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Trestle Beach, California

Beach in Santa Barbara County, California

Air quality

The air at Trestle Beach

Index 48, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Lompoc (CA), 11 miles off.

48Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)0Good-
  • Ozone48Good19 ppb10.6 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)33Good10.6 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 49, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Trestle 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 Trestle Beach, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 5 PM, lowest 8 miles Sun 3 PM.

SatSun
Trestle Beach from its sand, nowLooking NW from the sand at 11:23 PM, night, clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 12 s.310NW320330340Facing NW 323°Wind 3 mphfrom E, offshoreSwell 4.5 ft from WNWLongshore current, to the right
Looking NW from the sand at 11:23 PM, night, clear, waves about 4.5 ft every 12 s.
NESW

Facing NW 323°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for San Luis Obispo County Beaches, Santa Barbara Central Coast Beaches, and the waves at buoy 46054, 25.1 mi away.

This afternoon through saturday

Surf height
3 to 6 feet
Water temperature
65 to 68 °F

Waves at buoy 46054, West Santa Barbara

Wave height
3.0 ft
Period
12 s
From
WNW (292°)
Swell
3.0 ft at 12 s from WNW
Wind waves
1.0 ft at 4 s from WNW
Water
70 °F
Read
Fri 10:50 PM
Distance
25.1 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 46054, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 2.6 ft to 5.2 ft; 3.0 ft at Fri 10:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft6 AMNoon6 PMFri6 AMNoon6 PM3.0 ftWave height at buoy 46054, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 2.6 ft to 5.2 ft; 3.0 ft at Fri 10:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftNoonFriNoon3.0 ft
Significant wave height from 2.6 ft to 5.2 ft; 3.0 ft at Fri 10:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Fri 10:50 PM3.0 ft12 sWNW (292°)
Fri 9:50 PM3.3 ft14 sSW (218°)
Fri 8:50 PM3.0 ft15 sSW (225°)
Fri 7:50 PM2.6 ft14 sSW (234°)
Fri 6:50 PM3.0 ft14 sWSW (254°)
Fri 5:50 PM3.3 ft15 sWSW (238°)
Fri 4:50 PM3.3 ft15 sSW (230°)
Fri 3:50 PM3.9 ft14 sSW (228°)
Fri 2:50 PM4.3 ft14 sW (265°)
Fri 1:50 PM3.6 ft13 sW (273°)
Fri 12:50 PM3.3 ft13 sWNW (292°)
Fri 11:50 AM3.3 ft14 sWSW (255°)
Fri 10:50 AM3.6 ft-WSW (258°)
Fri 9:50 AM3.3 ft14 sWSW (257°)
Fri 8:50 AM3.3 ft-WSW (253°)
Fri 7:50 AM3.3 ft14 sWSW (250°)
Fri 6:50 AM3.3 ft12 sWNW (300°)
Fri 5:50 AM3.6 ft14 sNW (308°)
Fri 4:50 AM3.9 ft14 sW (267°)
Fri 3:50 AM3.6 ft15 sW (277°)
Fri 2:50 AM3.6 ft14 sW (273°)
Fri 1:50 AM3.6 ft14 sW (275°)
Fri 12:50 AM3.9 ft15 sW (278°)
Thu 11:50 PM3.9 ft14 sW (265°)

Surf zone forecast

San Luis Obispo County Beaches, Santa Barbara Central Coast Beaches. Issued 1:26 PM PDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastThis afternoon through saturdaySunday
Surf height3 to 6 feet5 to 8 feet
Water temperature65 to 68 °F-
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
RemarksMixed south swell and west swellMixed west swell and south swell
TidesHigh 4.5 ft, 3:24 PMLow 0.7 ft, 11:00 PMHigh 3.8 ft, 8:08 AMLow 3.6 ft, 11:48 AMHigh 4.3 ft, 5:00 PMLow 0.7 ft, 11:57 PM

Tide

TideHigh 4.5 ft at Sat 3:24 PM, Low 0.7 ft at Sat 11:00 PM, High 3.8 ft at Sun 8:08 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Sun 11:48 AM, High 4.3 ft at Sun 5:00 PM, Low 0.7 ft at Sun 11:57 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft6 PMSun6 AMNoon6 PMMon4.5 ft3:24 PM0.7 ft11:00 PM3.8 ft8:08 AM3.6 ft11:48 AM4.3 ft5:00 PM0.7 ft11:57 PMTideHigh 4.5 ft at Sat 3:24 PM, Low 0.7 ft at Sat 11:00 PM, High 3.8 ft at Sun 8:08 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Sun 11:48 AM, High 4.3 ft at Sun 5:00 PM, Low 0.7 ft at Sun 11:57 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftSunNoon4.5 ft3:24 PM0.7 ft11:00 PM3.8 ft8:08 AM3.6 ft11:48 AM4.3 ft5:00 PM0.7 ft11:57 PM
Tide. High 4.5 ft at Sat 3:24 PM, Low 0.7 ft at Sat 11:00 PM, High 3.8 ft at Sun 8:08 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Sun 11:48 AM, High 4.3 ft at Sun 5:00 PM, Low 0.7 ft at Sun 11:57 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Santa Barbara County
State
California
Latitude
34.6095° N
Longitude
120.6373° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Trestle Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Point ArguelloNDBC-PTGC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/2.3 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Citizen station CW9206CW9206

In a volunteer observer's own ground/28.8 mi away/544 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Lompoc 4.9 SCA-SB-24

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.4 mi away/468 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

LompocLOMC1

At a cooperative observer's station/11.0 mi away/95 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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