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Station 46215 - Diablo Canyon, CA (076)

Information submitted by Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Waverider Buoy
35.204 N 120.860 W (35°12'13" N 120°51'36" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Water depth: 23 m

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Conditions at 46215 as of
(12:05 pm PST)
2005 GMT on 12/11/2013:
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):	2.6 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	11 sec
	Average Period (APD):	7.1 sec
	Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	W ( 275 deg true )
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	61.5 °F

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (PST)	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
12	11	11:35 am	-	-	-	2.6	11	7.3	W	-	-	-	61.9	-	-	-	-
12	11	11:05 am	-	-	-	3.0	11	7.4	W	-	-	-	61.2	-	-	-	-
12	11	10:35 am	-	-	-	3.0	11	7.5	W	-	-	-	56.7	-	-	-	-
12	11	10:05 am	-	-	-	2.6	11	6.9	W	-	-	-	57.4	-	-	-	-
12	11	9:35 am	-	-	-	3.0	11	8.0	WNW	-	-	-	54.9	-	-	-	-
12	11	9:05 am	-	-	-	3.3	13	7.9	W	-	-	-	54.9	-	-	-	-
12	11	8:35 am	-	-	-	2.6	13	7.1	W	-	-	-	54.9	-	-	-	-
12	11	8:05 am	-	-	-	3.0	13	7.5	W	-	-	-	54.9	-	-	-	-
12	11	7:35 am	-	-	-	3.0	12	7.7	W	-	-	-	54.9	-	-	-	-
12	11	7:05 am	-	-	-	3.0	11	7.5	W	-	-	-	54.9	-	-	-	-
12	11	6:35 am	-	-	-	3.0	12	7.7	W	-	-	-	54.9	-	-	-	-
12	11	6:05 am	-	-	-	3.0	13	7.7	W	-	-	-	54.9	-	-	-	-
12	11	5:35 am	-	-	-	2.6	12	7.3	W	-	-	-	55.0	-	-	-	-
12	11	5:05 am	-	-	-	3.0	12	7.7	W	-	-	-	55.0	-	-	-	-
12	11	4:35 am	-	-	-	2.6	11	7.1	W	-	-	-	54.9	-	-	-	-
12	11	4:05 am	-	-	-	3.0	12	7.6	W	-	-	-	55.0	-	-	-	-
12	11	3:35 am	-	-	-	3.0	12	7.7	W	-	-	-	55.0	-	-	-	-
12	11	3:05 am	-	-	-	3.0	13	7.3	W	-	-	-	55.0	-	-	-	-
12	11	2:35 am	-	-	-	2.6	12	7.6	W	-	-	-	55.0	-	-	-	-
12	11	2:05 am	-	-	-	2.6	12	7.5	W	-	-	-	55.4	-	-	-	-
