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Station 46253 - San Pedro South, CA (213) Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 46253


Conditions at 46253 as of
(5:26 pm PDT on 05/12/2025)
0026 GMT on 05/13/2025:
     

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.

5-day plot - Wave Height Wave Height (WVHT): 3.6 ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 14 sec
5-day plot - Average Wave Period Average Period (APD): 5.3 sec
5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction Mean Wave Direction (MWD): S ( 177 deg true )
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 63.9 °F
Previous observations
TIME
(PDT)
5-day plot - Wind Direction
WDIR
 
5-day plot - Wind Speed
WSPD
kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust
GST
kts
5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period
DPD
sec
5-day plot - Average Wave Period
APD
sec
5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction
MWD
 
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure
PRES
in
5-day plot - Pressure Tendency
PTDY
in
5-day plot - Air Temperature
ATMP
°F
5-day plot - Water Temperature
WTMP
°F
5-day plot - Dew Point
DEWP
°F
5-day plot - Salinity
SAL
psu
5-day plot - Visibility
VIS
nmi
5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW)
TIDE
ft
2025-05-12 04:56 pm--- 3.6 145.1SSE--- 63.9----
2025-05-12 04:26 pm--- 3.6 144.9 S--- 63.9----
2025-05-12 03:56 pm--- 3.9 145.1 S--- 63.7----
2025-05-12 03:26 pm--- 3.9 145.3 S--- 63.1----
2025-05-12 02:56 pm--- 3.6 155.0 S--- 63.1----
2025-05-12 02:26 pm--- 3.6 145.2SSW--- 63.1----
2025-05-12 01:56 pm--- 3.6 75.2 W--- 62.8----
2025-05-12 01:26 pm--- 3.9 145.6 S--- 62.6----
2025-05-12 12:56 pm--- 3.6 75.5 W--- 62.6----
2025-05-12 12:26 pm--- 3.3 145.4 S--- 62.4----
2025-05-12 11:56 am--- 3.3 155.7SSE--- 62.4----
2025-05-12 11:26 am--- 3.3 146.0 S--- 62.6----
2025-05-12 10:56 am--- 3.6 76.2WNW--- 63.0----
2025-05-12 10:26 am--- 3.6 76.2WNW--- 62.8----
2025-05-12 09:56 am--- 3.6 76.1WNW--- 62.4----
2025-05-12 09:26 am--- 3.6 86.2 W--- 62.1----
2025-05-12 08:56 am--- 3.6 146.1 S--- 61.9----
2025-05-12 08:26 am--- 3.3 75.8WNW--- 61.9----
2025-05-12 07:56 am--- 3.6 156.1 S--- 61.7----
2025-05-12 07:26 am--- 3.6 76.0 W--- 61.7----
2025-05-12 06:56 am--- 3.6 76.3WNW--- 61.7----
2025-05-12 06:26 am--- 3.3 146.1 S--- 61.7----
2025-05-12 05:56 am--- 3.6 145.9 S--- 61.7----
2025-05-12 05:26 am--- 3.6 146.2SSE--- 61.9----
2025-05-12 04:56 am--- 3.6 76.3 W--- 61.9----
2025-05-12 04:26 am--- 3.6 86.5 W--- 61.9----
2025-05-12 03:56 am--- 3.6 156.8 S--- 62.1----
2025-05-12 03:26 am--- 3.6 156.9 S--- 62.1----
2025-05-12 02:56 am--- 3.6 86.8 W--- 62.2----
2025-05-12 02:26 am--- 3.6 157.1SSE--- 62.4----
2025-05-12 01:56 am--- 3.3 146.8 S--- 62.6----
2025-05-12 01:26 am--- 3.3 146.9 S--- 63.0----
2025-05-12 12:56 am--- 3.6 76.6 W--- 63.1----
2025-05-12 12:26 am--- 3.6 157.1 S--- 63.1----
2025-05-11 11:56 pm--- 3.3 156.7 S--- 63.5----
2025-05-11 11:26 pm--- 3.3 146.9SSE--- 63.5----
2025-05-11 10:56 pm--- 3.3 157.1 S--- 63.3----
2025-05-11 10:26 pm--- 3.3 147.8SSE--- 63.5----
2025-05-11 09:56 pm--- 3.0 157.0 S--- 63.0----
2025-05-11 09:26 pm--- 3.0 157.4 S--- 63.0----
2025-05-11 08:56 pm--- 3.0 156.8 S--- 62.8----
2025-05-11 08:26 pm--- 3.0 156.6 S--- 62.8----
2025-05-11 07:56 pm--- 3.3 156.9 S--- 62.4----
2025-05-11 07:26 pm--- 3.3 156.4 S--- 62.4----
2025-05-11 06:56 pm--- 3.3 176.0SSE--- 62.4----
2025-05-11 06:26 pm--- 3.3 156.3 S--- 62.4----
2025-05-11 05:56 pm--- 3.3 155.8SSE--- 62.8----

