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Buoy 46011 Santa Maria
Longitude = 120.87W Latitude = 34.88N
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Frequency Analysis - Current Hour
(Swell height in each period/frequency band)
Measurement Date/Time (GMT)08/16
06:00:00
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 Historical Surf Height...Time Lapse Spectral Density... Primary Swell Profile
      

 

Current Swell & Surf Analysis
Buoy 46011
06:00:00 (GMT) on 08/16
Sea Height:3.4 ft
Primary Swell Height: 3 ft
Primary Swell Period: 16.1 secs
Surf Height3.8 ft

 

24 Hour Observation

Date
(Month/Day)
Time
(GMT)
Sea Height
[>5 secs]
(ft)
Primary Swell Secondary Swell Tertiary Swell Estimated Surf Height (ft)Primary Period (secs)
Height
(ft)
Period
(secs)
Height
(ft)
Period
(secs)
Height
(ft)
Period
(secs)
08/1606:00:003.4 3.0 se16.1 secs1.3 se11.6 secs0.6 se 20.0secs3.8 -4.8 16.1
08/1605:00:003.5 3.0 se16.0 secs1.2 se11.6 secs0.4 se 20.0secs3.9 -4.9 16.0
08/1604:00:003.1 2.6 se16.7 secs1.9 se12.9 secs1.0 se 20.0secs3.5 -4.4 16.7
08/1603:00:003.5 3.1 se16.4 secs2.0 se13.1 secs0.7 se 20.0secs4.0 -5.0 16.4
08/1602:00:003.5 3.0 se16.2 secs1.4 se11.7 secs0.5 se 20.0secs3.9 -4.9 16.2
08/1601:00:003.4 3.0 se16.6 secs1.8 se13.0 secs0.8 se 20.0secs4.0 -5.0 16.6
08/1600:00:003.5 3.0 se16.3 secs1.8 se12.9 secs0.4 se 20.0secs4.0 -5.0 16.3
08/1523:00:003.2 2.7 se16.3 secs2.1 se13.0 secs0.7 se 20.0secs3.5 -4.3 16.3
08/1522:00:003.6 3.1 se16.0 secs2.2 se13.0 secs0.4 se 20.0secs4.0 -4.9 16.0
08/1521:00:003.4 2.9 se16.6 secs1.8 se12.9 secs0.8 se 20.0secs3.8 -4.8 16.6
08/1520:00:003.3 2.8 se16.5 secs2.1 se13.0 secs0.9 se 20.0secs3.6 -4.5 16.5
08/1519:00:003.7 3.4 se16.7 secs2.0 se13.2 secs1.3 se 20.0secs4.5 -5.6 16.7
08/1518:00:003.2 2.8 se16.7 secs1.9 se13.1 secs1.1 se 20.0secs3.7 -4.7 16.7
08/1517:00:003.2 2.7 se16.6 secs1.9 se13.0 secs0.9 se 20.0secs3.6 -4.5 16.6
08/1516:00:003.3 2.9 se16.9 secs1.2 se20.6 secs1.7 se 12.9secs3.9 -4.9 16.9
08/1515:00:002.9 2.3 se16.6 secs1.7 se13.0 secs0.8 se 20.0secs3.1 -3.8 16.6
08/1514:00:003.6 3.2 se16.8 secs1.1 se20.0 secs1.7 se 12.9secs4.3 -5.4 16.8
08/1513:00:003.0 2.5 se16.6 secs1.9 se13.0 secs0.9 se 20.0secs3.3 -4.1 16.6
08/1512:00:002.8 2.3 se17.1 secs1.5 se12.7 secs0.8 se 7.7secs3.1 -3.9 17.1
08/1511:00:002.9 2.4 se16.7 secs1.7 se13.1 secs1.0 se 20.0secs3.3 -4.1 16.7
08/1510:00:003.3 2.7 se16.8 secs1.2 se20.0 secs1.8 se 13.0secs3.7 -4.6 16.8
08/1509:00:003.1 2.5 se16.8 secs1.9 se13.0 secs1.1 se 20.0secs3.3 -4.2 16.8
08/1508:00:003.2 2.5 se17.1 secs1.6 se13.0 secs1.3 se 8.3secs3.5 -4.3 17.1
08/1507:00:003.4 2.7 se17.1 secs1.8 se12.9 secs1.3 se 8.2secs3.6 -4.5 17.1

 

Surf Height Scale
Size Scale (ft)
>11-22-33-44-55-66-77-88-99-1010-1111-1212-1313-1414-1515-2020-2525-3030-3535-4040-4545+

Swell Period Scal
Period Scale (secs)
6.36.77.17.78.39.11011.112.514.316.7202533.3

 

Current Weather Conditions
Buoy 46011
06:50:00 (GMT) on 08/16
Combined Sea Height:4.9 ft
Dominant Period:16.0 secs
Wind Speed: 11.7 kts
Wind Gust: 15.6 kts
Wind Direction:330 degrees
Barometric Pressure:1019.6 mbs
Air Temperature: 62.4 degrees
Water Temperature:66.2 degrees

 

24 Hour Weather Observation

Date
(Month/Day)
Time
(GMT)
Combined Sea Height (ft)Dominant Period
(secs)
Wind Speed
(kts)
Gust
(kts)
Wind Direction
(degrees)
Barometric Pressure
(mbs)
Air Temperature
(F)
Water Temperature
(F)
08/1606:50:004.916.011.715.63301019.662.466.2
08/1605:50:004.616.015.617.63201019.562.666.4
08/1604:50:003.916.013.717.63301019.562.866.4
08/1603:50:004.316.013.717.63201019.162.466.2
08/1602:50:004.616.013.717.63301018.662.266.4
08/1601:50:004.616.015.617.63301018.762.466.4
08/1600:50:003.916.015.617.63201018.962.666.4
08/1523:50:004.316.013.717.63101019.663.066.4
08/1522:50:004.317.011.713.73001019.863.166.6
08/1521:50:003.916.09.813.73101020.363.066.6
08/1520:50:003.917.09.811.73101020.463.166.6
08/1519:50:003.617.07.89.83101020.663.166.6
08/1518:50:004.317.05.87.83201020.863.032.0
08/1517:50:003.617.07.89.83201020.762.466.4
08/1516:50:004.317.09.89.83201020.562.466.2
08/1515:50:003.617.09.811.73101020.162.466.2
08/1514:50:003.917.09.811.73101019.562.866.2
08/1513:50:003.917.09.811.73201018.962.866.2
08/1512:50:003.617.09.811.73201018.362.866.4
08/1511:50:003.617.09.811.73201018.163.066.6
08/1510:50:003.617.07.89.83201018.163.066.6
08/1509:50:003.915.07.811.73301018.062.666.7
08/1508:50:003.917.09.811.73301018.163.166.7
08/1507:50:004.317.011.713.73301018.063.166.7

 

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