Station 46215 - Diablo Canyon, CA (076)

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Waverider Buoy
35.204 N 120.859 W (35°12'14" N 120°51'33" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Sea temp depth: 0.46 m below site elevation
Water depth: 22.86 m

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Conditions at 46215 as of
(8:05 pm PDT on 07/22/2014)
0305 GMT on 07/23/2014:
Unit of Measure: Time Zone: Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
	Wave Height (WVHT):	2.3 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	11 sec
	Average Period (APD):	8.1 sec
	Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	WSW ( 258 deg true )
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	62.2 °F

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (PDT)	WDIR	WSPD kts	GST kts	WVHT ft	DPD sec	APD sec	MWD	PRES in	PTDY in	ATMP °F	WTMP °F	DEWP °F	SAL psu	VIS nmi	TIDE ft
07	22	7:35 pm	-	-	-	2.6	10	8.1	WNW	-	-	-	62.6	-	-	-	-
07	22	7:05 pm	-	-	-	2.3	11	8.3	W	-	-	-	63.7	-	-	-	-
07	22	6:35 pm	-	-	-	2.6	10	8.2	WNW	-	-	-	65.1	-	-	-	-
07	22	6:05 pm	-	-	-	2.6	10	8.5	W	-	-	-	65.5	-	-	-	-
07	22	5:35 pm	-	-	-	2.6	12	8.7	WSW	-	-	-	62.2	-	-	-	-
07	22	5:05 pm	-	-	-	2.6	10	8.6	WNW	-	-	-	62.1	-	-	-	-
07	22	4:35 pm	-	-	-	2.6	11	8.9	W	-	-	-	63.1	-	-	-	-
07	22	4:05 pm	-	-	-	2.6	10	8.8	W	-	-	-	64.4	-	-	-	-
07	22	3:35 pm	-	-	-	3.0	11	9.2	W	-	-	-	67.1	-	-	-	-
07	22	3:05 pm	-	-	-	2.6	11	8.7	W	-	-	-	66.9	-	-	-	-
07	22	2:35 pm	-	-	-	2.6	11	8.8	W	-	-	-	68.2	-	-	-	-
07	22	2:05 pm	-	-	-	2.3	11	8.6	W	-	-	-	68.7	-	-	-	-
07	22	1:35 pm	-	-	-	2.6	11	8.9	W	-	-	-	68.5	-	-	-	-
07	22	1:05 pm	-	-	-	2.6	11	8.5	W	-	-	-	68.2	-	-	-	-
07	22	12:35 pm	-	-	-	2.6	11	8.5	W	-	-	-	66.9	-	-	-	-
07	22	12:05 pm	-	-	-	2.6	12	8.5	WSW	-	-	-	63.3	-	-	-	-
07	22	11:35 am	-	-	-	2.6	10	8.4	WNW	-	-	-	61.0	-	-	-	-
07	22	11:05 am	-	-	-	2.6	10	8.3	WNW	-	-	-	61.0	-	-	-	-
07	22	10:35 am	-	-	-	2.6	11	8.0	W	-	-	-	60.4	-	-	-	-
07	22	10:05 am	-	-	-	2.6	11	8.6	WNW	-	-	-	61.0	-	-	-	-
