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SDSU Beach, California

Beach in San Diego County, California

Air quality

The air at SDSU Beach

Index 37, good, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, San Diego Coast (CA), 4 miles off.

37Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)37Good8.6 mi
  • Ozone29Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)20Good8.6 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 48, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM: the index from smoke stays at 22 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at SDSU 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 SDSU Beach, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 PM.

FriSat
SDSU Beach from its sand, nowLooking W from the sand at 4:43 AM, night, clear, waves about 4.0 ft every 14 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, high (red), not a flag raised on the beach.250260W280Facing W 264°Wind 4 mphfrom NNE, offshoreSwell 4.0 ft from WSWLongshore current, to the rightRip current risk: highRips run out through the surf
Looking W from the sand at 4:43 AM, night, clear, waves about 4.0 ft every 14 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, high (red), not a flag raised on the beach.
NESW

Facing W 264°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Rip current risk today: high

The flag in the picture is the colour of the forecast's risk (green low, yellow moderate, red high), not a flag raised on the beach.

A rip current is a narrow stream of water running out from the shore through the surf, often where fewer waves break. Caught in one, swim across it, along the shore, then back in.

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for San Diego County Coastal Areas, and the waves at buoy 46266, 12.2 mi away.

Today

Rip current risk
High
Surf height
3 to 5 feet
Water temperature
68 to 72 °F

Waves at buoy 46266, Del Mar Nearshore

Wave height
2.3 ft
Period
14 s
From
WSW (243°)
Swell
1.6 ft at 14 s from WSW
Wind waves
1.3 ft at 6 s from W
Water
70 °F
Read
Fri 3:56 AM
Distance
12.2 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 46266, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 2.0 ft to 3.9 ft; 2.3 ft at Fri 3:56 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PMFri2.3 ftWave height at buoy 46266, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 2.0 ft to 3.9 ft; 2.3 ft at Fri 3:56 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftNoonThuNoonFri2.3 ft
Significant wave height from 2.0 ft to 3.9 ft; 2.3 ft at Fri 3:56 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Fri 3:56 AM2.3 ft14 sWSW (243°)
Fri 2:56 AM2.0 ft13 sWSW (253°)
Fri 1:56 AM2.3 ft14 sWSW (246°)
Fri 12:56 AM2.0 ft14 sWSW (254°)
Thu 11:56 PM2.3 ft14 sWSW (242°)
Thu 10:56 PM2.3 ft14 sWSW (239°)
Thu 9:56 PM2.6 ft14 sWSW (244°)
Thu 8:56 PM2.6 ft14 sWSW (250°)
Thu 7:56 PM2.3 ft14 sWSW (249°)
Thu 6:56 PM2.3 ft14 sWSW (249°)
Thu 5:56 PM3.0 ft14 sWSW (240°)
Thu 4:56 PM2.6 ft14 sWSW (244°)
Thu 3:56 PM2.6 ft14 sWSW (239°)
Thu 2:56 PM3.0 ft15 sWSW (250°)
Thu 1:56 PM2.6 ft14 sWSW (257°)
Thu 12:56 PM2.6 ft13 sWSW (251°)
Thu 11:56 AM2.3 ft15 sWSW (249°)
Thu 10:56 AM2.3 ft15 sWSW (246°)
Thu 9:56 AM2.3 ft15 sWSW (244°)
Thu 8:56 AM2.6 ft15 sWSW (247°)
Thu 7:56 AM2.6 ft14 sWSW (247°)
Thu 6:56 AM2.3 ft15 sSW (236°)
Thu 5:56 AM2.6 ft15 sSW (236°)
Thu 4:56 AM3.0 ft15 sSW (236°)

Surf zone forecast

San Diego County Coastal Areas. Issued 12:44 AM PDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastTodaySaturday
Rip current riskHighHigh
Surf height3 to 5 feet3 to 6 feet
Water temperature68 to 72 °F-
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
RemarksMixed northwest swell from 310° and south swell from 210°Mixed south swell from 210° and northwest swell from 320°
TidesLa JollaHigh 4.7 ft, 12:08 PMLow 0.9 ft, 8:59 PMLa JollaHigh 4.3 ft, 1:15 PMLow 0.9 ft, 10:24 PM

Tide

Tide at La JollaHigh 4.7 ft at Fri 12:08 PM, Low 0.9 ft at Fri 8:59 PM, High 4.3 ft at Sat 1:15 PM, Low 0.9 ft at Sat 10:24 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon6 PM4.7 ft12:08 PM0.9 ft8:59 PM4.3 ft1:15 PM0.9 ft10:24 PMTide at La JollaHigh 4.7 ft at Fri 12:08 PM, Low 0.9 ft at Fri 8:59 PM, High 4.3 ft at Sat 1:15 PM, Low 0.9 ft at Sat 10:24 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftNoonSatNoon4.7 ft12:08 PM0.9 ft8:59 PM4.3 ft1:15 PM0.9 ft10:24 PM
Tide at La Jolla. High 4.7 ft at Fri 12:08 PM, Low 0.9 ft at Fri 8:59 PM, High 4.3 ft at Sat 1:15 PM, Low 0.9 ft at Sat 10:24 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
San Diego County
State
California
Latitude
32.7823° N
Longitude
117.2538° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest SDSU Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Citizen station FW0495FW0495

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/22 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

San Diego/LindbergSAN

At an airfield/5.2 mi away/30 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

La JollaNDBC-LJAC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.9 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Pacific Beach 1.4 ESECA-SD-44

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/32 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

San Diego Sea WorldSWDC1

At a cooperative observer's station/1.9 mi away/-13 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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