) |
| Thu 8:50 PM | 4.9 ft | 15 s | S (171°) |
| Thu 7:50 PM | 4.9 ft | 15 s | SSW (194°) |
| Thu 6:50 PM | 5.2 ft | 15 s | SW (226°) |
| Thu 5:50 PM | 4.6 ft | 15 s | SW (221°) |
| Thu 4:50 PM | 4.6 ft | 14 s | WNW (287°) |
| Thu 3:50 PM | 4.6 ft | 15 s | WSW (239°) |
| Thu 2:50 PM | 4.3 ft | 13 s | W (274°) |
| Thu 1:50 PM | 4.3 ft | 15 s | W (272°) |
| Thu 12:50 PM | 3.9 ft | 15 s | SW (227°) |
| Thu 11:50 AM | 4.6 ft | 15 s | W (259°) |
| Thu 10:50 AM | 4.6 ft | 14 s | WNW (290°) |
| Thu 9:50 AM | 4.9 ft | 14 s | WNW (282°) |
| Thu 8:50 AM | 5.2 ft | 14 s | W (276°) |
| Thu 7:50 AM | 5.2 ft | 15 s | W (266°) |
| Thu 6:50 AM | 5.6 ft | 15 s | WSW (237°) |
| Thu 5:50 AM | 5.6 ft | 15 s | WSW (258°) |
| Thu 4:50 AM | 5.2 ft | 15 s | W (262°) |
| Thu 3:50 AM | 5.2 ft | 15 s | SW (219°) |
Surf zone forecast
San Luis Obispo County Beaches, Santa Barbara Central Coast Beaches. Issued 2:30 AM PDT Fri Oct 16.
| Forecast | Today | Saturday |
|---|---|---|
| Surf height | 3 to 6 feet | 3 to 5 feet |
| Water temperature | 64 to 66 °F | - |
| Thunderstorm potential | None expected | None expected |
| Remarks | Mixed west swell and south swell | Mixed south swell and west swell |
| Tides | High 4.8 ft, 2:18 PMLow 0.7 ft, 10:50 PM | High 4.5 ft, 3:24 PMLow 0.7 ft, 11:00 PM |
Tide
Beach
- County
- San Luis Obispo County
- State
- California
- Latitude
- 35.1756° N
- Longitude
- 120.7170° W
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Pirates Cove, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.2 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
At an airfield/6.0 mi away/182 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
At a river or reservoir gauge/14.4 mi away/1,161 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Pismo BeachPISC1
At a cooperative observer's station/2.2 mi away/65 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Pismo Beach 2.3 ENECA-SL-38
In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.9 mi away/207 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
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The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
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