12	11	1:35 am	-	-	-	2.6	13	7.8	W	-	-	-	55.8	-	-	-	-
12	11	1:05 am	-	-	-	2.6	13	7.7	W	-	-	-	55.8	-	-	-	-
12	11	12:35 am	-	-	-	2.6	13	7.4	W	-	-	-	56.1	-	-	-	-
12	11	12:05 am	-	-	-	2.6	12	7.7	W	-	-	-	56.1	-	-	-	-
12	10	11:35 pm	-	-	-	3.0	12	7.8	W	-	-	-	56.1	-	-	-	-
12	10	11:05 pm	-	-	-	2.6	13	7.6	W	-	-	-	58.6	-	-	-	-
12	10	10:35 pm	-	-	-	3.0	13	7.5	W	-	-	-	58.3	-	-	-	-
12	10	10:05 pm	-	-	-	2.6	13	7.1	W	-	-	-	56.1	-	-	-	-
12	10	9:35 pm	-	-	-	3.0	13	7.5	WSW	-	-	-	55.9	-	-	-	-
12	10	9:05 pm	-	-	-	3.0	12	7.3	W	-	-	-	55.9	-	-	-	-
12	10	8:35 pm	-	-	-	3.0	13	7.6	W	-	-	-	55.9	-	-	-	-
12	10	8:05 pm	-	-	-	3.0	13	7.1	W	-	-	-	55.9	-	-	-	-
12	10	7:35 pm	-	-	-	3.0	12	6.9	W	-	-	-	56.7	-	-	-	-
12	10	7:05 pm	-	-	-	3.0	12	6.9	W	-	-	-	57.6	-	-	-	-
12	10	6:35 pm	-	-	-	3.0	12	7.1	W	-	-	-	55.9	-	-	-	-
12	10	6:05 pm	-	-	-	3.3	13	7.6	W	-	-	-	55.9	-	-	-	-
12	10	5:35 pm	-	-	-	3.0	12	7.3	W	-	-	-	55.9	-	-	-	-
12	10	5:05 pm	-	-	-	3.3	13	7.9	W	-	-	-	55.9	-	-	-	-
12	10	4:35 pm	-	-	-	3.0	13	8.0	W	-	-	-	55.9	-	-	-	-
12	10	4:05 pm	-	-	-	3.3	13	9.2	W	-	-	-	57.7	-	-	-	-
12	10	3:35 pm	-	-	-	3.3	12	8.8	W	-	-	-	57.7	-	-	-	-
12	10	3:05 pm	-	-	-	3.0	12	8.6	W	-	-	-	57.2	-	-	-	-
12	10	2:35 pm	-	-	-	3.0	13	8.6	W	-	-	-	59.4	-	-	-	-
12	10	2:05 pm	-	-	-	3.3	13	8.9	W	-	-	-	60.6	-	-	-	-
12	10	1:35 pm	-	-	-	3.0	13	9.2	W	-	-	-	60.4	-	-	-	-
12	10	1:05 pm	-	-	-	3.6	12	9.5	W	-	-	-	59.7	-	-	-	-
12	10	12:35 pm	-	-	-	3.0	13	8.6	WSW	-	-	-	61.0	-	-	-	-
12	10	12:05 pm	-	-	-	3.0	14	8.6	W	-	-	-	60.3	-	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 46215 as of (12:05 pm PST)
2005 GMT on 12/11/2013:
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):	2.6 ft
	Swell Height (SwH):	1.6 ft
	Swell Period (SwP):	10.5 sec
	Swell Direction (SwD):	W
	Wind Wave Height (WWH):	2.0 ft
	Wind Wave Period (WWP):	9.9 sec
	Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	W
	Average Wave Period (APD):	7.1 sec

