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Schoolhouse Beach, California

Beach in Sonoma County, California

Air quality

The air at Schoolhouse Beach

Index 37, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Santa Rosa (CA), 21 miles off.

37Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)37Good-
  • Ozone18Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 41, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Schoolhouse Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 10 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 Schoolhouse Beach, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 5 PM.

SatSun
Schoolhouse Beach from its sand, nowLooking WSW from the sand at 11:23 PM, night, clear, waves about 6.5 ft every 14 s.SW230240250260Facing WSW 244°Wind 1 mphfrom N, offshoreSwell 6.5 ft from SWLongshore current, to the right
Looking WSW from the sand at 11:23 PM, night, clear, waves about 6.5 ft every 14 s.
NESW

Facing WSW 244°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Sonoma and Marin County Coastal Areas, and the waves at buoy 46013, 16.2 mi away.

Saturday

Surf height
5 to 8 feet
Water temperature
-

Waves at buoy 46013, Bodega Bay

Wave height
3.9 ft
Period
14 s
From
SW (231°)
Swell
3.6 ft at 14 s from SW
Wind waves
1.3 ft at 4 s from WNW
Water
-
Read
Fri 10:50 PM
Distance
16.2 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 46013, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.6 ft to 4.9 ft; 3.9 ft at Fri 10:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft6 AMNoon6 PMFri6 AMNoon6 PM3.9 ftWave height at buoy 46013, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.6 ft to 4.9 ft; 3.9 ft at Fri 10:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftNoonFriNoon3.9 ft
Significant wave height from 3.6 ft to 4.9 ft; 3.9 ft at Fri 10:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Fri 10:50 PM3.9 ft14 sSW (231°)
Fri 9:50 PM4.3 ft11 sWNW (293°)
Fri 8:50 PM3.9 ft12 sWSW (250°)
Fri 7:50 PM3.9 ft14 sWSW (243°)
Fri 6:50 PM3.9 ft15 sSSW (210°)
Fri 5:50 PM3.9 ft15 sSSW (207°)
Fri 4:50 PM3.9 ft13 sWNW (286°)
Fri 3:50 PM3.9 ft14 sWSW (240°)
Fri 2:50 PM4.3 ft15 sWSW (247°)
Fri 1:50 PM3.6 ft12 sW (275°)
Fri 12:50 PM3.6 ft15 sSW (216°)
Fri 11:50 AM3.9 ft14 sSW (231°)
Fri 10:50 AM3.9 ft13 sSW (217°)
Fri 9:50 AM3.9 ft14 sSW (216°)
Fri 8:50 AM4.3 ft15 sSW (221°)
Fri 7:50 AM3.9 ft11 sW (271°)
Fri 6:50 AM3.9 ft13 sWNW (282°)
Fri 5:50 AM4.3 ft12 sWNW (289°)
Fri 4:50 AM3.9 ft15 sSSW (213°)
Fri 3:50 AM4.3 ft14 sW (278°)
Fri 2:50 AM4.3 ft13 sWNW (283°)
Fri 1:50 AM3.9 ft12 sW (266°)
Fri 12:50 AM4.3 ft14 sWSW (256°)
Thu 11:50 PM3.9 ft15 sSW (232°)

Surf zone forecast

Sonoma and Marin County Coastal Areas. Issued 9:46 PM PDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastSaturdaySunday
Surf height5 to 8 feetWest Facing Beaches - 8 to 12 feet. South Facing Beaches - 6 to 9 feet
Water temperature--
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
WeatherPartly cloudyPartly cloudy
High temperature58-8754-70
WindNW at 5 mph becoming NW at 9 mphNW at 16 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
Sonoma County
State
California
Latitude
38.3752° N
Longitude
123.0787° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Schoolhouse Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Bodega 6 WSW93245

At a climate reference station/3.8 mi away/63 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Bodega Marine ReserveBDZC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/4.4 mi away/6 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Citizen station DW4623DW4623

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.4 mi away/259 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Santa RosaSTS

At an airfield/17.0 mi away/103 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Bodega Bay 1.3 NWCA-SN-125

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.3 mi away/87 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

GratonGRNC1

At a cooperative observer's station/12.2 mi away/203 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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