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STORMSURF Hi-Res Regional Buoy Roundup - North_California
 
Created: Mon 12/01/2025 11:46Z           Scale: Winter
 
Notes: Buoys are listed from outside to inside, north to south. So buoy 46006 is 600 nmiles off the coast, 46005, 46002 and 46059 about 300 nmiles out and the rest are generally 20 nmiles off the coast or less. The color bar denotes estimated surf sizes. Outer buoy surf sizes do not account for swell decay as they propagate towards the coast and therefore should be reduced respective to the target break of interest. Color bars are set on 2 scales: Summer (May 1 - Aug 31) or Winter. Summer scale is green (less than 5 ft), red (5-10 ft) and black 10+ ft. The winter scale is green (less than 10 ft), red (10-20 ft) and black 20+ ft. Southern CA is always set on the summer scale. The symbol just left of the color bar denotes surf size trend (+ = rising, - = falling, ~ = steady). Current size is compared to the average of the last 5 readings (over 2.5 hrs for CDIP or 5 hrs for NOAA buoys). If the current size is greater or less than 12.5% of the average, the indicator is updated accordingly. Click buoy number to view details of previous readings. CDIP buoys (like 094) update every 1/2 hour, NOAA buoys (like 46059) every hour. This report updates 4 times per hour.
Buoy Map

 

