Station 46239 - Point Sur, CA (157)

Information submitted by Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Waverider Buoy
36.342 N 122.110 W (36°20'30" N 122°6'35" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Sea temp depth: 0.46 m below water line
Water depth: 366 m

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Conditions at 46239 as of
(8:30 am PDT)
1530 GMT on 07/19/2026:
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):	4.6 ft
Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	15 sec
Average Period (APD):	7.1 sec
Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	WNW ( 295 deg true )
Air Temperature (ATMP):	57.2 °F
Water Temperature (WTMP):	60.3 °F

Previous observations
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
2026-07-19 08:00 am	-	-	-	4.6	15	7.2	WSW	-	-	56.8	59.9	-	-	-	-
2026-07-19 07:30 am	-	-	-	4.3	15	6.8	W	-	-	56.8	59.5	-	-	-	-
2026-07-19 07:00 am	-	-	-	4.3	15	6.4	WSW	-	-	56.7	59.5	-	-	-	-
2026-07-19 06:30 am	-	-	-	4.3	15	6.6	W	-	-	56.7	59.4	-	-	-	-
2026-07-19 06:00 am	-	-	-	4.3	15	6.8	WNW	-	-	56.7	59.4	-	-	-	-
2026-07-19 05:30 am	-	-	-	4.6	14	6.5	W	-	-	56.7	59.4	-	-	-	-
2026-07-19 05:00 am	-	-	-	4.3	14	6.4	WNW	-	-	56.5	59.4	-	-	-	-
2026-07-19 04:30 am	-	-	-	4.6	15	6.2	W	-	-	56.5	59.4	-	-	-	-
2026-07-19 04:00 am	-	-	-	4.6	15	6.2	WNW	-	-	56.5	59.2	-	-	-	-
2026-07-19 03:30 am	-	-	-	4.9	15	6.4	WNW	-	-	56.7	58.8	-	-	-	-
2026-07-19 03:00 am	-	-	-	4.9	15	6.4	WNW	-	-	57.2	58.8	-	-	-	-
2026-07-19 02:30 am	-	-	-	4.9	15	6.1	W	-	-	57.4	58.8	-	-	-	-
2026-07-19 02:00 am	-	-	-	5.2	15	6.1	W	-	-	57.2	58.5	-	-	-	-
2026-07-19 01:30 am	-	-	-	4.9	15	5.9	W	-	-	57.4	57.9	-	-	-	-
2026-07-19 01:00 am	-	-	-	5.2	15	5.9	WNW	-	-	57.2	57.7	-	-	-	-
2026-07-19 12:30 am	-	-	-	4.9	15	5.9	W	-	-	57.4	57.7	-	-	-	-
2026-07-19 12:00 am	-	-	-	4.9	15	6.1	W	-	-	57.4	57.9	-	-	-	-
