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Santa Cruz Main Beach, California

Beach in Santa Cruz County, California

Air quality

The air at Santa Cruz Main Beach

Index 33, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 PM from its reporting area, Santa Cruz (CA), 3 miles off.

33Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)7Good2.8 mi
  • Ozone33Good26 ppb2.8 mi

The days ahead

Highest 58, moderate, today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 50, good.

Smoke, the next 40 hours

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

FriSatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Santa Cruz Main Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 6 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 Santa Cruz Main Beach, the next 40 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 11 AM, lowest 9 miles Sun 8 AM.

FriSatSun
Santa Cruz Main Beach from its sand, nowLooking SE from the sand at 8:08 PM, night, clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 15 s.110120130SE140Facing SE 124°Moon 86° rightWind 2 mphfrom NE, onshore
Looking SE from the sand at 8:08 PM, night, clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 15 s.
NESW

Facing SE 124°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Santa Cruz County Coastal Areas, and the waves at buoy 46042, 24.3 mi away.

Saturday

Surf height
3 to 6 feet
Water temperature
60 to 64 °F

Waves at buoy 46042, Monterey

Wave height
3.9 ft
Period
15 s
From
SW (219°)
Water
67 °F
Read
Fri 7:20 PM
Distance
24.3 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 46042, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.9 ft to 6.6 ft; 3.9 ft at Fri 7:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftThu6 AMNoon6 PMFri6 AMNoon6 PM3.9 ftWave height at buoy 46042, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.9 ft to 6.6 ft; 3.9 ft at Fri 7:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftThuNoonFriNoon3.9 ft
Significant wave height from 3.9 ft to 6.6 ft; 3.9 ft at Fri 7:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Fri 7:20 PM3.9 ft15 sSW (219°)
Fri 6:50 PM3.9 ft12 sWNW (289°)
Fri 5:50 PM4.3 ft13 sW (269°)
Fri 4:50 PM3.9 ft12 sWNW (288°)
Fri 3:50 PM4.3 ft12 sW (279°)
Fri 2:50 PM4.3 ft13 sWSW (254°)
Fri 1:50 PM3.9 ft14 sSW (230°)
Fri 12:50 PM4.6 ft15 sSSW (197°)
Fri 11:50 AM4.3 ft15 sSSW (206°)
Fri 10:50 AM4.6 ft15 sS (184°)
Fri 9:50 AM4.9 ft15 sSSW (198°)
Fri 8:50 AM4.9 ft-WNW (291°)
Fri 7:50 AM4.6 ft12 sWNW (299°)
Fri 6:50 AM4.9 ft14 sWNW (291°)
Fri 5:50 AM4.3 ft14 sW (272°)
Fri 4:50 AM4.9 ft13 sWNW (290°)
Fri 3:50 AM5.2 ft13 sWNW (298°)
Fri 2:50 AM5.2 ft15 sSSW (205°)
Fri 1:50 AM4.6 ft15 sWNW (284°)
Fri 12:50 AM4.9 ft14 sWNW (302°)
Thu 11:50 PM4.9 ft14 sWNW (296°)
Thu 10:50 PM5.2 ft15 sSW (228°)
Thu 9:50 PM5.2 ft14 sNW (308°)
Thu 8:50 PM5.6 ft14 sNW (317°)

Surf zone forecast

Santa Cruz County Coastal Areas. Issued 5:35 PM PDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastSaturdaySunday
Surf height3 to 6 feet6 to 10 feet
Water temperature60 to 64 °F-
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
WeatherMostly sunnyPartly cloudy
High temperature64-9660-80
WindN at 6 mph becoming N at 10 mphNW at 13 mph becoming NW at 18 mph
TidesHigh 3.7 ft, 6:33 AMLow 3.6 ft, 9:03 AMHigh 4.5 ft, 3:04 PMLow 0.6 ft, 11:18 PMHigh 3.8 ft, 7:17 AMLow 3.5 ft, 11:05 AMHigh 4.3 ft, 4:24 PMLow 0.6 ft, 11:15 PM

Tide

TideHigh 3.7 ft at Sat 6:33 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Sat 9:03 AM, High 4.5 ft at Sat 3:04 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Sat 11:18 PM, High 3.8 ft at Sun 7:17 AM, Low 3.5 ft at Sun 11:05 AM, High 4.3 ft at Sun 4:24 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Sun 11:15 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft6 AMNoon6 PMSun6 AMNoon6 PMMon3.7 ft6:33 AM3.6 ft9:03 AM4.5 ft3:04 PM0.6 ft11:18 PM3.8 ft7:17 AM3.5 ft11:05 AM4.3 ft4:24 PM0.6 ft11:15 PMTideHigh 3.7 ft at Sat 6:33 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Sat 9:03 AM, High 4.5 ft at Sat 3:04 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Sat 11:18 PM, High 3.8 ft at Sun 7:17 AM, Low 3.5 ft at Sun 11:05 AM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftNoonSun3.7 ft6:33 AM3.6 ft9:03 AM4.5 ft3:04 PM0.6 ft11:18 PM3.8 ft7:17 AM3.5 ft11:05 AM
Tide. High 3.7 ft at Sat 6:33 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Sat 9:03 AM, High 4.5 ft at Sat 3:04 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Sat 11:18 PM, High 3.8 ft at Sun 7:17 AM, Low 3.5 ft at Sun 11:05 AM, High 4.3 ft at Sun 4:24 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Sun 11:15 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Santa Cruz County
State
California
Latitude
36.9612° N
Longitude
122.0251° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Santa Cruz Main Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Citizen station CW9585CW9585

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.1 mi away/61 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Coast DairiesXCDC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/10.2 mi away/648 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

WatsonvilleWVI

At an airfield/13.1 mi away/163 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

SR-152 - SR-156CF110

Beside a road/35.6 mi away/252 ft/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

measured daily2 instruments

Santa Cruz 0.8 SCA-SZ-66

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/62 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Ben Lomond No4BNLC1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.6 mi away/455 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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