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STORMSURF Hi-Res Regional Buoy Roundup - Southern_California   Created: Wed 03/18/2026 08:07Z           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 03/18/2026 06:50Z 3.6 ft ~ 3.5 ft @ 10.5 secs 2.5 ft 1.6 ft @ 15.5 secs 4.4 ft @ 10.0 secs 0.9 ft 46011 SANTA_MARIA 03/18/2026 06:50Z 4.8 ft ~ 3.1 ft @ 15.4 secs 1.8 ft 1.6 ft @ 11.6 secs 3.8 ft @ 15.9 secs 0.4 ft 222 SANTA_LUCIA 03/18/2026 07:00Z 4.9 ft ~ 3.2 ft @ 15.3 secs - 179 degs 2.0 ft 1.7 ft @ 12.2 secs - 189 degs 4.1 ft @ 15.4 secs - 186 degs 1.0 ft - 318 degs 071 HARVEST,_CA 03/18/2026 07:00Z 4.3 ft ~ 2.9 ft @ 15.1 secs - 189 degs 1.8 ft 1.5 ft @ 11.6 secs - 207 degs 4.0 ft @ 15.4 secs - 185 degs 1.1 ft - 294 degs 46054 W_SANTA_BARBARA 03/18/2026 06:50Z 2.6 ft - 1.7 ft @ 15.2 secs 1.3 ft 1.1 ft @ 11.8 secs 2.8 ft @ 15.9 secs 1.0 ft 46069 S_SANTA_ROSA_ISLAND 03/18/2026 06:50Z 4.0 ft ~ 2.6 ft @ 15.1 secs 1.2 ft 1.2 ft @ 10.4 secs 3.3 ft @ 14.7 secs 0.8 ft 46025 SANTA_MONICA_BASIN 03/18/2026 06:50Z 3.6 ft + 2.3 ft @ 15.2 secs 1.2 ft 1.0 ft @ 11.6 secs 2.7 ft @ 14.7 secs 0.0 ft 067 SAN_NICOLAS 03/18/2026 07:30Z 5.2 ft + 3.5 ft @ 14.9 secs - 189 degs 1.6 ft 1.3 ft @ 11.7 secs - 204 degs 4.3 ft @ 15.4 secs - 191 degs 0.9 ft - 298 degs 46047 TANNER_BANKS 03/18/2026 06:50Z 3.7 ft ~ 2.5 ft @ 15.0 secs 1.7 ft 1.4 ft @ 11.9 secs 3.4 ft @ 14.7 secs 0.8 ft 46086 SAN_CLEMENTE_BASIN 03/18/2026 06:50Z 3.8 ft ~ 2.5 ft @ 15.1 secs 1.5 ft 1.2 ft @ 12.0 secs 3.0 ft @ 14.7 secs 0.0 ft 028 SANTA_MONICA 03/18/2026 07:00Z 3.1 ft ~ 2.1 ft @ 15.0 secs - 196 degs 1.2 ft 1.0 ft @ 11.8 secs - 200 degs 2.7 ft @ 14.3 secs - 191 degs 0.9 ft - 287 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 03/18/2026 07:00Z 4.8 ft ~ 3.1 ft @ 15.3 secs - 189 degs 1.3 ft 1.1 ft @ 11.6 secs - 203 degs 3.6 ft @ 15.4 secs - 189 degs 0.7 ft - 283 degs 045 OCEANSIDE_OFFSHORE, 03/18/2026 07:30Z 4.7 ft + 3.1 ft @ 15.1 secs - 191 degs 1.2 ft 1.1 ft @ 11.7 secs - 186 degs 3.5 ft @ 15.4 secs - 192 degs 0.5 ft - 271 degs 100 TORREY_PINES 03/18/2026 07:30Z 3.6 ft ~ 2.4 ft @ 14.9 secs - 196 degs 1.2 ft 1.0 ft @ 11.6 secs - 203 degs 2.8 ft @ 15.4 secs - 194 degs 0.4 ft - 231 degs 191 POINT_LOMA 03/18/2026 07:30Z 4.7 ft ~ 3.2 ft @ 14.6 secs - 190 degs 1.2 ft 1.1 ft @ 11.3 secs - 200 degs 3.6 ft @ 14.3 secs - 192 degs 0.6 ft - 249 degs

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