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Redwood Creek Beach, California

Beach in Humboldt County, California

Air quality

The air at Redwood Creek Beach

Index 16, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Eureka (CA), 32 miles off.

16Good
  • Coarse particles (PM10)16Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 30, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Redwood Creek 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 Redwood Creek Beach, the next 44 hours

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0 miles Fri 4 AM, under a mile for 28 hours.

FriSat
Redwood Creek Beach from its sand, nowLooking W from the sand at 4:44 AM, night, mostly clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 12 s.250260W280290Facing W 270°Wind 5 mphfrom ESE, offshoreSwell 4.5 ft from W
Looking W from the sand at 4:44 AM, night, mostly clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 12 s.
NESW

Facing W 270°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Northern Humboldt Coast, and the waves at buoy 46027, 42.2 mi away.

Today

Surf height
3 to 6 feet
Water temperature
54 to 56 °F

Waves at buoy 46027, St Georges

Wave height
3.9 ft
Period
12 s
From
W (269°)
Swell
3.9 ft at 11 s from WNW
Wind waves
1.0 ft at 3 s from WNW
Water
-
Read
Fri 4:20 AM
Distance
42.2 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 46027, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.9 ft to 6.2 ft; 3.9 ft at Fri 4:20 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PMFri3.9 ftWave height at buoy 46027, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.9 ft to 6.2 ft; 3.9 ft at Fri 4:20 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftNoonThuNoonFri3.9 ft
Significant wave height from 3.9 ft to 6.2 ft; 3.9 ft at Fri 4:20 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Fri 4:20 AM3.9 ft12 sW (269°)
Fri 3:50 AM3.9 ft11 sWNW (286°)
Fri 2:50 AM4.3 ft9 sWNW (291°)
Fri 1:50 AM4.9 ft12 sWNW (286°)
Fri 12:50 AM4.3 ft13 sWNW (283°)
Thu 11:50 PM3.9 ft14 sW (259°)
Thu 10:50 PM4.6 ft12 sWNW (296°)
Thu 9:50 PM4.3 ft9 sWNW (299°)
Thu 8:50 PM4.6 ft13 sW (272°)
Thu 7:50 PM4.6 ft14 sWNW (284°)
Thu 6:50 PM4.9 ft9 sNW (304°)
Thu 5:50 PM4.6 ft15 sW (273°)
Thu 4:50 PM4.9 ft9 sWNW (299°)
Thu 3:50 PM5.2 ft11 sWNW (301°)
Thu 2:50 PM5.6 ft10 sWNW (296°)
Thu 1:50 PM5.2 ft12 sWNW (283°)
Thu 12:50 PM5.6 ft15 sWSW (247°)
Thu 11:50 AM5.2 ft12 sWNW (293°)
Thu 10:50 AM5.6 ft12 sWNW (297°)
Thu 9:50 AM5.6 ft11 sWNW (292°)
Thu 8:50 AM5.9 ft14 sWNW (287°)
Thu 7:50 AM5.6 ft14 sW (279°)
Thu 6:50 AM5.9 ft14 sWNW (290°)
Thu 5:50 AM5.6 ft10 sWNW (296°)

Surf zone forecast

Northern Humboldt Coast. Issued 3:26 AM PDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastTodaySaturday
Surf height3 to 6 feet3 to 6 feet
Offshore wavesNW 2 feet at 6 seconds. NW 4 feet at 12 seconds. SW 2 feet at 15 secondsNW 3 feet at 5 seconds. NW 5 feet at 12 seconds. SW 2 feet at 14 seconds
Water temperature54 to 56 °F-
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
TidesNorth SpitHigh 4.8 ft, 5:04 AMLow 3.8 ft, 9:24 AMHigh 6.1 ft, 3:19 PMLow 0.5 ft, 10:51 PMNorth SpitHigh 4.7 ft, 6:12 AMLow 4.0 ft, 10:24 AMHigh 5.8 ft, 4:14 PMLow 0.8 ft, 11:50 PM

Tide

Tide at North SpitHigh 4.8 ft at Fri 5:04 AM, Low 3.8 ft at Fri 9:24 AM, High 6.1 ft at Fri 3:19 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:51 PM, High 4.7 ft at Sat 6:12 AM, Low 4.0 ft at Sat 10:24 AM, High 5.8 ft at Sat 4:14 PM, Low 0.8 ft at Sat 11:50 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft6 AMNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon6 PMSun4.8 ft5:04 AM3.8 ft9:24 AM6.1 ft3:19 PM0.5 ft10:51 PM4.7 ft6:12 AM4.0 ft10:24 AM5.8 ft4:14 PM0.8 ft11:50 PMNowTide at North SpitHigh 4.8 ft at Fri 5:04 AM, Low 3.8 ft at Fri 9:24 AM, High 6.1 ft at Fri 3:19 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:51 PM, High 4.7 ft at Sat 6:12 AM, Low 4.0 ft at Sat 10:24 AM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftNoonSat4.8 ft5:04 AM3.8 ft9:24 AM6.1 ft3:19 PM0.5 ft10:51 PM4.7 ft6:12 AM4.0 ft10:24 AMNow
Tide at North Spit. High 4.8 ft at Fri 5:04 AM, Low 3.8 ft at Fri 9:24 AM, High 6.1 ft at Fri 3:19 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:51 PM, High 4.7 ft at Sat 6:12 AM, Low 4.0 ft at Sat 10:24 AM, High 5.8 ft at Sat 4:14 PM, Low 0.8 ft at Sat 11:50 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Humboldt County
State
California
Latitude
41.2663° N
Longitude
124.0997° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Redwood Creek Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Westside RAWSWEDC1

A remote fire weather station/4.2 mi away/1,460 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Citizen station EW7585EW7585

In a volunteer observer's own ground/14.4 mi away/164 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Arcata/Eureka ArptACV

At an airfield/19.9 mi away/217 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Trinidad 4.7 NCA-HM-164

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.3 mi away/242 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

OrleansORLC1

At a cooperative observer's station/29.6 mi away/476 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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