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STORMSURF Hi-Res Regional Buoy Roundup - Southern_California
 
Created: Mon 01/05/2026 01:37Z           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 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
46059 WEST_CALIFORNIA 01/05/2026 00:50Z 7.1 ft -
6.8 ft @ 10.4 secs 4.1 ft 6.2 ft @ 6.6 secs 9.3 ft @ 11.4 secs 2.6 ft
46011 SANTA_MARIA 01/05/2026 00:20Z 11.3 ft ~
8.6 ft @ 13.2 secs 6.7 ft 6.6 ft @ 10.1 secs 11.5 ft @ 12.8 secs 1.5 ft
222 SANTA_LUCIA 01/05/2026 00:30Z 9.6 ft ~
7.3 ft @ 13.1 secs - 298 degs 6.5 ft 6.5 ft @ 9.9 secs - 278 degs 10.6 ft @ 12.5 secs - 299 degs 1.9 ft - 231 degs
071 HARVEST,_CA 01/05/2026 01:00Z 9.2 ft ~
7.2 ft @ 12.7 secs - 297 degs 4.5 ft 4.8 ft @ 9.4 secs - 275 degs 9.5 ft @ 13.3 secs - 297 degs 1.8 ft - 221 degs
46054 W_SANTA_BARBARA 01/05/2026 00:50Z 9.3 ft ~
7.2 ft @ 12.8 secs 5.3 ft 5.7 ft @ 9.3 secs 9.8 ft @ 12.8 secs 1.1 ft
46069 S_SANTA_ROSA_ISLAND 01/05/2026 00:20Z 8.5 ft +
6.6 ft @ 12.8 secs 3.9 ft 4.3 ft @ 9.2 secs 8.3 ft @ 12.8 secs 0.9 ft
46025 SANTA_MONICA_BASIN 01/05/2026 00:50Z 4.3 ft ~
3.8 ft @ 11.3 secs 0.0 ft 0.0 ft @ 0.0 secs 5.4 ft @ 12.8 secs 1.2 ft
067 SAN_NICOLAS 01/05/2026 01:00Z 10.8 ft +
8.5 ft @ 12.7 secs - 300 degs 5.8 ft 3.7 ft @ 15.9 secs - 304 degs 10.8 ft @ 13.3 secs - 296 degs 2.1 ft - 234 degs
46047 TANNER_BANKS 01/05/2026 00:20Z 7.8 ft ~
5.8 ft @ 13.5 secs 5.0 ft 4.9 ft @ 10.3 secs 8.2 ft @ 12.8 secs 1.5 ft
46086 SAN_CLEMENTE_BASIN 01/05/2026 00:50Z 4.6 ft -
3.7 ft @ 12.6 secs 3.5 ft 3.8 ft @ 9.4 secs 5.8 ft @ 11.4 secs 1.2 ft
028 SANTA_MONICA 01/05/2026 01:00Z 3.3 ft ~
2.8 ft @ 11.7 secs - 264 degs 2.3 ft 2.7 ft @ 8.6 secs - 241 degs 4.5 ft @ 12.5 secs - 267 degs 1.4 ft - 219 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 01/05/2026 00:30Z 3.4 ft ~
3.4 ft @ 10.0 secs - 262 degs 2.1 ft 1.4 ft @ 14.3 secs - 268 degs 4.6 ft @ 11.1 secs - 265 degs 1.2 ft - 223 degs
045 OCEANSIDE_OFFSHORE, 01/05/2026 01:00Z 3.1 ft +
3.0 ft @ 10.3 secs - 264 degs 2.3 ft 1.6 ft @ 14.4 secs - 264 degs 4.0 ft @ 9.9 secs - 264 degs 1.0 ft - 226 degs
100 TORREY_PINES 01/05/2026 01:00Z 3.5 ft ~
2.7 ft @ 13.0 secs - 280 degs 2.9 ft 3.0 ft @ 9.7 secs - 263 degs 4.6 ft @ 12.5 secs - 280 degs 1.6 ft - 227 degs
191 POINT_LOMA 01/05/2026 00:00Z 4.6 ft ~
3.8 ft @ 12.3 secs - 282 degs 3.6 ft 3.9 ft @ 9.1 secs - 273 degs 6.1 ft @ 11.8 secs - 284 degs 1.7 ft - 243 degs

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