07	22	9:35 am	-	-	-	2.6	11	8.3	WNW	-	-	-	61.3	-	-	-	-
07	22	9:05 am	-	-	-	2.6	11	8.3	WNW	-	-	-	62.8	-	-	-	-
07	22	8:35 am	-	-	-	2.6	11	8.6	WSW	-	-	-	63.3	-	-	-	-
07	22	8:05 am	-	-	-	3.0	11	9.0	WNW	-	-	-	63.1	-	-	-	-
07	22	7:35 am	-	-	-	2.6	11	8.5	W	-	-	-	63.3	-	-	-	-
07	22	7:05 am	-	-	-	2.6	11	8.6	WNW	-	-	-	64.4	-	-	-	-
07	22	6:35 am	-	-	-	2.6	10	8.8	WNW	-	-	-	65.7	-	-	-	-
07	22	6:05 am	-	-	-	2.6	11	8.8	WNW	-	-	-	66.2	-	-	-	-
07	22	5:35 am	-	-	-	2.6	11	8.4	WNW	-	-	-	64.0	-	-	-	-
07	22	5:05 am	-	-	-	2.6	11	8.5	W	-	-	-	65.1	-	-	-	-
07	22	4:35 am	-	-	-	2.3	11	8.5	WNW	-	-	-	65.5	-	-	-	-
07	22	3:35 am	-	-	-	2.6	11	8.7	W	-	-	-	63.7	-	-	-	-
07	22	3:05 am	-	-	-	2.3	12	8.4	WSW	-	-	-	63.9	-	-	-	-
07	22	2:35 am	-	-	-	2.3	12	8.5	WSW	-	-	-	63.3	-	-	-	-
07	22	2:05 am	-	-	-	2.3	12	8.4	WSW	-	-	-	65.5	-	-	-	-
07	22	1:35 am	-	-	-	2.3	12	8.1	WSW	-	-	-	63.7	-	-	-	-
07	22	1:05 am	-	-	-	2.3	11	8.5	W	-	-	-	61.9	-	-	-	-
07	22	12:35 am	-	-	-	2.3	11	7.9	W	-	-	-	61.9	-	-	-	-
07	22	12:05 am	-	-	-	2.6	12	8.4	WSW	-	-	-	61.2	-	-	-	-
07	21	11:35 pm	-	-	-	2.6	11	8.3	W	-	-	-	61.0	-	-	-	-
07	21	11:05 pm	-	-	-	2.6	11	8.2	W	-	-	-	61.0	-	-	-	-
07	21	10:35 pm	-	-	-	2.3	12	8.1	WSW	-	-	-	61.0	-	-	-	-
07	21	10:05 pm	-	-	-	2.6	12	8.6	WSW	-	-	-	61.3	-	-	-	-
07	21	9:35 pm	-	-	-	2.3	11	8.2	W	-	-	-	61.5	-	-	-	-
07	21	9:05 pm	-	-	-	2.6	12	8.2	WSW	-	-	-	62.2	-	-	-	-
07	21	8:35 pm	-	-	-	2.3	13	7.9	WSW	-	-	-	63.0	-	-	-	-
07	21	8:05 pm	-	-	-	2.3	11	8.4	WNW	-	-	-	63.7	-	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 46215 as of
(8:05 pm PDT on 07/22/2014)
0305 GMT on 07/23/2014:
These wave data are displayed in rounded times. Unit of Measure: Time Zone: Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
	Significant Wave Height (WVHT):	2.3 ft
	Swell Height (SwH):	1.6 ft
	Swell Period (SwP):	11.1 sec
	Swell Direction (SwD):	WSW
	Wind Wave Height (WWH):	1.6 ft
	Wind Wave Period (WWP):	9.9 sec
	Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	W
	Average Wave Period (APD):	8.1 sec