2026-07-18 11:30 pm	-	-	-	5.2	15	6.3	WNW	-	-	57.6	57.6	-	-	-	-
2026-07-18 11:00 pm	-	-	-	5.2	15	6.1	NW	-	-	57.6	57.7	-	-	-	-
2026-07-18 10:30 pm	-	-	-	5.6	15	6.3	NW	-	-	57.6	58.5	-	-	-	-
2026-07-18 10:00 pm	-	-	-	5.6	17	6.3	WNW	-	-	57.6	58.1	-	-	-	-
2026-07-18 09:30 pm	-	-	-	4.9	15	6.5	WNW	-	-	57.7	58.8	-	-	-	-
2026-07-18 09:00 pm	-	-	-	4.9	17	6.1	W	-	-	57.7	58.8	-	-	-	-
2026-07-18 08:30 pm	-	-	-	5.2	15	6.3	WNW	-	-	57.7	58.8	-	-	-	-
2026-07-18 08:00 pm	-	-	-	4.6	15	6.7	WNW	-	-	57.7	59.2	-	-	-	-
2026-07-18 07:30 pm	-	-	-	4.3	15	6.4	WNW	-	-	57.7	59.7	-	-	-	-
2026-07-18 07:00 pm	-	-	-	4.3	15	6.5	NW	-	-	58.1	60.3	-	-	-	-
2026-07-18 06:30 pm	-	-	-	4.6	17	6.6	W	-	-	58.8	60.6	-	-	-	-
2026-07-18 06:00 pm	-	-	-	4.3	15	6.8	WNW	-	-	59.2	60.8	-	-	-	-
2026-07-18 05:30 pm	-	-	-	4.6	8	6.9	NW	-	-	59.5	59.9	-	-	-	-
2026-07-18 05:00 pm	-	-	-	4.6	7	6.6	WNW	-	-	59.9	59.4	-	-	-	-
2026-07-18 04:30 pm	-	-	-	4.9	15	7.2	WNW	-	-	60.4	59.4	-	-	-	-
2026-07-18 04:00 pm	-	-	-	4.6	17	7.2	W	-	-	60.4	59.9	-	-	-	-
2026-07-18 03:30 pm	-	-	-	4.6	7	7.2	NW	-	-	60.4	60.3	-	-	-	-
2026-07-18 03:00 pm	-	-	-	4.3	8	7.2	NW	-	-	60.3	60.4	-	-	-	-
2026-07-18 02:30 pm	-	-	-	4.3	17	7.3	WNW	-	-	60.1	60.8	-	-	-	-
2026-07-18 02:00 pm	-	-	-	4.3	15	7.3	NW	-	-	59.9	60.3	-	-	-	-
2026-07-18 01:30 pm	-	-	-	4.3	7	7.4	WNW	-	-	59.2	59.9	-	-	-	-
2026-07-18 01:00 pm	-	-	-	4.6	15	7.4	WNW	-	-	58.6	57.9	-	-	-	-
2026-07-18 12:30 pm	-	-	-	4.6	15	7.5	WNW	-	-	59.0	57.9	-	-	-	-
2026-07-18 12:00 pm	-	-	-	4.6	17	7.0	W	-	-	59.4	58.1	-	-	-	-
2026-07-18 11:30 am	-	-	-	4.6	7	6.8	WNW	-	-	59.0	57.7	-	-	-	-
2026-07-18 11:00 am	-	-	-	4.6	17	6.7	WNW	-	-	58.6	57.2	-	-	-	-
2026-07-18 10:30 am	-	-	-	5.2	17	7.0	WNW	-	-	58.5	57.0	-	-	-	-
2026-07-18 10:00 am	-	-	-	5.9	7	6.9	NW	-	-	58.1	56.7	-	-	-	-
2026-07-18 09:30 am	-	-	-	5.6	8	7.0	NW	-	-	57.7	56.7	-	-	-	-
2026-07-18 09:00 am	-	-	-	5.6	7	6.8	WNW	-	-	57.6	56.5	-	-	-	-

