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Buoy 46011 Santa Maria
Longitude = 120.87W Latitude = 34.88N
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Frequency Analysis - Current Hour
(Swell height in each period/frequency band)
Measurement Date/Time (GMT)08/31
17:00:00
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Current Swell & Surf Analysis
Buoy 46011
17:00:00 (GMT) on 08/31
Sea Height:3.2 ft
Primary Swell Height: 2.2 ft
Primary Swell Period: 14.2 secs
Surf Height2.5 ft

 

24 Hour Observation

Date
(Month/Day)
Time
(GMT)
Sea Height
[>5 secs]
(ft)
Primary Swell Secondary Swell Tertiary Swell Estimated Surf Height (ft)Primary Period (secs)
Height
(ft)
Period
(secs)
Height
(ft)
Period
(secs)
Height
(ft)
Period
(secs)
08/3117:00:003.2 2.2 se14.2 secs1.6 se8.3 secs0.0 se 0.0secs2.5 -3.1 14.2
08/3116:00:003.3 2.4 se14.5 secs1.6 se8.4 secs0.0 se 0.0secs2.8 -3.5 14.5
08/3115:00:003.2 2.1 se14.3 secs1.6 se8.3 secs0.1 se 20.0secs2.3 -2.9 14.3
08/3114:00:003.6 2.2 se14.5 secs2.0 se8.4 secs1.3 se 11.4secs2.5 -3.1 14.5
08/3113:00:003.4 2.2 se14.3 secs1.6 se9.0 secs1.1 se 5.9secs2.5 -3.1 14.3
08/3112:00:003.9 2.4 se14.7 secs2.3 se8.4 secs1.2 se 11.4secs2.8 -3.5 14.7
08/3111:00:003.5 2.0 se14.1 secs2.1 se8.4 secs0.0 se 0.0secs2.3 -2.8 14.1
08/3110:00:003.8 2.5 se14.6 secs1.9 se8.4 secs1.3 se 11.6secs2.9 -3.7 14.6
08/3109:00:003.4 2.2 se14.5 secs1.7 se9.0 secs1.3 se 5.9secs2.5 -3.1 14.5
08/3108:00:003.8 2.5 se14.7 secs1.8 se8.4 secs1.1 se 11.5secs2.9 -3.6 14.7
08/3107:00:003.7 2.6 se14.5 secs1.8 se8.4 secs1.2 se 11.5secs3.0 -3.7 14.5
08/3106:00:003.7 2.5 se14.7 secs1.3 se11.3 secs1.5 se 7.7secs2.9 -3.6 14.7
08/3105:00:004.3 2.8 se14.7 secs1.8 se8.3 secs1.3 se 11.5secs3.3 -4.1 14.7
08/3104:00:003.9 2.3 se14.7 secs2.2 se6.2 secs1.0 se 11.5secs2.7 -3.3 14.7
08/3103:00:004.5 3.1 se14.8 secs1.8 se7.7 secs1.0 se 11.4secs3.7 -4.6 14.8
08/3102:00:004.4 2.9 se14.9 secs2.1 se7.7 secs0.9 se 11.5secs3.5 -4.3 14.9
08/3101:00:004.6 3.3 se15.0 secs2.1 se7.1 secs1.0 se 11.5secs4.0 -4.9 15.0
08/3100:00:004.0 2.0 se14.7 secs2.4 se7.7 secs0.8 se 11.6secs2.3 -2.9 14.7
08/3023:00:005.0 3.5 se15.4 secs2.4 se7.7 secs1.0 se 11.4secs4.3 -5.4 15.4
08/3022:00:004.2 2.6 se14.8 secs2.1 se7.7 secs1.1 se 11.6secs3.1 -3.9 14.8
08/3021:00:004.6 2.7 se14.9 secs2.7 se7.7 secs0.9 se 11.6secs3.2 -4.1 14.9
08/3020:00:004.2 2.4 se15.0 secs2.1 se7.7 secs1.0 se 11.5secs2.9 -3.6 15.0
08/3019:00:004.5 2.4 se15.8 secs2.6 se7.1 secs1.1 se 11.3secs3.0 -3.8 15.8
08/3018:00:005.2 3.1 se15.0 secs2.5 se7.7 secs1.2 se 11.6secs3.7 -4.6 15.0

 

Surf Height Scale
Size Scale (ft)
>11-22-33-44-55-66-77-88-99-1010-1111-1212-1313-1414-1515-2020-2525-3030-3535-4040-4545+

Swell Period Scal
Period Scale (secs)
6.36.77.17.78.39.11011.112.514.316.7202533.3

 

Current Weather Conditions
Buoy 46011
17:50:00 (GMT) on 08/31
Combined Sea Height:4.3 ft
Dominant Period:14.0 secs
Wind Speed: 5.8 kts
Wind Gust: 7.8 kts
Wind Direction:360 degrees
Barometric Pressure:1016.3 mbs
Air Temperature: 58.1 degrees
Water Temperature:63.0 degrees

 

24 Hour Weather Observation

Date
(Month/Day)
Time
(GMT)
Combined Sea Height (ft)Dominant Period
(secs)
Wind Speed
(kts)
Gust
(kts)
Wind Direction
(degrees)
Barometric Pressure
(mbs)
Air Temperature
(F)
Water Temperature
(F)
08/3117:50:004.314.05.87.83601016.358.163.0
08/3116:50:004.615.07.811.70101015.758.163.0
08/3115:50:004.615.07.811.70101015.558.563.0
08/3114:50:004.915.09.811.73301015.259.063.0
08/3113:50:004.98.09.813.73101014.659.263.0
08/3112:50:005.214.09.813.73301014.159.563.0
08/3111:50:005.215.09.811.73301013.959.463.0
08/3110:50:005.215.011.713.73401013.959.463.0
08/3109:50:005.615.011.713.73301013.959.463.0
08/3108:50:005.615.011.715.63101014.059.563.0
08/3107:50:004.915.011.715.63401014.459.963.0
08/3106:50:004.90.011.713.73401014.459.732.0
08/3105:50:005.615.013.717.63201014.260.363.0
08/3104:50:006.215.013.715.63201014.460.663.1
08/3103:50:006.215.015.617.63201013.960.863.1
08/3102:50:005.915.015.619.53201013.460.663.1
08/3101:50:006.215.015.619.53201013.661.263.3
08/3100:50:005.98.015.619.53201013.861.563.3
08/3023:50:006.915.015.617.63201013.861.363.1
08/3022:50:006.27.017.619.53201014.261.263.0
08/3021:50:006.615.017.621.43201014.761.263.0
08/3020:50:006.67.017.621.43101014.961.063.0
08/3019:50:006.68.017.623.43201014.960.863.0
08/3018:50:007.20.019.523.43201015.260.463.1

 

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