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (PDT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
07	22	7:35 pm	2.6	1.3	11.8	W	2.0	9.9	WNW	N/A	8.1
07	22	7:05 pm	2.3	1.6	10.5	W	1.6	9.9	W	N/A	8.3
07	22	6:35 pm	2.6	1.3	10.5	WNW	2.0	9.9	WNW	N/A	8.2
07	22	6:05 pm	2.6	1.3	11.1	W	2.0	9.9	W	AVERAGE	8.5
07	22	5:35 pm	2.6	2.0	11.8	WSW	2.0	9.9	W	SWELL	8.7
07	22	5:05 pm	2.6	1.6	11.8	WSW	2.3	9.9	WNW	AVERAGE	8.6
07	22	4:35 pm	2.6	1.6	10.5	W	2.0	9.9	W	N/A	8.9
07	22	4:05 pm	2.6	1.6	11.1	WSW	2.0	9.9	W	N/A	8.8
07	22	3:35 pm	3.0	2.0	10.5	W	2.3	9.9	WNW	AVERAGE	9.2
07	22	3:05 pm	2.6	1.6	10.5	W	2.0	9.1	W	N/A	8.7
07	22	2:35 pm	2.6	1.6	10.5	W	2.0	9.9	WNW	AVERAGE	8.8
07	22	2:05 pm	2.3	1.6	10.5	W	1.6	9.9	WNW	N/A	8.6
07	22	1:35 pm	2.6	2.0	10.5	W	2.0	9.9	WNW	SWELL	8.9
07	22	1:05 pm	2.6	1.6	10.5	W	2.0	9.9	WNW	N/A	8.5
07	22	12:35 pm	2.6	1.6	10.5	W	2.0	9.9	W	N/A	8.5
07	22	12:05 pm	2.6	1.6	11.8	WSW	2.0	9.9	WNW	N/A	8.5
07	22	11:35 am	2.6	1.6	12.5	WSW	2.0	9.9	WNW	N/A	8.4
07	22	11:05 am	2.6	1.6	11.1	W	2.0	9.9	WNW	AVERAGE	8.3
07	22	10:35 am	2.6	1.6	10.5	W	2.0	9.9	WNW	N/A	8.0
07	22	10:05 am	2.6	2.0	10.5	WNW	2.0	9.9	WNW	SWELL	8.6
07	22	9:35 am	2.6	1.6	10.5	WNW	2.0	9.9	W	AVERAGE	8.3
07	22	9:05 am	2.6	1.6	10.5	WNW	2.0	9.9	WNW	N/A	8.3
07	22	8:35 am	2.6	1.6	10.5	WSW	2.0	9.9	W	N/A	8.6
07	22	8:05 am	3.0	2.0	10.5	WNW	2.3	9.9	WNW	AVERAGE	9.0
07	22	7:35 am	2.6	1.6	10.5	W	2.0	9.1	WNW	AVERAGE	8.5
07	22	7:05 am	2.6	1.6	10.5	WNW	2.0	9.9	W	N/A	8.6
07	22	6:35 am	2.6	1.6	11.1	WSW	2.0	9.9	WNW	AVERAGE	8.8
07	22	6:05 am	2.6	2.0	10.5	WNW	2.0	9.9	WNW	SWELL	8.8
07	22	5:35 am	2.6	1.6	11.1	WNW	2.0	9.9	W	N/A	8.4
07	22	5:05 am	2.6	1.6	10.5	W	2.0	9.9	WNW	N/A	8.5
07	22	4:35 am	2.3	1.6	10.5	WNW	1.6	9.9	WNW	N/A	8.5
07	22	3:35 am	2.6	2.0	10.5	W	1.6	9.9	W	SWELL	8.7
07	22	3:05 am	2.3	1.6	11.8	WSW	1.6	9.9	W	N/A	8.4
07	22	2:35 am	2.3	1.6	11.8	WSW	1.6	9.9	WNW	N/A	8.5
07	22	2:05 am	2.3	1.6	11.8	WSW	1.6	9.9	W	N/A	8.4
07	22	1:35 am	2.3	1.6	11.8	WSW	1.6	9.9	W	N/A	8.1
07	22	1:05 am	2.3	2.0	11.1	W	1.6	8.3	W	N/A	8.5
07	22	12:35 am	2.3	1.6	11.1	W	1.6	9.9	W	N/A	7.9
07	22	12:05 am	2.6	1.6	11.8	WSW	1.6	9.9	WNW	N/A	8.4
07	21	11:35 pm	2.6	2.0	11.1	W	1.6	9.9	W	N/A	8.3
07	21	11:05 pm	2.6	2.0	11.1	W	1.6	7.1	WNW	N/A	8.2
07	21	10:35 pm	2.3	1.6	11.8	WSW	1.6	7.7	W	N/A	8.1
07	21	10:05 pm	2.6	2.0	11.8	WSW	2.0	9.9	WSW	SWELL	8.6
07	21	9:35 pm	2.3	1.6	11.1	W	1.6	8.3	W	N/A	8.2
07	21	9:05 pm	2.6	1.6	11.8	WSW	2.0	8.3	W	N/A	8.2
07	21	8:35 pm	2.3	1.3	12.5	WSW	1.6	9.9	W	N/A	7.9
07	21	8:05 pm	2.3	1.6	11.1	WNW	1.6	9.9	WSW	N/A	8.4

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