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STORMSURF Hi-Res Regional Buoy Roundup - North_California
 
Created: Fri 02/14/2025 05:17Z           Scale: Winter
 
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
46066 SOUTH_KODIAK 10/05/2024 10:50Z 21.3 ft ~
16.8 ft @ 12.6 secs 11.1 ft 12.0 ft @ 9.2 secs 22.0 ft @ 12.8 secs 2.5 ft
166 OCEAN_STATION 02/14/2025 04:30Z 10.2 ft +
7.6 ft @ 13.4 secs - 258 degs 7.9 ft 7.7 ft @ 10.3 secs - 215 degs 12.6 ft @ 12.5 secs - 267 degs 3.3 ft - 281 degs
46006 SOUTHEAST_PAPA 02/14/2025 04:20Z 11.4 ft ~
8.1 ft @ 14.1 secs 9.8 ft 9.7 ft @ 10.1 secs 14.2 ft @ 15.9 secs 2.4 ft
46005 WEST_WASHINGTON 11/19/2024 21:20Z 17.5 ft +
17.9 ft @ 9.8 secs 8.8 ft 6.8 ft @ 13.0 secs 21.2 ft @ 10.0 secs 3.3 ft
46002 WEST_OREGON 09/24/2023 16:50Z 3.8 ft ~
4.9 ft @ 7.7 secs 3.0 ft 2.2 ft @ 13.9 secs 7.2 ft @ 7.1 secs 2.9 ft
46059 WEST_CALIFORNIA 07/04/2024 10:50Z 10.8 ft +
10.6 ft @ 10.1 secs 4.8 ft 7.0 ft @ 6.8 secs 12.5 ft @ 10.0 secs 2.6 ft
036 GRAYS_HARBOR, 02/14/2025 04:30Z 5.9 ft ~
3.6 ft @ 16.4 secs - 275 degs 4.7 ft 4.7 ft @ 10.1 secs - 216 degs 7.0 ft @ 16.7 secs - 275 degs 1.7 ft - 56 degs
46050 STONEWALL_BANK 01/05/2025 17:20Z 6.8 ft ~
7.5 ft @ 9.1 secs 3.6 ft 3.0 ft @ 12.3 secs 9.3 ft @ 10.0 secs 2.2 ft
139 UMPQUA_OFFSHORE, 02/14/2025 04:30Z 5.6 ft +
3.8 ft @ 14.7 secs - 278 degs 4.3 ft 2.4 ft @ 18.0 secs - 273 degs 7.8 ft @ 14.3 secs - 274 degs 2.1 ft - 167 degs
46027 ST_GEORGES 02/14/2025 04:20Z 5.4 ft ~
3.9 ft @ 13.7 secs 5.2 ft 5.9 ft @ 8.9 secs 8.7 ft @ 7.7 secs 2.5 ft
168 HUMBOLDT_BAY 02/14/2025 04:00Z 8.8 ft +
6.4 ft @ 13.7 secs - 270 degs 7.4 ft 7.9 ft @ 9.4 secs - 238 degs 11.6 ft @ 14.3 secs - 280 degs 3.1 ft - 224 degs
094 CAPE_MENDOCINO, 02/14/2025 04:00Z 13.3 ft +
9.0 ft @ 14.8 secs - 261 degs 11.6 ft 10.0 ft @ 11.7 secs - 244 degs 16.4 ft @ 11.1 secs - 238 degs 3.3 ft - 220 degs
46014 POINT_ARENA 02/14/2025 04:20Z 11.7 ft +
8.7 ft @ 13.4 secs 10.4 ft 10.1 ft @ 10.4 secs 14.4 ft @ 12.8 secs 2.0 ft
46013 BODEGA_BAY 02/14/2025 04:20Z 12.6 ft +
12.2 ft @ 10.4 secs 0.0 ft 0.0 ft @ 0.0 secs 14.7 ft @ 10.8 secs 2.4 ft
029 POINT_REYES, 02/14/2025 04:30Z 16.1 ft +
12.3 ft @ 13.1 secs - 268 degs 9.9 ft 10.3 ft @ 9.6 secs - 261 degs 17.6 ft @ 12.5 secs - 262 degs 3.4 ft - 249 degs
142 SAN_FRANCISCO 02/14/2025 04:00Z 8.6 ft ~
9.2 ft @ 9.3 secs - 256 degs 4.9 ft 3.7 ft @ 13.2 secs - 265 degs 11.9 ft @ 9.5 secs - 257 degs 3.8 ft - 241 degs
46026 SAN_FRANCISCO 02/04/2025 20:40Z 7.5 ft ~
9.7 ft @ 7.8 secs 4.3 ft 3.8 ft @ 11.2 secs 11.2 ft @ 8.3 secs 2.5 ft
46012 HALF_MOON_BAY 02/27/2023 22:40Z 7.7 ft ~
7.3 ft @ 10.6 secs 5.0 ft 6.7 ft @ 7.4 secs 10.8 ft @ 12.0 secs 3.1 ft
46042 MONTEREY_BAY_W 11/25/2023 03:50Z 6.9 ft -
6.8 ft @ 10.0 secs 4.7 ft 2.4 ft @ 19.2 secs 8.8 ft @ 10.8 secs 1.8 ft
275 APTOS_CREEK 12/06/2024 17:30Z 2.1 ft -
1.4 ft @ 15.4 secs - 223 degs 1.8 ft 1.5 ft @ 12.1 secs - 235 degs 2.4 ft @ 15.4 secs - 218 degs 0.6 ft - 244 degs
266 PAJARO_BEACH, 10/22/2024 16:00Z 1.6 ft ~
1.7 ft @ 9.4 secs - 262 degs 1.1 ft 0.3 ft @ 31.9 secs - 221 degs 2.8 ft @ 10.5 secs - 260 degs 1.2 ft - 266 degs
157 POINT_SUR, 02/14/2025 04:00Z 7.7 ft ~
8.0 ft @ 9.6 secs - 269 degs 5.6 ft 4.3 ft @ 12.9 secs - 287 degs 11.0 ft @ 10.0 secs - 271 degs 3.0 ft - 204 degs
46028 CAPE_SAN_MARTIN 02/14/2025 04:20Z 7.0 ft ~
7.1 ft @ 9.9 secs 4.6 ft 3.4 ft @ 13.3 secs 9.9 ft @ 10.0 secs 2.5 ft
076 DIABLO_CANYON, 02/14/2025 04:30Z 5.1 ft ~
5.9 ft @ 8.6 secs - 259 degs 3.4 ft 2.4 ft @ 14.5 secs - 255 degs 7.9 ft @ 9.1 secs - 276 degs 2.4 ft - 212 degs
46011 SANTA_MARIA 02/14/2025 04:20Z 6.1 ft +
7.2 ft @ 8.4 secs 4.2 ft 3.0 ft @ 13.7 secs 8.9 ft @ 8.3 secs 2.0 ft
222 SANTA_LUCIA 02/14/2025 04:00Z 6.1 ft ~
6.8 ft @ 9.1 secs - 266 degs 4.5 ft 3.5 ft @ 13.0 secs - 289 degs 9.5 ft @ 9.1 secs - 272 degs 2.7 ft - 231 degs

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