Detailed Wave Summary
for 46253 as of
(5:26 pm PDT on 05/12/2025)
0026 GMT on 05/13/2025:

These wave data are displayed in rounded times.

     

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.

5-day plot - Significant Wave Height Significant Wave Height (WVHT): 3.6 ft
5-day plot - Swell Height Swell Height (SwH): 1.6 ft
5-day plot - Swell Period Swell Period (SwP): 14.3 sec
5-day plot - Swell Direction Swell Direction (SwD): S
5-day plot - Wind Wave Height Wind Wave Height (WWH): 3.3 ft
5-day plot - Wind Wave Period Wind Wave Period (WWP): 6.7 sec
5-day plot - Wind Wave Direction Wind Wave Direction (WWD): W
5-day plot - Wave Steepness Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS): AVERAGE
5-day plot - Average Wave Period Average Wave Period (APD): 5.3 sec
Previous observations
TIME
(PDT)
5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
ft
5-day plot - Swell Height
SwH
ft
5-day plot - Swell Period
SwP
sec
5-day plot - Swell Direction
SwD
 
5-day plot - Wind Wave Height
WWH
ft
5-day plot - Wind Wave Period
WWP
sec
5-day plot - Wind Wave Direction
WWD
 
5-day plot - Wave Steepness
STEEPNESS
 
5-day plot - Average Wave Period
APD
sec
2025-05-12 04:56 pm 3.6 1.6 14.3SSE 3.3 5.9 W AVERAGE 5.1
2025-05-12 04:26 pm 3.6 1.6 14.3 S 3.3 6.2 W AVERAGE 4.9
2025-05-12 03:56 pm 3.9 1.6 14.3 S 3.6 6.7 W AVERAGE 5.1
2025-05-12 03:26 pm 3.9 1.6 14.3 S 3.6 7.1 W AVERAGE 5.3
2025-05-12 02:56 pm 3.6 1.3 15.4 S 3.6 6.7 W AVERAGE 5.0
2025-05-12 02:26 pm 3.6 1.3 14.3SSW 3.3 5.9 WNW AVERAGE 5.2
2025-05-12 01:56 pm 3.6 1.3 14.3 S 3.3 6.7 W STEEP 5.2
2025-05-12 01:26 pm 3.6 1.6 14.3 S 3.3 7.1 W AVERAGE 5.6
2025-05-12 12:56 pm 3.6 1.6 15.4 S 3.3 6.7 W STEEP 5.5
2025-05-12 12:26 pm 3.3 1.6 14.3 S 3.0 6.7 W AVERAGE 5.4
2025-05-12 11:56 am 3.3 1.6 15.4SSE 3.0 7.1 WNW AVERAGE 5.7
2025-05-12 11:26 am 3.3 1.3 14.3 S 3.0 6.2 WNW AVERAGE 6.0
2025-05-12 10:56 am 3.6 1.6 14.3SSE 3.3 6.7 WNW AVERAGE 6.2
2025-05-12 10:26 am 3.6 1.3 15.4 S 3.3 7.1 WNW AVERAGE 6.2
