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Trinidad State Beach

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
3.8 kt
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Tide ft MLLW
L 11:28 AM
now 3.0 ft falling Β· next L 2.1 Β· 11:28 AM
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53.2Β°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€” St George / Crescent City46027 Β· obs + forecast Β· NDBC / wave model
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Weather

Weather
53.2Β°Fsunny3.8 ktUV 0Sunrise 6:47 AM Β· Sunset 7:42 PM
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TodayUV 6 HighSunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:42 PMMoonrise 12:09 AMMoonset 4:27 PM🌘 Waning Crescentnext full moon Sep 27

Live Observations

Jul 18, 10:20 AM anon Waterline Clean None Balls – – None – A
Jul 17, 2:41 PM channelkeeper_kai Wrack line Clean None Balls – – – – A
Jul 16, 2:24 PM anon Rocks Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard – – A
Jul 16, 7:01 AM dr_moreno Dry sand Clean Trace <1% Film – – None – C
Jul 15, 9:20 AM anon Dry sand Clean None Greasy coat – – – – C
Jul 15, 6:11 AM channelkeeper_chris Wrack line Clean None Balls – – None – C
Jul 13, 6:25 PM anon Dry sand Clean None Balls – – None – C
Jul 13, 5:27 PM anon Waterline Clean None Balls – – – – C
Jul 12, 11:59 AM anon Wrack line Clean None Balls – – None – B
Jul 11, 10:15 AM anon Wrack line Clean Trace <1% Balls – Hard None – A
Jul 10, 6:21 PM anon Wrack line Clean None Balls – – – – B
Jul 9, 3:17 PM anon Dry sand Clean Trace <1% Balls Pea Firm – – C
Jul 8, 2:55 PM eastbeach_ellie Dry sand Clean None Balls – – None – C
Jul 7, 1:03 PM anon Wrack line Clean None Balls – – – – B
Jul 5, 2:43 PM anon Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls Pea Hard None – C
Jul 4, 3:49 PM anon Rocks Clean None Balls – – None – C
Jul 2, 9:36 AM anon Wrack line Clean Trace <1% Balls Pea Hard Sheen – B
Jul 1, 2:40 PM anon Wrack line Clean None Balls – – – – C
Jun 29, 8:57 AM anon Waterline Clean None Balls – – – – A
Jun 27, 4:58 PM anon Rocks Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard – – C

16-Day Forecast

Confidence is an estimate based on forecast lead time.

Nearby Buoys

Buoy 46027 just now
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Nearby Incident Reports

No incident reports within 25 km in the last 90 days.

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Jul 2, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER REPORTED AN UNKNOWN SHEEN FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE THAT WAS REPORTED TO THEM BY A SECONDARY SOURCE. THE MATERIAL IS IN THE PACIFIC OCEA… 1.3 km β€”
Jun 6, 2012 IncidentNews Army Corps vessel; NW of Eureka, CA 21.4 km Source β†—
May 22, 2000 IncidentNews FV Leslie Lee; 9 nm off Trinidad Head, CA 16.5 km Source β†—