CharlestonNDBC-CHAO3
At a river or reservoir gauge/0.3 mi away/-/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Now. BLM Bastendorf Beach is 52° and mostly clear at 3 AM. The dew point is 51°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light air from the south at 1 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 63° by 1 PM. Tonight falls to about 52° by 1 AM, with some cloud. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 61°, and the coolest Monday, near 57°. Rain is possible Monday (30%).
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:33 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 10:24 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The day is 11 hours 2 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
As of 3:00 AM in BLM Bastendorf Beach, Oregon.
Air quality
Index 26, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians of Oregon (OR), 4 miles off.
Yesterday measured 33, good.
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
Visibility
Dense fog: visibility falls to 0 miles Fri 4 AM, under a mile for 20 hours.
F
Now, today, and the week
Facing N 352°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
The surf zone forecast for Southwest Oregon coastal areas from Reedsport to Port Orford, and the waves at buoy 46015, 48.3 mi away.
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.
| Time | Wave height | Period | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2:50 AM | 3.6 ft | 16 s | SW (233°) |
| Fri 1:50 AM | 3.6 ft | 12 s | WNW (302°) |
| Fri 12:50 AM | 3.9 ft | 15 s | S (178°) |
| Thu 11:50 PM | 3.9 ft | 13 s | W (277°) |
| Thu 10:50 PM | 3.9 ft | 14 s | SW (234°) |
| Thu 9:50 PM | 4.3 ft | 15 s | SW (227°) |
| Thu 8:50 PM | 4.3 ft | 15 s | SW (221°) |
| Thu 7:50 PM | 3.9 ft | 15 s | SSW (210°) |
| Thu 6:50 PM | 4.3 ft | 14 s | WNW (298°) |
| Thu 5:50 PM | 4.6 ft | 14 s | WNW (286°) |
| Thu 4:50 PM | 4.6 ft | 15 s | SSW (201°) |
| Thu 3:50 PM | 4.6 ft | 16 s | SSW (210°) |
| Thu 2:50 PM | 4.6 ft | 15 s | S (185°) |
| Thu 1:50 PM | 4.9 ft | 9 s | WNW (293°) |
| Thu 12:50 PM | 5.2 ft | 15 s | SW (230°) |
| Thu 11:50 AM | 5.2 ft | 13 s | W (278°) |
| Thu 10:50 AM | 5.6 ft | 13 s | WNW (283°) |
| Thu 9:50 AM | 5.9 ft | 16 s | ESE (107°) |
| Thu 8:50 AM | 5.6 ft | 10 s | NNW (328°) |
| Thu 7:50 AM | 5.9 ft | 14 s | NNW (345°) |
| Thu 6:50 AM | 5.9 ft | 11 s | NW (319°) |
| Thu 5:50 AM | 6.2 ft | 14 s | NE (45°) |
| Thu 4:50 AM | 5.2 ft | 14 s | W (273°) |
| Thu 3:50 AM | 5.9 ft | 14 s | WSW (243°) |
Southwest Oregon coastal areas from Reedsport to Port Orford. Issued 2:40 AM PDT Fri Oct 16.
| Forecast | Today | Saturday |
|---|---|---|
| Surf height | 9 FT | 10 FT |
| Water temperature | 56 to 57 °F | - |
| Thunderstorm potential | None expected | None expected |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy with patchy fog | Mostly cloudy |
| High temperature | 56-70 | 55-65 |
| Wind | N at 6 mph becoming N at 10 mph | N at 5 mph becoming N at 12 mph |
| Tides | CharlestonHigh 5.5 ft, 5:07 AMLow 4.0 ft, 9:47 AMHigh 6.8 ft, 3:43 PMLow 0.8 ft, 11:03 PM | CharlestonHigh 5.3 ft, 6:11 AMLow 4.2 ft, 10:45 AMHigh 6.4 ft, 4:35 PMLow 1.1 ft, 11:05 PM |
The 6 instruments nearest BLM Bastendorf Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
CharlestonNDBC-CHAO3
At a river or reservoir gauge/0.3 mi away/-/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Coos Bay 8 SW04141
At a climate reference station/5.9 mi away/12 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
North BendOTH
At an airfield/6.8 mi away/7 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
US101 at E Beaver Ln. (Beaver Hi OR US ODOTOD169
Beside a road/10.0 mi away/528 ft/- ft from here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Coos Bay 1.7 WNWOR-CS-14
In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.5 mi away/220 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Coquille CityCOQO3
At a cooperative observer's station/13.4 mi away/102 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
-
Snow on the ground
25 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.