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Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach, Florida

Beach in Flagler County, Florida

Air quality

The air at Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach

Index 34, good, led by ozone. Read at 6 PM from its reporting area, Daytona Beach (FL), 20 miles off.

34Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)12Good-
  • Ozone34Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 34, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 5 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 Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sun 2 PM, lowest 5 miles Sun 12 PM.

FriSatSun
Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach from its sand, nowLooking S from the sand at 6:54 PM, daylight, mostly clear, waves about 1.5 ft every 15 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, moderate (yellow), not a flag raised on the beach.160170S190200Facing S 180°Wind 4 mphfrom ESE, along the beachRip current risk: moderateRips run out through the surf
Looking S from the sand at 6:54 PM, daylight, mostly clear, waves about 1.5 ft every 15 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, moderate (yellow), not a flag raised on the beach.
NESW

Facing S 180°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Rip current risk today: moderate

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 Nassau-Duval-Flagler-St. Johns, and the waves at buoy 41117, 38.6 mi away.

Rest of today

Rip current risk
Moderate
Surf height
1 to 2 feet
Water temperature
75 to 80
UV index
High

Waves at buoy 41117, St. Augustine

Wave height
1.3 ft
Period
15 s
From
ENE (62°)
Swell
0.7 ft at 15 s from ENE
Wind waves
1.0 ft at 8 s from E
Water
81 °F
Read
Fri 5:56 PM
Distance
38.6 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 41117, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.3 ft to 2.3 ft; 1.3 ft at Fri 5:56 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ftThu6 AMNoon6 PMFri6 AMNoon1.3 ftWave height at buoy 41117, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.3 ft to 2.3 ft; 1.3 ft at Fri 5:56 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ftThuNoonFriNoon1.3 ft
Significant wave height from 1.3 ft to 2.3 ft; 1.3 ft at Fri 5:56 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Fri 5:56 PM1.3 ft15 sENE (62°)
Fri 4:56 PM1.3 ft8 sENE (73°)
Fri 3:56 PM1.3 ft8 sE (79°)
Fri 2:56 PM1.3 ft8 sENE (77°)
Fri 1:56 PM1.3 ft8 sE (82°)
Fri 12:56 PM1.3 ft8 sENE (75°)
Fri 11:56 AM1.3 ft8 sENE (73°)
Fri 10:56 AM1.6 ft8 sE (82°)
Fri 9:56 AM1.6 ft8 sE (86°)
Fri 8:56 AM1.6 ft8 sE (80°)
Fri 7:56 AM1.6 ft8 sE (86°)
Fri 6:56 AM1.6 ft7 sE (80°)
Fri 5:56 AM1.6 ft8 sE (79°)
Fri 4:56 AM1.3 ft7 sENE (77°)
Fri 3:56 AM1.6 ft8 sENE (66°)
Fri 2:56 AM1.6 ft8 sENE (76°)
Fri 1:56 AM1.6 ft8 sE (83°)
Fri 12:56 AM1.6 ft8 sENE (73°)
Thu 11:56 PM1.6 ft8 sENE (76°)
Thu 10:56 PM1.6 ft7 sENE (75°)
Thu 9:56 PM1.6 ft8 sE (84°)
Thu 8:56 PM1.6 ft8 sENE (77°)
Thu 7:56 PM1.6 ft8 sENE (77°)
Thu 6:56 PM1.6 ft8 sE (80°)

Surf zone forecast

Nassau-Duval-Flagler-St. Johns, including Yulee, Fernandina Beach, Jacksonville Beach, Palm Coast, Palm Valley, Ponte Vedra Beach, Sawgrass, Vilano Beach, Anastasia, Crescent Beach, St. Augustine, and St. Augustine South. Issued 5:00 PM EDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastRest of todaySaturday
Rip current riskModerateHigh
Surf height1 to 2 feet3 to 4 feet
Water temperature75 to 80-
UV indexHigh-
Thunderstorm potentialNoneNone
WeatherSunnyMostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers
High temperatureIn the upper 80sIn the mid 70s
WindsEast winds around 10 mphNorthwest winds 15 to 20 mph
TidesVilano BeachSt Augustine BeachFernandina BeachMayport Naval StationJacksonville BeachVilano BeachSt Augustine BeachFernandina BeachMayport Naval StationJacksonville Beach
Sunday
Surf height 8 to 10 feet. Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers. Highs around 70. Breezy. North winds around 25 mph
Monday
Surf height 9 to 11 feet. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds around 20 mph
Tuesday
Surf height 7 to 9 feet. Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds around 15 mph

Beach

County
Flagler County
State
Florida
Latitude
29.4415° N
Longitude
81.1146° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

BunnellFIN

At an airfield/5.9 mi away/18 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Citizen station GW3691GW3691

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.2 mi away/19 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Sellers Lake #1S2012

At a soil climate station/39.2 mi away/75 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

measured daily2 instruments

Flagler Beach 2.3 SSEFL-FL-39

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/20 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

BunnellBUNF1

At a cooperative observer's station/11.1 mi away/59 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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