Oakland Berth 34NDBC-OKXC1
At a river or reservoir gauge/1.1 mi away/-/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Beaches/California/Radio Beach
Radio Beach, California
Beach in Alameda County, California61°
89°/61°
Clear·
Feels like 61°·Light air 3 mph ENE
Now. Radio Beach is 61° and clear at 4 AM. The dew point is 45°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light air from the east-northeast at 3 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 87° by 4 PM. Tonight falls to about 62° by 8 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 6, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour. Air quality is moderate (index 60): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 85°, and the coolest Monday, near 60°. The days ahead look dry.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:30 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 10:38 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 13 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
60Air quality
63%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
4:00 AM
61feels61
now, clear
Today
Oct 16
8961
UV 6
Sat
Oct 17
8562
UV 6
Sun
Oct 18
6755
13mph
Mon
Oct 19
6051
24%
13mph
Tue
Oct 20
6251
29%
Wed
Oct 21
6651
26%
Thu
Oct 22
6352
mostly clear day
61°
89°61°
85°62°
67°55°
60°51°
62°51°
66°51°
63°52°
As of 4:00 AM in Radio Beach, California.
Air quality
The air at Radio Beach
Index 60, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Oakland (CA), 3 miles off.
60Moderate
- Fine particles (PM2.5)60Moderate2.1 mi
- Ozone25Good4 ppb2.1 mi
- Nitrogen dioxide21Good22.3 ppb2.1 mi
- Sulfur dioxide0Good0.2 ppb2.1 mi
- Carbon monoxide-0.8 ppm2.1 mi
The days ahead
Highest moderate, Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 49, good.
GoodModerate
- 49YesterdayOct 15
- 55TodayOct 16
- ModerateSatOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
- GoodMonOct 19
- GoodTueOct 20
Smoke, the next 44 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Radio 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 Radio Beach, the next 44 hours
Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 11 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 7 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing NW 308°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Surf and swim
The waves at buoy 46026, 28.7 mi away.
Waves at buoy 46026, San Francisco
- Wave height
- 3.6 ft
- Period
- 14 s
- From
- WSW (247°)
- Swell
- 3.6 ft at 14 s from WSW
- Wind waves
- 1.0 ft at 4 s from WNW
- Water
- 60 °F
- Read
- Fri 4:20 AM
- Distance
- 28.7 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 4:20 AM | 3.6 ft | 14 s | WSW (247°) |
| Fri 3:50 AM | 3.9 ft | 15 s | SW (227°) |
| Fri 2:50 AM | 3.9 ft | 13 s | WNW (287°) |
| Fri 1:50 AM | 3.9 ft | 15 s | SW (231°) |
| Fri 12:50 AM | 4.3 ft | - | WSW (247°) |
| Thu 11:50 PM | 3.9 ft | 16 s | WSW (246°) |
| Thu 10:50 PM | 4.3 ft | 15 s | SW (219°) |
| Thu 9:50 PM | 3.6 ft | 14 s | W (274°) |
| Thu 8:50 PM | 4.3 ft | - | WSW (241°) |
| Thu 7:50 PM | 3.6 ft | 13 s | W (260°) |
| Thu 6:50 PM | 3.9 ft | 14 s | SW (228°) |
| Thu 5:50 PM | 3.9 ft | 14 s | WSW (248°) |
| Thu 4:50 PM | 3.9 ft | 15 s | WSW (239°) |
| Thu 3:50 PM | 4.3 ft | 15 s | WSW (243°) |
| Thu 2:50 PM | 3.9 ft | 15 s | SW (230°) |
| Thu 1:50 PM | 3.9 ft | 15 s | SW (221°) |
| Thu 12:50 PM | 3.9 ft | 15 s | WSW (256°) |
| Thu 11:50 AM | 3.9 ft | 15 s | SW (235°) |
| Thu 10:50 AM | 4.3 ft | 15 s | WSW (239°) |
| Thu 9:50 AM | 3.9 ft | 14 s | W (260°) |
| Thu 8:50 AM | 4.3 ft | 15 s | SW (233°) |
| Thu 7:50 AM | 4.6 ft | - | WSW (245°) |
| Thu 6:50 AM | 4.3 ft | 14 s | W (270°) |
| Thu 5:50 AM | 3.9 ft | 15 s | W (263°) |
Beach
- County
- Alameda County
- State
- California
- Latitude
- 37.8240° N
- Longitude
- 122.3209° W
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Radio Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
Citizen station DW9579DW9579
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.2 mi away/12 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
OaklandOAK
At an airfield/8.8 mi away/7 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Oakland 4.9 NWCA-AL-49
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.2 mi away/25 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Oakland MuseumOAMC1
At a cooperative observer's station/3.6 mi away/24 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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Near Radio Beach
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Emeryvillecity, 2 mi
- Berkeleycity, 4 mi
- Piedmontcity, 5 mi
- Albanycity, 5 mi
- San Franciscocity, 5 mi
- Alamedacity, 6 mi
- Oaklandcity, 6 mi
- Kensingtoncommunity, 6 mi
- El Cerritocity, 6 mi
- Richmondcity, 8 mi
- East Richmond Heightscommunity, 8 mi
- Belvederecity, 9 mi
Beaches near Radio Beach
- Toll Plaza Beachunder 1 mi
- Berkeley Beach3 mi
- Clipper Cove Beach3 mi
- Encinal beach4 mi
- Albany Beach4 mi
- South Beach Park5 mi
- Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach5 mi
- Lake Temescal Beach5 mi