Buoy ID Location Time/Date Surf 1 Prime Swell (hgt/per/dir) Surf 2 Secnd Swell (hgt/per/dir) Sea (hgt/per/dir) Chop Hgt/Dir
46066 SOUTH_KODIAK 12/01/2025 10:50Z 8.3 ft ~
7.2 ft @ 11.5 secs 6.3 ft 7.6 ft @ 8.3 secs 11.4 ft @ 12.8 secs 2.7 ft
166 OCEAN_STATION 12/01/2025 10:30Z 11.3 ft ~
7.3 ft @ 15.5 secs - 253 degs 9.1 ft 7.4 ft @ 12.3 secs - 245 degs 12.5 ft @ 15.4 secs - 251 degs 2.9 ft - 230 degs
46006 SOUTHEAST_PAPA 11/03/2025 16:20Z 9.2 ft ~
7.2 ft @ 12.8 secs 6.6 ft 6.7 ft @ 9.8 secs 10.7 ft @ 12.8 secs 2.0 ft
46005 WEST_WASHINGTON 11/19/2024 21:20Z 17.5 ft +
17.9 ft @ 9.8 secs 8.8 ft 6.8 ft @ 13.0 secs 21.2 ft @ 10.0 secs 3.3 ft
46002 WEST_OREGON 12/01/2025 10:50Z 8.3 ft ~
4.4 ft @ 19.0 secs 4.4 ft 2.7 ft @ 16.0 secs 6.3 ft @ 18.9 secs 0.0 ft
46059 WEST_CALIFORNIA 12/01/2025 10:50Z 6.9 ft +
3.3 ft @ 20.7 secs 4.0 ft 3.6 ft @ 11.2 secs 5.9 ft @ 20.8 secs 1.5 ft
036 GRAYS_HARBOR, 12/01/2025 11:00Z 5.5 ft ~
4.8 ft @ 11.3 secs - 258 degs 2.7 ft 1.2 ft @ 22.1 secs - 266 degs 5.8 ft @ 11.1 secs - 258 degs 0.4 ft - 169 degs
46050 STONEWALL_BANK 12/01/2025 10:50Z 4.2 ft ~
3.7 ft @ 11.4 secs 2.3 ft 1.1 ft @ 21.9 secs 4.5 ft @ 11.4 secs 0.0 ft
139 UMPQUA_OFFSHORE, 12/01/2025 10:30Z 4.5 ft ~
4.0 ft @ 11.3 secs - 266 degs 2.2 ft 1.0 ft @ 21.6 secs - 283 degs 5.2 ft @ 11.8 secs - 263 degs 1.5 ft - 82 degs
46027 ST_GEORGES 12/01/2025 10:50Z 3.6 ft ~
3.4 ft @ 10.6 secs 0.0 ft 0.0 ft @ 0.0 secs 4.8 ft @ 11.4 secs 1.9 ft
168 HUMBOLDT_BAY 12/01/2025 11:00Z 4.4 ft ~
4.3 ft @ 10.4 secs - 279 degs 3.0 ft 1.3 ft @ 22.0 secs - 288 degs 6.2 ft @ 11.1 secs - 281 degs 2.0 ft - 329 degs
094 CAPE_MENDOCINO, 12/01/2025 11:00Z 3.8 ft ~
3.1 ft @ 12.2 secs - 256 degs 3.3 ft 3.7 ft @ 8.9 secs - 284 degs 7.1 ft @ 12.5 secs - 271 degs 3.1 ft - 345 degs
46014 POINT_ARENA 12/01/2025 10:50Z 4.9 ft ~
4.3 ft @ 11.5 secs 3.2 ft 4.1 ft @ 7.9 secs 6.8 ft @ 12.0 secs 1.8 ft
46013 BODEGA_BAY 06/27/2025 06:20Z 4.2 ft ~
6.6 ft @ 6.4 secs 2.0 ft 2.1 ft @ 9.6 secs 7.5 ft @ 6.7 secs 3.2 ft
029 POINT_REYES, 10/17/2025 16:00Z 4.3 ft ~
3.3 ft @ 13.2 secs - 289 degs 4.1 ft 5.1 ft @ 8.0 secs - 325 degs 7.2 ft @ 12.5 secs - 282 degs 2.2 ft - 320 degs
142 SAN_FRANCISCO 12/01/2025 10:30Z 4.3 ft ~
3.4 ft @ 12.6 secs - 266 degs 2.3 ft 2.5 ft @ 9.5 secs - 280 degs 4.8 ft @ 12.5 secs - 275 degs 1.4 ft - 163 degs
46026 SAN_FRANCISCO 12/01/2025 10:50Z 3.8 ft ~
3.3 ft @ 11.5 secs 2.8 ft 3.5 ft @ 7.9 secs 5.4 ft @ 10.8 secs 1.4 ft
46012 HALF_MOON_BAY 02/27/2023 22:40Z 7.7 ft ~
7.3 ft @ 10.6 secs 5.0 ft 6.7 ft @ 7.4 secs 10.8 ft @ 12.0 secs 3.1 ft
46042 MONTEREY_BAY_W 11/25/2023 03:50Z 6.9 ft -
6.8 ft @ 10.0 secs 4.7 ft 2.4 ft @ 19.2 secs 8.8 ft @ 10.8 secs 1.8 ft
275 APTOS_CREEK 12/06/2024 17:30Z 2.1 ft -
1.4 ft @ 15.4 secs - 223 degs 1.8 ft 1.5 ft @ 12.1 secs - 235 degs 2.4 ft @ 15.4 secs - 218 degs 0.6 ft - 244 degs
266 PAJARO_BEACH, 10/22/2024 16:00Z 1.6 ft ~
1.7 ft @ 9.4 secs - 262 degs 1.1 ft 0.3 ft @ 31.9 secs - 221 degs 2.8 ft @ 10.5 secs - 260 degs 1.2 ft - 266 degs
157 POINT_SUR, 12/01/2025 10:30Z 5.3 ft ~
4.3 ft @ 12.3 secs - 279 degs 3.4 ft 4.1 ft @ 8.2 secs - 298 degs 7.4 ft @ 12.5 secs - 281 degs 3.0 ft - 300 degs
46028 CAPE_SAN_MARTIN 12/01/2025 10:50Z 5.8 ft ~
4.6 ft @ 12.7 secs 3.7 ft 4.5 ft @ 8.3 secs 7.9 ft @ 12.8 secs 2.6 ft
076 DIABLO_CANYON, 12/01/2025 11:00Z 3.4 ft -
2.8 ft @ 12.4 secs - 262 degs 3.0 ft 3.5 ft @ 8.5 secs - 278 degs 5.5 ft @ 11.8 secs - 269 degs 1.5 ft - 285 degs
46011 SANTA_MARIA 12/01/2025 10:50Z 4.3 ft -
3.6 ft @ 12.1 secs 3.5 ft 4.2 ft @ 8.5 secs 6.6 ft @ 12.8 secs 2.3 ft
222 SANTA_LUCIA 12/01/2025 10:30Z 5.3 ft ~
4.2 ft @ 12.4 secs - 287 degs 3.9 ft 4.6 ft @ 8.4 secs - 300 degs 7.9 ft @ 12.5 secs - 292 degs 2.9 ft - 319 degs

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