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STORMSURF Hi-Res Regional Buoy Roundup - Southern_California
 
Created: Fri 07/04/2025 01:37Z           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 07/04/2025 00:20Z 2.9 ft ~
1.6 ft @ 17.6 secs 2.1 ft 1.4 ft @ 14.4 secs 3.2 ft @ 15.9 secs 1.2 ft
46011 SANTA_MARIA 07/04/2025 00:20Z 4.1 ft ~
4.7 ft @ 8.5 secs 3.8 ft 2.2 ft @ 17.3 secs 6.3 ft @ 9.1 secs 1.8 ft
222 SANTA_LUCIA 07/04/2025 01:00Z 4.4 ft ~
5.0 ft @ 8.8 secs - 321 degs 4.1 ft 2.4 ft @ 17.1 secs - 184 degs 7.3 ft @ 9.9 secs - 319 degs 3.0 ft - 326 degs
071 HARVEST,_CA 07/04/2025 01:00Z 4.3 ft ~
5.0 ft @ 8.7 secs - 319 degs 3.4 ft 2.0 ft @ 17.0 secs - 193 degs 7.0 ft @ 9.1 secs - 321 degs 2.7 ft - 309 degs
46054 W_SANTA_BARBARA 07/04/2025 00:20Z 4.3 ft ~
4.8 ft @ 8.9 secs 3.1 ft 1.9 ft @ 16.4 secs 6.3 ft @ 10.0 secs 2.2 ft
46069 S_SANTA_ROSA_ISLAND 07/04/2025 00:20Z 4.6 ft ~
2.8 ft @ 16.3 secs 4.0 ft 4.5 ft @ 8.7 secs 6.2 ft @ 15.9 secs 1.9 ft
46025 SANTA_MONICA_BASIN 07/04/2025 00:20Z 3.5 ft ~
2.1 ft @ 16.4 secs 1.5 ft 1.2 ft @ 13.4 secs 3.3 ft @ 15.9 secs 1.0 ft
067 SAN_NICOLAS 07/04/2025 01:00Z 4.8 ft ~
3.0 ft @ 16.1 secs - 183 degs 3.8 ft 4.3 ft @ 8.9 secs - 313 degs 6.4 ft @ 15.4 secs - 186 degs 2.5 ft - 303 degs
46047 TANNER_BANKS 07/04/2025 00:20Z 4.1 ft ~
2.5 ft @ 16.4 secs 2.7 ft 2.8 ft @ 9.7 secs 4.8 ft @ 15.9 secs 1.3 ft
46086 SAN_CLEMENTE_BASIN 07/04/2025 00:20Z 5.1 ft ~
3.1 ft @ 16.5 secs 2.1 ft 2.5 ft @ 8.6 secs 4.6 ft @ 15.9 secs 0.8 ft
028 SANTA_MONICA 07/04/2025 01:00Z 3.6 ft ~
2.2 ft @ 16.3 secs - 196 degs 1.5 ft 1.1 ft @ 13.2 secs - 199 degs 3.1 ft @ 16.7 secs - 208 degs 1.1 ft - 247 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 07/04/2025 00:30Z 3.5 ft -
2.1 ft @ 16.9 secs - 197 degs 2.3 ft 1.6 ft @ 13.9 secs - 197 degs 3.3 ft @ 16.7 secs - 196 degs 0.9 ft - 237 degs
045 OCEANSIDE_OFFSHORE, 07/04/2025 01:00Z 4.7 ft -
2.8 ft @ 17.0 secs - 188 degs 1.9 ft 1.5 ft @ 13.0 secs - 187 degs 3.9 ft @ 18.2 secs - 181 degs 0.8 ft - 226 degs
100 TORREY_PINES 07/04/2025 01:00Z 4.6 ft ~
2.7 ft @ 17.2 secs - 193 degs 1.9 ft 1.4 ft @ 13.2 secs - 205 degs 3.6 ft @ 18.2 secs - 195 degs 0.9 ft - 248 degs
191 POINT_LOMA 07/04/2025 01:00Z 5.1 ft ~
3.0 ft @ 17.1 secs - 186 degs 2.0 ft 1.0 ft @ 20.7 secs - 180 degs 4.1 ft @ 16.7 secs - 184 degs 1.1 ft - 261 degs

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