Wave Summary
for 46239 as of (8:30 am PDT)
1530 GMT on 07/19/2026:
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):	4.6 ft
Swell Height (SwH):	3.3 ft
Swell Period (SwP):	15.4 sec
Swell Direction (SwD):	WNW
Wind Wave Height (WWH):	3.3 ft
Wind Wave Period (WWP):	7.7 sec
Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	NW
Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	SWELL
Average Wave Period (APD):	7.1 sec

Previous observations
TIME (PDT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
2026-07-19 08:00 am	4.6	3.3	15.4	WSW	3.3	7.4	NW	SWELL	7.2
2026-07-19 07:30 am	4.3	3.0	15.4	W	3.3	6.9	NW	AVERAGE	6.8
2026-07-19 07:00 am	4.3	2.6	15.4	WSW	3.3	7.7	NW	AVERAGE	6.4
2026-07-19 06:30 am	4.3	3.0	15.4	W	3.3	7.7	NW	AVERAGE	6.6
2026-07-19 06:00 am	4.3	3.0	15.4	WNW	3.3	7.7	NW	AVERAGE	6.8
2026-07-19 05:30 am	4.6	3.0	14.3	W	3.6	7.7	NW	AVERAGE	6.5
2026-07-19 05:00 am	4.3	2.6	14.3	WNW	3.6	7.4	NW	AVERAGE	6.4
2026-07-19 04:30 am	4.6	2.6	15.4	W	3.6	7.4	NW	AVERAGE	6.2
2026-07-19 04:00 am	4.6	2.6	15.4	WNW	3.9	7.4	NW	AVERAGE	6.2
2026-07-19 03:30 am	4.6	3.0	15.4	WNW	3.9	7.4	NW	AVERAGE	6.4
2026-07-19 03:00 am	4.9	3.0	15.4	WNW	4.3	7.4	NW	AVERAGE	6.4
2026-07-19 02:30 am	4.9	2.6	15.4	W	3.9	7.4	NW	AVERAGE	6.1
2026-07-19 02:00 am	5.2	2.6	15.4	W	4.3	7.4	NW	AVERAGE	6.1
2026-07-19 01:30 am	4.9	2.6	15.4	W	4.3	7.7	NW	AVERAGE	5.9
2026-07-19 01:00 am	5.2	2.6	15.4	WNW	4.6	7.7	NW	AVERAGE	5.9
2026-07-19 12:30 am	4.9	2.6	15.4	W	4.3	6.9	NW	AVERAGE	5.9
2026-07-19 12:00 am	4.9	3.0	15.4	W	4.3	7.1	NW	AVERAGE	6.1
2026-07-18 11:30 pm	5.2	3.0	15.4	WNW	4.3	7.7	NW	AVERAGE	6.3
2026-07-18 11:00 pm	5.2	3.0	15.4	NW	4.3	7.4	NW	AVERAGE	6.1
2026-07-18 10:30 pm	5.6	3.0	15.4	NW	4.6	7.7	NW	AVERAGE	6.3
2026-07-18 10:00 pm	5.6	3.0	16.7	WNW	4.6	7.4	NW	AVERAGE	6.3
2026-07-18 09:30 pm	4.9	3.0	15.4	WNW	3.9	7.4	NW	AVERAGE	6.5
2026-07-18 09:00 pm	4.9	2.6	16.7	W	3.9	7.7	NW	AVERAGE	6.1
2026-07-18 08:30 pm	5.2	2.6	15.4	WNW	4.3	7.7	NW	AVERAGE	6.3
2026-07-18 08:00 pm	4.6	3.0	15.4	WNW	3.6	7.1	NW	AVERAGE	6.7
2026-07-18 07:30 pm	4.3	2.3	15.4	WNW	3.6	7.7	NW	AVERAGE	6.4
2026-07-18 07:00 pm	4.3	2.6	15.4	NW	3.6	7.7	NW	AVERAGE	6.5
2026-07-18 06:30 pm	4.6	2.3	16.7	W	3.6	8.3	NW	AVERAGE	6.6
2026-07-18 06:00 pm	4.3	2.3	15.4	WNW	3.6	7.1	NW	AVERAGE	6.8
2026-07-18 05:30 pm	4.6	2.3	15.4	WNW	3.9	8.0	NW	AVERAGE	6.9
2026-07-18 05:00 pm	4.6	2.3	15.4	WNW	3.9	6.7	WNW	STEEP	6.6
2026-07-18 04:30 pm	4.9	2.6	15.4	WNW	3.9	7.4	WNW	AVERAGE	7.2
2026-07-18 04:00 pm	4.6	2.6	16.7	W	3.6	7.4	NW	AVERAGE	7.2
2026-07-18 03:30 pm	4.6	2.6	15.4	W	3.6	7.4	NW	AVERAGE	7.2
2026-07-18 03:00 pm	4.3	2.3	15.4	WNW	3.6	7.7	NW	AVERAGE	7.2
2026-07-18 02:30 pm	4.3	2.6	16.7	WNW	3.6	7.4	NW	AVERAGE	7.3
2026-07-18 02:00 pm	4.3	2.6	15.4	NW	3.6	7.4	NW	AVERAGE	7.3
2026-07-18 01:30 pm	4.3	2.3	16.7	W	3.6	7.4	WNW	AVERAGE	7.4
2026-07-18 01:00 pm	4.6	2.6	15.4	WNW	3.6	6.9	NW	AVERAGE	7.4
2026-07-18 12:30 pm	4.6	2.6	15.4	WNW	3.6	7.4	NW	AVERAGE	7.5
2026-07-18 12:00 pm	4.6	2.6	16.7	W	3.6	7.1	WNW	AVERAGE	7.0
2026-07-18 11:30 am	4.6	2.3	16.7	WNW	3.9	7.1	WNW	STEEP	6.8
2026-07-18 11:00 am	4.6	2.3	16.7	WNW	3.9	7.4	WNW	AVERAGE	6.7
2026-07-18 10:30 am	5.2	2.6	16.7	WNW	4.3	7.1	NW	AVERAGE	7.0
2026-07-18 10:00 am	5.9	2.6	16.7	WNW	5.2	7.4	NW	STEEP	6.9
2026-07-18 09:30 am	5.6	3.0	15.4	WNW	4.6	7.7	NW	AVERAGE	7.0
2026-07-18 09:00 am	5.6	2.6	16.7	WNW	4.6	7.4	WNW	STEEP	6.8

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Ocean Current Data for 46239

Depth ft	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts
	8:00 am PDT		7:30 am PDT		7:00 am PDT		6:30 am PDT		6:00 am PDT		5:30 am PDT
3	90	0.62	70	0.35	80	0.19	80	0.21	60	0.19	80	0.54

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