Richmond

NDBC buoy rcmc1

Observed , 58 minutes ago

Favorable

Light SSE winds at 4 kn gusting to 5 kn. Pressure falling at 1,011.4 mbar. Water 65°F, air 71°F. Next high tide at 10:28 PM (6 ft). Tonight: SW Wind Around 5 Kt.

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Wind

Speed

4.1kn

Gust

5.1kn

Direction

150° SSE

Trend

Rising

Last 11 hours0 to 8 kn

Air temp

71°F

57 to 71°F today

Water temp

65°F

64 to 65°F today

Pressure

1011mbar

Tendency

Easing

3 hour change

-1.9 mbar

Last 11 hours1011 to 1015 mbar

Tides

Next high

10:28 PM

5.8 ft

Then low

5:00 AM

0.5 ft

Predicted, Chevron Oil Company Pier, Richmond0.5 to 5.8 ft

Zone forecast

Tonight

SW Wind Around 5 Kt.

Thu

SW Wind Around 5 Kt, Rising To 5 To 10 Kt In The Afternoon.

Thu Night

SW Wind 5 To 10 Kt, Rising To 10 To 15 Kt After Midnight.

Synopsis

Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries...

NWS zone San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge

Last 24 hours

Time WindWater
4.1 kn SSE65°F
1.9 kn WSW64°F
7 kn NNW64°F
0 kn64°F
2.9 kn S64°F

Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Air 57 to 71°F, pressure 1,011 to 1,015 mbar over the same window.

4 stations within 30 NM

Richmond 1 NM ENE Southampton Shoal Channel LB 6 1 NM SW Point Potrero, Richmond, CA 2 NM ESE Tiburon Pier, San Francisco Bay, CA 3 NM SW

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Common questions

How often does buoy rcmc1 report?

Wind, temperature and pressure update about every 10 minutes.

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What this buoy measures

This buoy is not reporting waves. Conditions above come from the sensors it does carry, and the forecast, tides and sun times on this page are regional rather than measured at the buoy.

Station rcmc1
37°55'23" N 122°24'36" W · owned and maintained by NOAA NOS PORTS

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