10 Meter WindsGARO3
At a river or reservoir gauge/4.6 mi away/18 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Coming up. Rain is likely Saturday night, from about 12 AM (53%).
Now. Cape Meares Beach is 59° and clear at 11 PM. The dew point is 50°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the east at 7 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 50° by 8 AM, under a mostly clear sky.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 70°, and the coolest Monday, near 56°. Rain is likely tomorrow (52%). Rain is possible Monday (41%).
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 27% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the south-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 sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 10 hours 59 minutes long, 4 minutes shorter than yesterday.
As of 11:00 PM in Cape Meares Beach, Oregon.
Air quality
Index 18, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Tillamook (OR), 7 miles off.
Yesterday measured 19, good.
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 28 or under.
Precipitation
None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
Visibility
Dense fog: visibility falls to 0 miles Fri 8 AM, under a mile for 22 hours.
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Now, today, and the week
Facing WNW 300°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
The surf zone forecast for Manzanita, Rockaway Beach and Pacific City Oregon, and the waves at buoy 46029, 51.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 10:20 PM | 3.3 ft | 14 s | WSW (239°) |
| Thu 9:50 PM | 3.6 ft | 16 s | SSW (211°) |
| Thu 8:50 PM | 3.3 ft | 8 s | W (272°) |
| Thu 7:50 PM | 3.3 ft | 8 s | W (274°) |
| Thu 6:50 PM | 3.3 ft | 15 s | SSW (196°) |
| Thu 5:50 PM | 3.3 ft | 8 s | W (277°) |
| Thu 4:50 PM | 3.6 ft | 16 s | SSW (195°) |
| Thu 3:50 PM | 3.9 ft | 16 s | WSW (250°) |
| Thu 2:50 PM | 3.6 ft | 16 s | S (183°) |
| Thu 1:50 PM | 4.3 ft | 16 s | WSW (245°) |
| Thu 12:50 PM | 4.3 ft | 16 s | SW (214°) |
| Thu 11:50 AM | 4.6 ft | 11 s | WNW (291°) |
| Thu 10:50 AM | 4.6 ft | 8 s | W (271°) |
| Thu 9:50 AM | 4.6 ft | 15 s | SSW (209°) |
| Thu 8:50 AM | 4.9 ft | 9 s | W (276°) |
| Thu 7:50 AM | 4.9 ft | 9 s | WNW (293°) |
| Thu 6:50 AM | 4.6 ft | 12 s | WNW (295°) |
| Thu 5:50 AM | 4.9 ft | 9 s | WNW (295°) |
| Thu 4:50 AM | 5.6 ft | 10 s | WNW (293°) |
| Thu 3:50 AM | 5.6 ft | 9 s | WNW (292°) |
| Thu 2:50 AM | 5.2 ft | 13 s | W (264°) |
| Thu 1:50 AM | 5.6 ft | 9 s | WNW (285°) |
| Thu 12:50 AM | 5.6 ft | 9 s | W (275°) |
| Wed 11:50 PM | 5.2 ft | 10 s | WNW (286°) |
Manzanita, Rockaway Beach and Pacific City Oregon. Issued 6:02 AM PDT Thu Oct 15.
| Forecast | Today | Friday |
|---|---|---|
| Surf height | 6 to 9 ft | 5 to 8 ft |
| Offshore swell | Northwest 5 ft at 12 seconds. Southwest 2 ft at 15 seconds | West 5 ft at 13 seconds |
| Thunderstorm potential | None expected | None expected |
| Weather | Mostly sunny | Partly cloudy |
| High temperature | Around 70 | 60 to 65 |
| Wind | NE at 4 mph | W at 1 mph |
| Sunrise/sunset times | Sunrise - 7:33 AM PDT. Sunset - 6:29 PM PDT | Sunrise - 7:35 AM PDT. Sunset - 6:28 PM PDT |
| Tides |
The 6 instruments nearest Cape Meares Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.6 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
10 Meter WindsGARO3
At a river or reservoir gauge/4.6 mi away/18 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Citizen station GW1195GW1195
In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.9 mi away/32 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
TillamookTMK
At an airfield/9.2 mi away/36 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
OR6 WB at Lees Camp MP23.62OD121
Beside a road/21.3 mi away/584 ft/- ft from here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Tillamook 6SeTKSO3
At a cooperative observer's station/10.9 mi away/102 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Tillamook 5.1 SSEOR-TL-8
In a volunteer observer's own ground/11.2 mi away/125 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
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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.