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Vilano Point, Florida

Beach in St. Johns County, Florida

Air quality

The air at Vilano Point

Index 16, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Putnam County (FL), 34 miles off.

16Good
  • Coarse particles (PM10)16Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

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

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Vilano Point

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 6 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 Vilano Point, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 8 miles Fri 7 AM.

FriSat
Vilano Point from its sand, nowLooking SW from the sand at 7:43 AM, daylight, clear, waves about 1.5 ft every 7 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, moderate (yellow), not a flag raised on the beach.200210220SW230Facing SW 217°Sun 115° leftRip current risk: moderateRips run out through the surf
Looking SW from the sand at 7:43 AM, daylight, clear, waves about 1.5 ft every 7 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, moderate (yellow), not a flag raised on the beach.
NESW

Facing SW 217°

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, 14.3 mi away.

Today

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

Waves at buoy 41117, St. Augustine

Wave height
1.6 ft
Period
7 s
From
E (80°)
Swell
0.7 ft at 15 s from NE
Wind waves
1.3 ft at 7 s from E
Water
80 °F
Read
Fri 6:56 AM
Distance
14.3 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; 1.6 ft at Fri 6:56 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ftNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PMFri1.6 ftWave height at buoy 41117, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.3 ft to 2.3 ft; 1.6 ft at Fri 6:56 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ftNoonThuNoonFri1.6 ft
Significant wave height from 1.3 ft to 2.3 ft; 1.6 ft at Fri 6:56 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
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°)
Thu 5:56 PM1.6 ft8 sE (86°)
Thu 4:56 PM1.6 ft8 sE (79°)
Thu 3:56 PM1.6 ft8 sENE (76°)
Thu 2:56 PM1.6 ft8 sE (87°)
Thu 1:56 PM1.6 ft8 sE (79°)
Thu 12:56 PM1.6 ft8 sE (87°)
Thu 11:56 AM2.0 ft8 sE (93°)
Thu 10:56 AM2.0 ft8 sE (84°)
Thu 9:56 AM2.3 ft8 sE (84°)
Thu 8:56 AM2.3 ft8 sE (83°)
Thu 7:56 AM2.0 ft8 sE (90°)

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 3:08 AM EDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastTodaySaturday
Rip current riskModerateModerate
Surf height1 to 2 feet3 to 5 feet
Water temperatureAround 80-
UV indexHigh-
Thunderstorm potentialNoneNone
WeatherMostly sunnyPartly sunny. A chance of showers
High temperatureIn the mid 80sIn the mid 70s
WindsLight and variable winds, becoming easterly around 5 to 10 mph in the afternoonNorth winds 15 to 20 mph
TidesVilano BeachSt Augustine BeachFernandina BeachMayport Naval StationJacksonville BeachVilano BeachSt Augustine BeachFernandina BeachMayport Naval StationJacksonville Beach
Sunday
Surf height 9 to 11 feet. Partly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Breezy. Northeast winds around 25 mph
Monday
Surf height 10 to 12 feet. Partly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Breezy. North winds around 25 mph
Tuesday
Surf height 9 to 11 feet. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds around 20 mph

Beach

County
St. Johns County
State
Florida
Latitude
29.9096° N
Longitude
81.2938° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Vilano Point, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Citizen station GW6323GW6323

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.6 mi away/29 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

St. AugustineNDBC-SAUF1

At a river or reservoir gauge/4.1 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

St Augustine AirptSGJ

At an airfield/4.4 mi away/10 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

St. Augustine 0.3 SSWFL-SJ-17

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.9 mi away/2 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at St Augustine Lighthouse (STAF1), 1.2 miles from here, read 11 Oct, 10:00. measured daily

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