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STORMSURF Hi-Res Regional Buoy Roundup - Southern_California
 
Created: Fri 09/19/2025 01:16Z           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 09/19/2025 00:20Z 9.0 ft ~
9.8 ft @ 9.2 secs 0.0 ft 0.0 ft @ 0.0 secs 12.3 ft @ 8.3 secs 3.2 ft
46011 SANTA_MARIA 09/19/2025 00:20Z 4.3 ft ~
4.2 ft @ 10.2 secs 3.5 ft 2.7 ft @ 13.3 secs 5.8 ft @ 9.1 secs 0.9 ft
222 SANTA_LUCIA 09/19/2025 00:30Z 4.8 ft ~
4.7 ft @ 10.2 secs - 315 degs 4.7 ft 3.5 ft @ 13.3 secs - 234 degs 6.6 ft @ 11.1 secs - 314 degs 1.7 ft - 312 degs
071 HARVEST,_CA 09/19/2025 00:30Z 3.6 ft ~
2.5 ft @ 14.5 secs - 189 degs 3.1 ft 3.2 ft @ 9.9 secs - 309 degs 5.1 ft @ 14.3 secs - 193 degs 1.4 ft - 293 degs
46054 W_SANTA_BARBARA 09/19/2025 00:20Z 2.9 ft +
2.1 ft @ 13.6 secs 2.8 ft 2.8 ft @ 9.9 secs 4.4 ft @ 13.7 secs 1.2 ft
46069 S_SANTA_ROSA_ISLAND 09/19/2025 00:20Z 4.2 ft ~
3.1 ft @ 13.6 secs 1.9 ft 2.0 ft @ 9.6 secs 4.2 ft @ 13.7 secs 1.3 ft
46025 SANTA_MONICA_BASIN 09/19/2025 00:50Z 2.4 ft ~
1.7 ft @ 13.9 secs 0.8 ft 0.8 ft @ 10.5 secs 2.3 ft @ 13.7 secs 1.0 ft
067 SAN_NICOLAS 09/19/2025 00:30Z 4.1 ft ~
3.0 ft @ 14.0 secs - 198 degs 1.5 ft 1.5 ft @ 10.1 secs - 265 degs 4.0 ft @ 14.3 secs - 189 degs 1.5 ft - 290 degs
46047 TANNER_BANKS 09/19/2025 00:20Z 3.8 ft ~
2.8 ft @ 13.8 secs 1.9 ft 1.8 ft @ 10.5 secs 3.7 ft @ 13.7 secs 1.1 ft
46086 SAN_CLEMENTE_BASIN 09/14/2025 11:50Z 3.2 ft ~
2.4 ft @ 13.5 secs 1.3 ft 1.3 ft @ 9.8 secs 3.5 ft @ 12.8 secs 1.1 ft
028 SANTA_MONICA 09/19/2025 00:00Z 2.3 ft ~
1.5 ft @ 15.1 secs - 190 degs 1.1 ft 1.0 ft @ 10.2 secs - 226 degs 2.7 ft @ 15.4 secs - 191 degs 1.3 ft - 257 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 09/19/2025 00:00Z 3.6 ft ~
2.4 ft @ 14.6 secs - 187 degs 1.1 ft 1.1 ft @ 10.1 secs - 200 degs 3.1 ft @ 14.3 secs - 188 degs 1.1 ft - 274 degs
045 OCEANSIDE_OFFSHORE, 09/19/2025 00:30Z 2.9 ft ~
2.1 ft @ 13.7 secs - 188 degs 1.3 ft 0.8 ft @ 17.3 secs - 185 degs 2.9 ft @ 14.3 secs - 184 degs 1.2 ft - 266 degs
100 TORREY_PINES 09/19/2025 00:30Z 3.1 ft ~
2.3 ft @ 13.9 secs - 193 degs 1.2 ft 0.7 ft @ 17.2 secs - 196 degs 3.0 ft @ 14.3 secs - 192 degs 1.2 ft - 282 degs
191 POINT_LOMA 09/19/2025 00:00Z 3.2 ft -
2.3 ft @ 13.7 secs - 182 degs 1.6 ft 0.9 ft @ 17.3 secs - 189 degs 3.3 ft @ 14.3 secs - 180 degs 1.3 ft - 291 degs

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