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (PST)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
12	11	11:35 am	2.6	1.6	10.5	W	2.0	9.9	W	AVERAGE	7.3
12	11	11:05 am	3.0	2.0	10.5	W	2.3	9.9	W	AVERAGE	7.4
12	11	10:35 am	3.0	2.0	10.5	W	2.0	9.9	WNW	SWELL	7.5
12	11	10:05 am	2.6	1.6	11.1	W	2.0	9.9	W	AVERAGE	6.9
12	11	9:35 am	3.0	2.3	10.5	WNW	2.0	9.9	W	SWELL	8.0
12	11	9:05 am	3.3	2.3	12.5	W	2.3	9.9	WNW	SWELL	7.9
12	11	8:35 am	2.6	1.6	13.3	W	2.0	9.9	WNW	AVERAGE	7.1
12	11	8:05 am	3.0	2.0	13.3	W	2.0	9.9	W	SWELL	7.5
12	11	7:35 am	3.0	2.0	11.8	W	2.0	9.9	W	SWELL	7.7
12	11	7:05 am	3.0	2.0	11.1	W	2.0	9.9	W	SWELL	7.5
12	11	6:35 am	3.0	2.0	11.8	W	2.0	9.9	W	SWELL	7.7
12	11	6:05 am	3.0	2.0	12.5	W	2.0	9.9	WNW	SWELL	7.7
12	11	5:35 am	2.6	2.0	11.8	W	2.0	9.9	WNW	SWELL	7.3
12	11	5:05 am	3.0	2.3	11.8	W	2.0	9.9	W	SWELL	7.7
12	11	4:35 am	2.6	1.6	11.1	W	2.0	9.1	W	N/A	7.1
12	11	4:05 am	3.0	2.0	11.8	W	2.0	9.9	W	SWELL	7.6
12	11	3:35 am	3.0	2.3	11.8	W	2.0	9.9	W	SWELL	7.7
12	11	3:05 am	3.0	2.0	13.3	W	2.0	9.9	W	SWELL	7.3
12	11	2:35 am	2.6	2.0	11.8	W	2.0	9.9	W	SWELL	7.6
12	11	2:05 am	2.6	2.0	11.8	W	2.0	9.1	W	SWELL	7.5
12	11	1:35 am	2.6	2.0	12.5	W	2.0	9.9	W	SWELL	7.8
12	11	1:05 am	2.6	2.0	12.5	W	2.0	9.9	W	SWELL	7.7
12	11	12:35 am	2.6	1.6	13.3	W	2.0	9.9	W	N/A	7.4
12	11	12:05 am	2.6	2.0	11.8	W	2.0	9.9	W	SWELL	7.7
12	10	11:35 pm	3.0	2.0	11.8	W	2.0	9.9	W	SWELL	7.8
12	10	11:05 pm	2.6	2.0	12.5	W	2.0	9.9	W	SWELL	7.6
12	10	10:35 pm	3.0	2.0	13.3	W	2.0	9.9	W	SWELL	7.5
12	10	10:05 pm	2.6	2.0	12.5	W	2.0	6.7	WNW	SWELL	7.1
12	10	9:35 pm	3.0	2.3	12.5	WSW	2.0	9.9	W	SWELL	7.5
12	10	9:05 pm	3.0	2.0	11.8	W	2.0	9.9	W	SWELL	7.3
12	10	8:35 pm	3.0	2.3	12.5	W	2.3	9.9	W	SWELL	7.6
12	10	8:05 pm	3.0	2.0	12.5	W	2.3	9.9	W	AVERAGE	7.1
12	10	7:35 pm	3.0	2.0	11.8	W	2.3	9.9	WNW	AVERAGE	6.9
12	10	7:05 pm	3.0	2.3	11.8	W	2.3	9.9	WNW	SWELL	6.9
12	10	6:35 pm	3.0	2.0	11.8	W	2.0	9.9	W	SWELL	7.1
12	10	6:05 pm	3.3	2.3	13.3	W	2.3	9.9	WNW	SWELL	7.6
12	10	5:35 pm	3.0	2.3	11.8	W	2.0	9.9	WNW	SWELL	7.3
12	10	5:05 pm	3.3	2.6	13.3	W	2.3	9.9	W	SWELL	7.9
12	10	4:35 pm	3.0	2.0	13.3	W	2.0	9.9	WNW	SWELL	8.0
12	10	4:05 pm	3.3	2.6	13.3	W	2.0	8.3	WNW	SWELL	9.2
12	10	3:35 pm	3.3	2.3	11.8	W	2.3	9.9	W	SWELL	8.8
12	10	3:05 pm	3.0	2.3	11.8	W	2.0	9.9	WNW	SWELL	8.6
12	10	2:35 pm	3.0	2.0	13.3	W	2.0	9.9	W	SWELL	8.6
12	10	2:05 pm	3.3	2.3	13.3	W	2.0	8.3	WNW	SWELL	8.9
12	10	1:35 pm	3.0	2.6	13.3	W	2.0	9.1	WNW	SWELL	9.2
12	10	1:05 pm	3.6	3.0	11.8	W	2.0	9.9	W	SWELL	9.5
12	10	12:35 pm	3.0	2.0	13.3	WSW	2.0	9.9	WNW	SWELL	8.6
12	10	12:05 pm	3.0	2.3	14.3	W	2.0	9.1	WNW	SWELL	8.6

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