2025-05-12 09:56 am 3.6 1.3 15.4 S 3.3 6.7 WNW STEEP 6.1
2025-05-12 09:26 am 3.6 1.3 14.3SSE 3.6 7.7 W AVERAGE 6.2
2025-05-12 08:56 am 3.6 1.6 14.3 S 3.3 7.1 W AVERAGE 6.1
2025-05-12 08:26 am 3.3 1.3 14.3SSE 3.0 6.7 WNW AVERAGE 5.8
2025-05-12 07:56 am 3.6 1.6 15.4 S 3.3 7.1 WNW AVERAGE 6.1
2025-05-12 07:26 am 3.6 1.6 15.4 S 3.3 7.1 W AVERAGE 6.0
2025-05-12 06:56 am 3.6 1.6 14.3 S 3.3 7.1 WNW AVERAGE 6.3
2025-05-12 06:26 am 3.3 1.6 14.3 S 3.0 7.1 WNW AVERAGE 6.1
2025-05-12 05:56 am 3.6 1.6 14.3 S 3.3 7.1 WNW AVERAGE 5.9
2025-05-12 05:26 am 3.6 1.6 14.3SSE 3.3 8.3 W AVERAGE 6.2
2025-05-12 04:56 am 3.6 1.6 14.3 S 3.3 7.1 W AVERAGE 6.3
2025-05-12 04:26 am 3.6 1.6 15.4SSE 3.3 7.7 W AVERAGE 6.5
2025-05-12 03:56 am 3.6 1.6 15.4 S 3.3 7.7 W AVERAGE 6.8
2025-05-12 03:26 am 3.6 2.0 15.4 S 3.0 7.7 W AVERAGE 6.9
2025-05-12 02:56 am 3.6 1.6 15.4 S 3.3 7.7 W AVERAGE 6.8
2025-05-12 02:26 am 3.6 2.0 15.4SSE 3.0 7.7 W AVERAGE 7.1
2025-05-12 01:56 am 3.3 1.6 14.3 S 3.0 7.7 W AVERAGE 6.8
2025-05-12 01:26 am 3.3 2.0 14.3 S 3.0 7.7 W AVERAGE 6.9
2025-05-12 12:56 am 3.6 1.6 15.4SSE 3.0 7.1 W AVERAGE 6.6
2025-05-12 12:26 am 3.6 2.0 15.4 S 3.0 7.1 W AVERAGE 7.1
2025-05-11 11:56 pm 3.3 1.6 15.4 S 3.0 7.7 W AVERAGE 6.7
2025-05-11 11:26 pm 3.3 1.6 14.3SSE 2.6 7.1 W AVERAGE 6.9
2025-05-11 10:56 pm 3.3 2.0 15.4 S 2.6 7.1 W AVERAGE 7.1
2025-05-11 10:26 pm 3.3 2.0 14.3SSE 2.3 7.7 W AVERAGE 7.8
2025-05-11 09:56 pm 3.0 1.6 15.4 S 2.6 7.7 W AVERAGE 7.0
2025-05-11 09:26 pm 3.0 2.0 15.4 S 2.0 6.7 W SWELL 7.4
2025-05-11 08:56 pm 3.0 2.0 15.4 S 2.3 7.7 W AVERAGE 6.8
2025-05-11 08:26 pm 3.0 2.0 15.4 S 2.3 7.7 WNW AVERAGE 6.6
2025-05-11 07:56 pm 3.0 2.0 15.4 S 2.3 7.7 W AVERAGE 6.9
2025-05-11 07:26 pm 3.3 2.0 15.4 S 2.6 7.7 W AVERAGE 6.4
2025-05-11 06:56 pm 3.3 2.0 16.7SSE 2.6 7.7 W AVERAGE 6.0
2025-05-11 06:26 pm 3.3 2.0 15.4 S 2.6 7.7 W AVERAGE 6.3
2025-05-11 05:56 pm 3.3 1.6 15.4SSE 3.0 8.3 W AVERAGE 5.8

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)