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STORMSURF Hi-Res Regional Buoy Roundup - Southern_California   Created: Fri 05/01/2026 12:46Z           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. 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 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 05/01/2026 11:50Z 5.6 ft ~ 4.4 ft @ 12.8 secs 3.3 ft 3.5 ft @ 9.5 secs 7.1 ft @ 12.8 secs 2.7 ft 46011 SANTA_MARIA 05/01/2026 11:50Z 4.6 ft ~ 3.5 ft @ 13.1 secs 4.3 ft 5.3 ft @ 8.2 secs 7.7 ft @ 7.7 secs 2.6 ft 222 SANTA_LUCIA 05/01/2026 11:30Z 5.0 ft ~ 3.8 ft @ 13.2 secs - 310 degs 4.7 ft 5.5 ft @ 8.6 secs - 320 degs 8.5 ft @ 13.3 secs - 310 degs 3.0 ft - 324 degs 071 HARVEST,_CA 05/01/2026 11:30Z 4.5 ft ~ 3.4 ft @ 13.3 secs - 286 degs 4.3 ft 5.0 ft @ 8.5 secs - 320 degs 7.6 ft @ 13.3 secs - 283 degs 2.7 ft - 322 degs 46054 W_SANTA_BARBARA 05/01/2026 11:50Z 4.6 ft + 3.5 ft @ 13.2 secs 3.8 ft 3.8 ft @ 10.0 secs 6.4 ft @ 13.7 secs 2.1 ft 46069 S_SANTA_ROSA_ISLAND 05/01/2026 11:50Z 3.6 ft - 4.1 ft @ 8.8 secs 3.3 ft 2.4 ft @ 13.8 secs 6.7 ft @ 8.3 secs 2.7 ft 46025 SANTA_MONICA_BASIN 05/01/2026 11:50Z 1.7 ft ~ 2.7 ft @ 6.3 secs 1.3 ft 1.0 ft @ 13.4 secs 3.2 ft @ 6.2 secs 1.2 ft 067 SAN_NICOLAS 05/01/2026 12:00Z 3.8 ft ~ 2.7 ft @ 13.7 secs - 298 degs 3.7 ft 4.6 ft @ 8.1 secs - 306 degs 7.1 ft @ 14.3 secs - 295 degs 3.0 ft - 314 degs 46047 TANNER_BANKS 05/01/2026 11:50Z 4.4 ft ~ 3.2 ft @ 13.6 secs 4.0 ft 5.0 ft @ 8.0 secs 7.4 ft @ 13.7 secs 2.6 ft 46086 SAN_CLEMENTE_BASIN 04/30/2026 23:50Z 1.9 ft ~ 1.4 ft @ 13.8 secs 1.8 ft 1.7 ft @ 10.5 secs 4.2 ft @ 10.8 secs 2.5 ft 028 SANTA_MONICA 05/01/2026 12:00Z 1.4 ft ~ 2.2 ft @ 6.4 secs - 267 degs 1.2 ft 0.9 ft @ 12.7 secs - 218 degs 2.9 ft @ 7.1 secs - 263 degs 1.3 ft - 262 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 05/01/2026 11:30Z 1.6 ft ~ 1.2 ft @ 13.3 secs - 202 degs 1.4 ft 1.9 ft @ 7.5 secs - 269 degs 2.9 ft @ 13.3 secs - 200 degs 1.0 ft - 261 degs 045 OCEANSIDE_OFFSHORE, 05/01/2026 12:00Z 1.4 ft ~ 1.1 ft @ 13.4 secs - 200 degs 1.2 ft 1.8 ft @ 6.4 secs - 275 degs 2.5 ft @ 12.5 secs - 194 degs 1.0 ft - 255 degs 100 TORREY_PINES 05/01/2026 12:00Z 1.7 ft ~ 2.6 ft @ 6.6 secs - 282 degs 1.6 ft 1.2 ft @ 12.8 secs - 242 degs 3.4 ft @ 7.1 secs - 282 degs 1.3 ft - 258 degs 191 POINT_LOMA 05/01/2026 11:30Z 2.5 ft ~ 3.8 ft @ 6.7 secs - 292 degs 1.8 ft 1.3 ft @ 13.3 secs - 233 degs 4.6 ft @ 7.7 secs - 296 degs 1.5 ft - 265 degs

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