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Walk On Beach, California

Beach in Sonoma County, California

Air quality

The air at Walk On Beach

Index 42, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Ukiah (CA), 33 miles off.

42Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)42Good-
  • Ozone15Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 41, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Walk On Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 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 Walk On Beach, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 11 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 1 AM.

FriSat
Walk On Beach from its sand, nowLooking WSW from the sand at 2:49 AM, night, clear, waves about 5.5 ft every 13 s.SW230240250260Facing WSW 241°Wind 6 mphfrom ENE, offshoreSwell 5.5 ft from WLongshore current, to the left
Looking WSW from the sand at 2:49 AM, night, clear, waves about 5.5 ft every 13 s.
NESW

Facing WSW 241°

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, 35.6 mi away.

Friday

Surf height
4 to 7 feet
Water temperature
-

Waves at buoy 46013, Bodega Bay

Wave height
3.9 ft
Period
13 s
From
W (265°)
Swell
3.6 ft at 12 s from W
Wind waves
1.6 ft at 4 s from WNW
Water
-
Read
Fri 2:20 AM
Distance
35.6 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 5.9 ft; 3.9 ft at Fri 2:20 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PMFri3.9 ftWave height at buoy 46013, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.6 ft to 5.9 ft; 3.9 ft at Fri 2:20 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftNoonThuNoonFri3.9 ft
Significant wave height from 3.6 ft to 5.9 ft; 3.9 ft at Fri 2:20 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Fri 2:20 AM3.9 ft13 sW (265°)
Fri 1:50 AM3.9 ft12 sW (266°)
Fri 12:50 AM4.3 ft14 sWSW (256°)
Thu 11:50 PM3.9 ft15 sSW (232°)
Thu 10:50 PM4.3 ft15 sSW (232°)
Thu 9:50 PM4.3 ft14 sWNW (282°)
Thu 8:50 PM4.6 ft15 sSW (224°)
Thu 7:50 PM4.3 ft14 sW (281°)
Thu 6:50 PM4.6 ft14 sWNW (290°)
Thu 5:50 PM4.3 ft15 sWNW (282°)
Thu 4:50 PM3.9 ft12 sWNW (293°)
Thu 3:50 PM4.3 ft15 sSW (233°)
Thu 2:50 PM4.3 ft14 sWSW (250°)
Thu 1:50 PM3.9 ft13 sW (272°)
Thu 12:50 PM3.9 ft13 sW (278°)
Thu 11:50 AM3.9 ft14 sWNW (284°)
Thu 10:50 AM3.6 ft15 sSW (236°)
Thu 9:50 AM4.3 ft15 sWSW (249°)
Thu 8:50 AM4.9 ft15 sSW (228°)
Thu 7:50 AM4.3 ft15 sSSE (154°)
Thu 6:50 AM3.9 ft13 sWNW (296°)
Thu 5:50 AM4.6 ft15 sWSW (245°)
Thu 4:50 AM4.3 ft15 sW (277°)
Thu 3:50 AM4.9 ft15 sWSW (249°)

Surf zone forecast

Sonoma and Marin County Coastal Areas. Issued 11:26 PM PDT Thu Oct 15.

ForecastFridaySaturday
Surf height4 to 7 feet5 to 8 feet
Water temperature--
Thunderstorm potentialNone expectedNone expected
WeatherMostly sunnyPartly cloudy
High temperature59-9057-86
WindNW at 3 mphNW at 6 mph becoming NW at 10 mph
TidesHigh 4.2 ft, 5:32 AMLow 3.6 ft, 9:28 AMHigh 5.2 ft, 3:11 PMLow 0.5 ft, 10:32 PMHigh 4.2 ft, 6:48 AMLow 3.7 ft, 10:56 AMHigh 4.9 ft, 4:10 PMLow 0.6 ft, 11:38 PM

Tide

TideHigh 4.2 ft at Fri 5:32 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Fri 9:28 AM, High 5.2 ft at Fri 3:11 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:32 PM, 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. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft6 AMNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon6 PMSun4.2 ft5:32 AM3.6 ft9:28 AM5.2 ft3:11 PM0.5 ft10:32 PM4.2 ft6:48 AM3.7 ft10:56 AM4.9 ft4:10 PM0.6 ft11:38 PMTideHigh 4.2 ft at Fri 5:32 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Fri 9:28 AM, High 5.2 ft at Fri 3:11 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:32 PM, High 4.2 ft at Sat 6:48 AM, Low 3.7 ft at Sat 10:56 AM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftNoonSat4.2 ft5:32 AM3.6 ft9:28 AM5.2 ft3:11 PM0.5 ft10:32 PM4.2 ft6:48 AM3.7 ft10:56 AM
Tide. High 4.2 ft at Fri 5:32 AM, Low 3.6 ft at Fri 9:28 AM, High 5.2 ft at Fri 3:11 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 10:32 PM, 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. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Sonoma County
State
California
Latitude
38.7321° N
Longitude
123.4899° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Walk On Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Anapolis - Oak Ridge RAWSOAAC1

A remote fire weather station/10.8 mi away/2,355 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

UkiahUKI

At an airfield/31.3 mi away/607 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Citizen station GW1516GW1516

In a volunteer observer's own ground/33.0 mi away/738 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Bodega 6 WSW93245

At a climate reference station/36.4 mi away/63 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

measured daily2 instruments

Sea Ranch 0.9 SWCA-SN-169

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/141 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Fort RossFORC1

At a cooperative observer's station/20.0 mi away/132 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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