At an airfield/3.0 mi away/52 ft/26 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Weather/California/Costa Mesa
Costa Mesa
City in Orange County, CaliforniaCosta Mesa, California
* WHAT...For the Beach Hazards Statement, minor tidal overflow expected due to the combination of high tides and elevated surf. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding expected due to the combination of high tides and elevated surf. * WHERE...San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coastal Areas. * WHEN...For the Beach Hazards Statement, through late Sunday night. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, from 5 AM Monday to 5 PM PDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Minor coastal flooding and minor coastal erosion expected during high tides. Additionally, elevated surf will lead to strong rip currents. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Elevated surf of 3-5 feet expected. Local sets to 6 feet possible on south-facing beaches. Morning high tides are expected to peak between 6.7 and 7.0 feet through Wednesday, peaking Tuesday morning. The listed tide predictions have been corrected to reflect current trends in actual tide observations.
If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.
78°
Partly cloudy·
Feels like 78°·Gentle breeze 8 mph WSW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
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Weather instrument stations by state
What is measuring near here
The 4 instruments nearest Costa Mesa, 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 now2 instruments
Rank7of 3,115
Laguna BeachNPRC1
At a river or reservoir gauge/7.6 mi away/951 ft/873 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Costa Mesa 0.7 NCA-OR-64
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/73 ft/5 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Santa Ana Fire STNSTAC1
At a cooperative observer's station/6.5 mi away/125 ft/47 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Station report
The weather at Santa Ana/Jon-Wayne, drawn
The nearest airport reporting now, 3.0 mi from Costa Mesa. From its report of Sep 26, 2026, 11:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.
The sky
Scattered at 700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.
The air
73.0 F with a dew point of 69.0 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 700 ft.
The wind
From the south (190 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
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