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TAR/OIL 10.0/10 0 reports today Β· last 3 days ago
Tar/Oil scores 0–10 Β· 10 clean
10.0 Sand
10.0 Water
Surf
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Wind
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Tide ft MLLW
H 3:57 PM
now 2.0 ft rising Β· next H 4.9 Β· 3:57 PM
Temps
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63.5Β°F Air

Tar/Oil Conditions

TAR/OIL SCORE (0-10 Β· 10 = clean) Β· 7 DAYSHow scoring works β†’
now 10.0

Surf

Offshore Buoy β€” Oceanside46224 Β· obs + forecast Β· NDBC / wave model
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Weather

Weather
63.5Β°Fpartly cloudy4 ktUV 0Sunrise 6:27 AM Β· Sunset 7:10 PM
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TodayUV 2 LowSunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:10 PMMoonrise 12:11 AMMoonset 3:32 PM🌘 Waning Crescentnext full moon Sep 27

Live Observations

Jul 18, 12:30 PM anon Wrack line Clean None Balls – – None – B
Jul 15, 11:56 AM anon Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Firm Sheen – C
Jul 13, 3:07 PM anon Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Firm None – B
Jul 12, 1:27 PM sandsbeach_sam Rocks Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Firm – – B
Jul 12, 1:21 PM anon Waterline Clean None Balls – – – – B
Jul 10, 7:30 AM anon Waterline Clean None Balls – – None – A
Jul 9, 1:06 PM anon Wrack line Clean None Balls – – None – C
Jul 6, 6:10 PM tide_pool_tom Dry sand Clean Sporadic 1-10% Balls Pea Hard – – B
Jul 6, 4:42 PM anon Rocks Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard None – B
Jul 5, 11:28 AM channelkeeper_dana Wrack line Black line Trace <1% Balls – Firm None – C
Jul 4, 7:22 AM anon Waterline Clean None Balls – – – – C
Jul 3, 1:12 PM oceanwatch_ok Waterline Clean None Balls – – – – C
Jul 3, 7:46 AM anon Wrack line Clean Trace <1% Balls Pea Firm Sheen, Tar balls, Odor – B
Jul 1, 6:05 PM anon Waterline Clean None Balls – – None – A
Jul 1, 5:58 PM channelkeeper_jo Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard Sheen – B
Jul 1, 4:15 PM refugio_rae Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls – Hard – – B
Jun 30, 12:38 PM anon Waterline Clean None Film – – – – A
Jun 30, 10:41 AM anon Waterline Clean None Balls – – None – B
Jun 27, 3:32 PM anon Dry sand Clean None Film – – – – B
Jun 27, 9:00 AM anon Dry sand Clean None Balls – – None – A

16-Day Forecast

Confidence is an estimate based on forecast lead time.

Nearby Buoys

Buoy 46224 just now
Wave ht 4.3ft
Period 14s
Water temp 73.6Β°F
Station 46224 on NDBC →

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Nearby Incident Reports

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Apr 4, 2026 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: THE CALLER REPORTED THAT A FUEL CROSSOVER VALVE FAILED, CAUSING A RELEASE OF AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF DIESEL FUEL INTO THE WATERS OF NEWPORT HAR… 23.2 km β€”
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