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STORMSURF Hi-Res Regional Buoy Roundup - Southern_California
 
Created: Wed 09/02/2026 02:16Z           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 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 09/02/2026 01:20Z 4.4 ft ~
3.9 ft @ 11.5 secs 2.7 ft 3.3 ft @ 8.1 secs 5.9 ft @ 11.4 secs 2.0 ft
46011 SANTA_MARIA 09/02/2026 01:20Z 1.9 ft ~
1.5 ft @ 12.9 secs 1.4 ft 1.4 ft @ 9.5 secs 2.7 ft @ 13.7 secs 1.1 ft
222 SANTA_LUCIA 09/02/2026 01:00Z 2.5 ft -
2.5 ft @ 10.1 secs - 177 degs 1.9 ft 1.3 ft @ 13.9 secs - 184 degs 3.6 ft @ 10.5 secs - 165 degs 1.1 ft - 295 degs
071 HARVEST,_CA 09/02/2026 01:00Z 1.8 ft ~
1.4 ft @ 12.7 secs - 198 degs 1.6 ft 1.8 ft @ 9.3 secs - 218 degs 3.7 ft @ 13.3 secs - 203 degs 2.2 ft - 304 degs
46054 W_SANTA_BARBARA 09/02/2026 01:20Z 1.3 ft -
1.2 ft @ 10.3 secs 1.2 ft 1.8 ft @ 6.5 secs 4.0 ft @ 4.2 secs 3.3 ft
46069 S_SANTA_ROSA_ISLAND 09/02/2026 01:20Z 2.1 ft ~
2.1 ft @ 10.0 secs 2.1 ft 1.6 ft @ 13.3 secs 4.4 ft @ 12.8 secs 2.7 ft
46025 SANTA_MONICA_BASIN 09/02/2026 01:20Z 1.8 ft ~
1.8 ft @ 10.1 secs 1.6 ft 1.2 ft @ 13.1 secs 2.9 ft @ 12.8 secs 1.3 ft
067 SAN_NICOLAS 09/02/2026 01:00Z 2.0 ft ~
1.5 ft @ 13.4 secs - 191 degs 1.8 ft 2.0 ft @ 9.1 secs - 207 degs 4.8 ft @ 5.0 secs - 313 degs 3.0 ft - 311 degs
46047 TANNER_BANKS 09/02/2026 01:20Z 2.6 ft ~
2.0 ft @ 12.9 secs 2.1 ft 2.2 ft @ 9.2 secs 4.8 ft @ 12.8 secs 2.4 ft
46086 SAN_CLEMENTE_BASIN 09/02/2026 01:20Z 1.7 ft -
2.9 ft @ 6.0 secs 1.7 ft 1.5 ft @ 11.5 secs 4.2 ft @ 5.9 secs 2.5 ft
028 SANTA_MONICA 09/02/2026 01:00Z 1.7 ft +
1.3 ft @ 13.3 secs - 192 degs 1.1 ft 1.1 ft @ 9.8 secs - 181 degs 2.5 ft @ 13.3 secs - 199 degs 1.5 ft - 273 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 09/02/2026 01:00Z 1.5 ft ~
1.2 ft @ 12.5 secs - 189 degs 1.5 ft 1.5 ft @ 9.5 secs - 187 degs 2.8 ft @ 10.5 secs - 180 degs 1.3 ft - 270 degs
045 OCEANSIDE_OFFSHORE, 09/02/2026 01:00Z 2.0 ft ~
1.6 ft @ 13.0 secs - 188 degs 1.6 ft 1.6 ft @ 9.7 secs - 184 degs 3.1 ft @ 13.3 secs - 194 degs 1.4 ft - 266 degs
100 TORREY_PINES 09/02/2026 01:00Z 2.0 ft ~
1.6 ft @ 12.8 secs - 198 degs 1.1 ft 1.2 ft @ 9.5 secs - 195 degs 3.1 ft @ 13.3 secs - 204 degs 1.7 ft - 281 degs
191 POINT_LOMA 09/01/2026 13:00Z 2.8 ft ~
2.8 ft @ 10.2 secs - 174 degs 2.7 ft 1.9 ft @ 14.0 secs - 183 degs 4.6 ft @ 13.3 secs - 187 degs 2.0 ft - 288 degs

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