BUOY 156 (STORMSURF)

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Buoy 156 Monterey Canyon
Longitude = 121.95W Latitude = 36.76N
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Frequency Analysis - Current Hour
(Swell height in each period/frequency band)

Measurement Date/Time (GMT)

08/19
05:22:00

Historical Surf Height...Time Lapse Spectral Density... Primary Swell Profile

Current Swell & Surf Analysis
Buoy 156
05:22:00 (GMT) on 08/19
Sea Height:	3.9 ft
Primary Swell Height:	1.8 ft
Primary Swell Period:	10.1 secs
Primary Swell Direction:	281 degrees
Surf Height:	1.5-1.9 ft

24 Hour Observation

Date
(Month - Day)

Time
(GMT)

Combined Sea Height
[>5 secs]
(ft)

Primary Swell

Secondary Swell

Tertiary Swell

Estimated Surf Height (ft)

Primary Swell Period
(secs)

Height
(ft)

Period
(secs)

Diection
(deg)

Height
(ft)

Period
(secs)

Direction
(deg)

Height
(ft)

Period
(secs)

Direction
(deg)

08/19	05:22:00	3.9	1.8	10.1	281	0.9	15.1	234	0.6	18.6	251	1.5 -1.9	10.1
08/19	04:22:00	4.5	2.2	10.2	286	0.9	15.1	263	0.6	19.0	281	1.8 -2.2	10.2
08/19	03:21:00	4.8	2.2	11.0	277	1.0	14.9	250	0.7	18.1	259	1.9 -2.4	11.0
08/19	02:21:00	4.8	2.1	10.2	287	0.9	13.8	248	0.7	16.9	259	1.7 -2.1	10.2
08/19	01:21:00	4.6	2.0	10.2	291	1.0	15.0	232	0.7	18.0	245	1.6 -2.1	10.2
08/19	00:21:00	3.8	1.4	10.2	285	0.9	15.2	227	0.6	18.8	234	1.2 -1.5	10.2
08/18	23:21:00	3.7	1.7	11.0	276	0.9	15.2	232	0.7	18.7	232	1.5 -1.9	11.0
08/18	22:21:00	3.5	2.1	10.3	294	0.8	16.1	227	0.4	20.5	230	1.7 -2.1	10.3
08/18	21:21:00	2.9	1.8	10.2	296	0.8	15.1	232	0.5	18.6	231	1.5 -1.8	10.2
08/18	20:21:00	3.1	2.2	10.2	297	0.7	15.0	231	0.5	18.1	191	1.8 -2.2	10.2
08/18	19:21:00	3.1	2.1	10.3	304	0.9	15.3	239	0.7	18.7	228	1.7 -2.1	10.3
08/18	18:21:00	3.2	2.4	10.4	299	0.8	15.2	235	0.6	19.0	215	2.0 -2.4	10.4
08/18	17:20:00	3.1	2.0	10.4	296	1.0	13.5	256	0.6	16.6	259	1.7 -2.1	10.4
08/18	16:20:00	3.7	2.9	10.3	297	1.1	13.5	256	0.7	16.7	242	2.3 -2.9	10.3
08/18	15:20:00	3.5	2.6	10.3	296	1.1	13.5	253	0.7	16.7	237	2.1 -2.7	10.3
08/18	14:20:00	3.8	3.0	10.4	293	0.9	14.6	246	1.5	7.2	292	2.5 -3.1	10.4
08/18	13:21:00	3.7	2.8	11.2	284	1.1	14.6	251	1.4	7.8	294	2.5 -3.1	11.2
08/18	12:20:00	3.7	2.9	11.2	283	1.0	14.3	247	1.4	7.8	295	2.6 -3.2	11.2
08/18	11:21:00	3.4	2.6	11.0	294	0.9	14.8	252	1.4	7.8	296	2.3 -2.8	11.0
08/18	10:21:00	3.4	2.7	11.2	290	0.9	14.4	255	1.3	7.7	291	2.4 -3.0	11.2
08/18	09:20:00	3.2	2.4	10.4	298	1.0	14.3	243	1.2	7.2	293	2.0 -2.5	10.4
08/18	08:21:00	3.4	2.3	11.2	293	0.9	14.4	252	1.5	7.8	290	2.1 -2.6	11.2
08/18	07:21:00	3.4	2.4	11.2	290	1.0	14.5	257	1.3	7.7	291	2.1 -2.7	11.2
08/18	06:21:00	3.7	2.5	11.8	281	0.8	15.6	239	1.5	8.4	289	2.3 -2.9	11.8

Surf Height Scale
Size Scale (ft)
>1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 40-45 45+

Swell Period Scal
CDIP Period Scale (secs)
6.3 6.7 7.1 7.7 8.3 9.1 10 10.5 11.1 11.8 12.5 13.3 14.3 15.4 16.7 18.2 20 22.2 25 28.6 33.3 40

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