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Back River Beach, Georgia

Beach in Chatham County, Georgia

Air quality

The air at Back River Beach

Index 55, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Savannah (GA), 13 miles off.

55Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)55Moderate-
  • Ozone20Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)18Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 49, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Back River Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Sat 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 Back River Beach, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 8 PM, lowest 10 miles Sat 12 PM.

SatSun
Back River Beach from its sand, nowLooking SE from the sand at 2:24 AM, night, mostly clear, waves about 1.5 ft every 4 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, moderate (yellow), not a flag raised on the beach.110120130SE140150Facing SE 130°Wind 6 mphfrom SW, along the beachSwell 1.5 ft from SSWLongshore current, to the leftRip current risk: moderateRips run out through the surf
Looking SE from the sand at 2:24 AM, night, mostly clear, waves about 1.5 ft every 4 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, moderate (yellow), not a flag raised on the beach.
NESW

Facing SE 130°

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 Coastal Bryan-Coastal Chatham-Coastal Liberty-Coastal McIntosh, and the waves at buoy 41008, 40.5 mi away.

Saturday

Rip current risk
Moderate
Surf height
1 to 2 feet
Water temperature
In the upper 70s
UV index
Moderate

Waves at buoy 41008, Grays Reef

Wave height
2.6 ft
Period
4 s
From
SSW (198°)
Swell
1.0 ft at 13 s from ESE
Wind waves
2.3 ft at 4 s from SSW
Water
-
Read
Sat 1:50 AM
Distance
40.5 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 41008, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.0 ft to 3.0 ft; 2.6 ft at Sat 1:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ft6 AMNoon6 PMFri6 AMNoon6 PMSat2.6 ftWave height at buoy 41008, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.0 ft to 3.0 ft; 2.6 ft at Sat 1:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ftNoonFriNoon2.6 ft
Significant wave height from 1.0 ft to 3.0 ft; 2.6 ft at Sat 1:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Sat 1:50 AM2.6 ft4 sSSW (198°)
Sat 12:50 AM2.6 ft4 sSSW (206°)
Fri 11:50 PM2.3 ft14 sESE (111°)
Fri 10:50 PM2.0 ft14 sE (85°)
Fri 9:50 PM1.6 ft13 sE (97°)
Fri 8:50 PM1.6 ft14 sE (91°)
Fri 7:50 PM1.6 ft-ENE (76°)
Fri 6:50 PM1.3 ft13 sE (97°)
Fri 5:50 PM1.3 ft15 sE (80°)
Fri 4:50 PM1.0 ft8 sESE (105°)
Fri 3:50 PM1.3 ft15 sNNW (330°)
Fri 2:50 PM1.3 ft15 sSE (124°)
Fri 1:50 PM1.3 ft-NE (51°)
Fri 12:50 PM1.3 ft15 sENE (63°)
Fri 11:50 AM1.3 ft-E (97°)
Fri 10:50 AM1.3 ft8 sE (86°)
Fri 9:50 AM1.3 ft15 sNE (47°)
Fri 8:50 AM1.3 ft8 sE (92°)
Fri 7:50 AM1.3 ft8 sE (94°)
Fri 6:50 AM1.3 ft8 sE (88°)
Fri 5:50 AM1.3 ft-ESE (105°)
Fri 4:50 AM1.3 ft8 sE (93°)
Fri 3:50 AM1.3 ft8 sE (99°)
Fri 2:50 AM1.3 ft8 sE (96°)

Surf zone forecast

Coastal Bryan-Coastal Chatham-Coastal Liberty-Coastal McIntosh, including Tybee Island, Ossabaw Island, Wassaw Island, St. Catherines Island, and Sapelo Island. Issued 2:14 AM EDT Sat Oct 17.

ForecastSaturdaySunday
Rip current riskModerateHigh
Surf height1 to 2 feet3 to 5 feet
Water temperatureIn the upper 70s-
UV indexModerate-
WeatherPartly sunny. A slight chance of showersSunny
High temperatureIn the upper 60sIn the upper 60s
WindsBreezy. North winds 20 to 25 mphBreezy. Northeast winds around 25 mph
TidesTybee IslandLow, 7:00 AMHigh, 1:25 PMTybee IslandLow, 7:52 AMHigh, 2:18 PM
Monday
Surf height 3 to 5 feet. Sunny. Highs around 70. North winds around 20 mph
Tuesday
Surf height 3 to 5 feet. Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds around 15 mph
Wednesday
Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds around 15 mph

Beach

County
Chatham County
State
Georgia
Latitude
31.9861° N
Longitude
80.8525° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Back River 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 now4 instruments

Citizen station GW0818GW0818

In a volunteer observer's own ground/13.9 mi away/7 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Hunter (AAF)SVN

At an airfield/17.3 mi away/43 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily1 instrument

Tybee Island 0.6 ESEGA-CT-107

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/10 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

-

Snow on the ground

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