BUOY 156 (STORMSURF)

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Buoy 156 Monterey Canyon
Longitude = 121.95W Latitude = 36.76N
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Frequency Analysis - Current Hour
(Swell height in each period/frequency band)

Measurement Date/Time (GMT)

03/29
07:22:00

Historical Surf Height...Time Lapse Spectral Density... Primary Swell Profile

Current Swell & Surf Analysis
Buoy 156
07:22:00 (GMT) on 03/29
Sea Height:	10.8 ft
Primary Swell Height:	8.3 ft
Primary Swell Period:	13.9 secs
Primary Swell Direction:	283 degrees
Surf Height:	9.2-11.5 ft

24 Hour Observation

Date
(Month - Day)

Time
(GMT)

Combined Sea Height
[>5 secs]
(ft)

Primary Swell

Secondary Swell

Tertiary Swell

Estimated Surf Height (ft)

Primary Swell Period
(secs)

Height
(ft)

Period
(secs)

Diection
(deg)

Height
(ft)

Period
(secs)

Direction
(deg)

Height
(ft)

Period
(secs)

Direction
(deg)

03/29	07:22:00	10.8	8.3	13.9	283	4.8	16.9	283	6.2	10.5	284	9.2 -11.5	13.9
03/29	06:23:00	12.6	10.3	13.1	286	4.5	16.8	281	5.9	9.4	281	10.8 -13.5	13.1
03/29	05:22:00	12.2	9.9	13.2	287	4.2	17.0	285	6.0	9.6	281	10.4 -13.0	13.2
03/29	04:22:00	11.6	9.4	13.0	285	4.1	17.2	281	5.2	9.4	279	9.7 -12.2	13.0
03/29	03:22:00	14.2	11.5	13.7	284	5.9	16.8	282	8.0	10.6	283	12.6 -15.8	13.7
03/29	02:22:00	15.7	13.7	13.7	284	5.9	16.8	283	7.8	10.6	282	15.0 -18.7	13.7
03/29	01:22:00	14.2	11.5	13.8	283	8.1	10.6	286	3.0	18.8	281	12.7 -15.9	13.8
03/29	00:22:00	13.8	11.6	13.9	283	7.1	10.6	284	3.1	18.7	269	12.9 -16.1	13.9
03/28	23:21:00	13.4	11.2	14.3	284	5.8	10.5	283	2.9	18.7	279	12.8 -16.0	14.3
03/28	22:22:00	13.4	10.2	13.9	282	5.2	17.3	276	8.2	10.5	279	11.3 -14.2	13.9
03/28	21:22:00	12.1	9.2	14.0	284	5.9	17.2	282	6.9	10.5	281	10.3 -12.8	14.0
03/28	20:25:00	13.6	11.2	14.8	281	5.3	18.4	281	8.2	11.7	280	13.3 -16.6	14.8
03/28	19:26:00	15.2	13.1	14.2	279	5.7	18.3	276	7.1	10.6	280	14.8 -18.5	14.2
03/28	18:21:00	13.2	10.0	14.8	282	8.9	11.6	280	4.4	18.6	282	11.8 -14.8	14.8
03/28	17:21:00	13.3	10.5	14.0	283	6.8	17.1	282	7.8	10.5	280	11.7 -14.7	14.0
03/28	16:21:00	13.2	9.8	14.8	285	8.4	11.6	284	4.3	19.0	282	11.6 -14.5	14.8
03/28	15:21:00	14.3	10.9	14.8	285	5.1	18.6	284	7.8	10.5	287	12.8 -16.0	14.8
03/28	14:27:00	14.1	11.4	14.1	284	7.5	17.1	278	8.2	10.6	285	12.9 -16.1	14.1
03/28	13:22:00	14.6	11.7	15.0	283	7.4	18.3	281	8.9	11.6	285	14.1 -17.6	15.0
03/28	12:21:00	16.9	14.3	14.8	283	7.1	18.3	283	7.8	10.6	286	16.9 -21.1	14.8
03/28	11:21:00	14.9	12.1	14.8	281	6.2	18.3	280	9.4	11.6	283	14.3 -17.9	14.8
03/28	10:21:00	13.2	10.5	14.1	283	6.5	17.3	280	7.4	10.6	282	11.9 -14.8	14.1
03/28	09:22:00	14.1	11.1	14.8	280	9.5	11.6	280	4.8	18.8	278	13.1 -16.4	14.8
03/28	08:22:00	15.3	12.2	15.3	281	9.4	11.7	277	5.0	18.8	281	14.9 -18.7	15.3

Surf Height Scale
Size Scale (ft)
>1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 40-45 45+

Swell Period Scal
CDIP Period Scale (secs)
6.3 6.7 7.1 7.7 8.3 9.1 10 10.5 11.1 11.8 12.5 13.3 14.3 15.4 16.7 18.2 20 22.2 25 28.6 33.3 40

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