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STORMSURF Hi-Res Regional Buoy Roundup - Southern_California
 
Created: Wed 04/30/2025 05:16Z           Scale: Summer
 
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.
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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
46006 SOUTHEAST_PAPA 04/23/2025 03:20Z 3.1 ft +
2.2 ft @ 14.1 secs 2.1 ft 2.1 ft @ 9.9 secs 4.0 ft @ 14.7 secs 1.5 ft
46059 WEST_CALIFORNIA 07/04/2024 10:50Z 10.8 ft +
10.6 ft @ 10.1 secs 4.8 ft 7.0 ft @ 6.8 secs 12.5 ft @ 10.0 secs 2.6 ft
46011 SANTA_MARIA 04/30/2025 04:20Z 4.1 ft -
2.7 ft @ 15.2 secs 3.4 ft 3.4 ft @ 9.9 secs 5.9 ft @ 15.9 secs 2.1 ft
222 SANTA_LUCIA 04/30/2025 04:00Z 4.7 ft ~
2.9 ft @ 16.0 secs - 197 degs 4.4 ft 4.9 ft @ 8.9 secs - 317 degs 7.0 ft @ 9.1 secs - 317 degs 2.6 ft - 309 degs
071 HARVEST,_CA 04/30/2025 04:30Z 5.9 ft ~
3.8 ft @ 15.6 secs - 203 degs 3.7 ft 4.0 ft @ 9.2 secs - 311 degs 6.8 ft @ 15.4 secs - 185 degs 2.3 ft - 317 degs
46054 W_SANTA_BARBARA 04/30/2025 04:20Z 4.5 ft +
2.9 ft @ 15.1 secs 3.4 ft 3.4 ft @ 9.9 secs 6.7 ft @ 14.7 secs 3.2 ft
46069 S_SANTA_ROSA_ISLAND 04/30/2025 04:20Z 5.8 ft ~
3.8 ft @ 15.4 secs 3.8 ft 4.5 ft @ 8.4 secs 7.4 ft @ 15.9 secs 2.8 ft
46025 SANTA_MONICA_BASIN 04/30/2025 04:20Z 4.0 ft +
2.6 ft @ 15.6 secs 1.2 ft 2.1 ft @ 5.7 secs 3.9 ft @ 15.9 secs 1.8 ft
067 SAN_NICOLAS 04/30/2025 04:00Z 4.8 ft ~
3.1 ft @ 15.5 secs - 197 degs 2.7 ft 3.2 ft @ 8.6 secs - 311 degs 6.0 ft @ 15.4 secs - 205 degs 2.8 ft - 295 degs
46047 TANNER_BANKS 03/04/2025 07:10Z 8.0 ft ~
8.1 ft @ 9.9 secs 6.7 ft 5.0 ft @ 13.4 secs 11.7 ft @ 9.1 secs 3.1 ft
46086 SAN_CLEMENTE_BASIN 04/30/2025 04:20Z 4.8 ft ~
3.1 ft @ 15.4 secs 1.6 ft 2.4 ft @ 6.4 secs 4.6 ft @ 15.9 secs 1.7 ft
028 SANTA_MONICA 04/30/2025 04:30Z 4.6 ft +
2.8 ft @ 16.6 secs - 194 degs 1.2 ft 0.6 ft @ 20.7 secs - 195 degs 4.0 ft @ 16.7 secs - 194 degs 1.6 ft - 278 degs
043 CAMP_PENDLETON 07/27/2019 15:02Z 3.4 ft ~
2.3 ft @ 14.7 secs - 211 degs 1.3 ft 1.2 ft @ 10.6 secs - 211 degs 3.5 ft @ 15.4 secs - 215 degs 1.2 ft - 259 degs
271 GREEN_BEACH 04/30/2025 04:00Z 4.5 ft ~
2.8 ft @ 16.1 secs - 182 degs 1.1 ft 0.8 ft @ 12.7 secs - 192 degs 3.8 ft @ 16.7 secs - 181 degs 1.8 ft - 280 degs
045 OCEANSIDE_OFFSHORE, 04/30/2025 04:30Z 4.1 ft -
2.5 ft @ 16.2 secs - 188 degs 1.2 ft 1.9 ft @ 6.4 secs - 282 degs 3.8 ft @ 16.7 secs - 187 degs 1.8 ft - 265 degs
100 TORREY_PINES 04/30/2025 04:30Z 3.4 ft ~
2.2 ft @ 16.0 secs - 199 degs 1.1 ft 0.9 ft @ 12.6 secs - 202 degs 3.1 ft @ 16.7 secs - 199 degs 1.4 ft - 264 degs
191 POINT_LOMA 04/30/2025 03:30Z 5.0 ft ~
3.1 ft @ 15.8 secs - 194 degs 1.8 ft 0.9 ft @ 18.9 secs - 178 degs 4.3 ft @ 16.7 secs - 194 degs 1.5 ft - 273 degs

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