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STORMSURF Hi-Res Regional Buoy Roundup - Southern_California
 
Created: Sat 04/25/2026 06:16Z           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 04/25/2026 05:20Z 5.0 ft ~
5.4 ft @ 9.3 secs 3.2 ft 2.3 ft @ 14.0 secs 7.3 ft @ 10.0 secs 2.5 ft
46011 SANTA_MARIA 04/25/2026 05:20Z 3.6 ft ~
2.8 ft @ 12.8 secs 2.9 ft 3.0 ft @ 9.8 secs 5.5 ft @ 12.0 secs 2.3 ft
222 SANTA_LUCIA 04/25/2026 05:00Z 3.8 ft +
2.9 ft @ 13.1 secs - 248 degs 2.9 ft 3.1 ft @ 9.3 secs - 315 degs 6.0 ft @ 12.5 secs - 262 degs 2.6 ft - 309 degs
071 HARVEST,_CA 04/25/2026 05:30Z 3.5 ft ~
2.4 ft @ 14.3 secs - 227 degs 3.1 ft 2.9 ft @ 10.4 secs - 311 degs 6.3 ft @ 11.8 secs - 306 degs 2.9 ft - 315 degs
46054 W_SANTA_BARBARA 04/25/2026 05:50Z 3.3 ft +
2.6 ft @ 12.9 secs 2.2 ft 2.3 ft @ 9.6 secs 5.2 ft @ 12.8 secs 2.6 ft
46069 S_SANTA_ROSA_ISLAND 04/25/2026 05:20Z 3.4 ft ~
2.5 ft @ 13.7 secs 2.2 ft 2.2 ft @ 10.3 secs 5.4 ft @ 13.7 secs 2.9 ft
46025 SANTA_MONICA_BASIN 04/25/2026 05:20Z 2.6 ft ~
4.4 ft @ 5.9 secs 2.5 ft 1.8 ft @ 14.0 secs 5.6 ft @ 6.2 secs 2.9 ft
067 SAN_NICOLAS 04/25/2026 05:00Z 3.6 ft ~
2.7 ft @ 13.4 secs - 222 degs 2.4 ft 3.9 ft @ 6.0 secs - 300 degs 6.0 ft @ 13.3 secs - 203 degs 3.1 ft - 302 degs
46047 TANNER_BANKS 04/25/2026 05:20Z 4.1 ft ~
3.2 ft @ 13.0 secs 3.6 ft 4.3 ft @ 8.3 secs 6.9 ft @ 7.1 secs 2.8 ft
46086 SAN_CLEMENTE_BASIN 04/25/2026 05:20Z 3.0 ft ~
2.2 ft @ 13.5 secs 2.2 ft 3.7 ft @ 6.0 secs 5.1 ft @ 13.7 secs 2.4 ft
028 SANTA_MONICA 04/25/2026 05:00Z 2.0 ft ~
1.5 ft @ 13.5 secs - 199 degs 1.4 ft 2.4 ft @ 6.0 secs - 266 degs 3.9 ft @ 14.3 secs - 183 degs 2.3 ft - 281 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 04/25/2026 05:00Z 2.6 ft ~
1.9 ft @ 14.0 secs - 185 degs 1.1 ft 1.8 ft @ 6.2 secs - 273 degs 3.3 ft @ 14.3 secs - 186 degs 1.8 ft - 254 degs
045 OCEANSIDE_OFFSHORE, 04/25/2026 05:30Z 2.2 ft ~
1.6 ft @ 13.7 secs - 206 degs 1.1 ft 1.8 ft @ 6.3 secs - 270 degs 3.1 ft @ 14.3 secs - 206 degs 1.6 ft - 247 degs
100 TORREY_PINES 04/25/2026 05:30Z 2.5 ft ~
1.8 ft @ 13.8 secs - 205 degs 1.0 ft 1.7 ft @ 6.1 secs - 270 degs 3.1 ft @ 14.3 secs - 205 degs 1.7 ft - 255 degs
191 POINT_LOMA 04/25/2026 04:30Z 2.8 ft ~
2.0 ft @ 13.5 secs - 203 degs 2.0 ft 3.1 ft @ 6.3 secs - 286 degs 4.4 ft @ 14.3 secs - 180 degs 2.1 ft - 269 degs

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