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Station 46268 - Topanga Nearshore, CA (103) Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 46268


Conditions at 46268 as of
(12:30 pm PDT)
1930 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): 2.6 ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 17 sec
5-day plot - Average Wave Period Average Period (APD): 5.9 sec
5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction Mean Wave Direction (MWD): SW ( 216 deg true )
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 60.4 °F
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
2025-05-13 12:00 pm--- 2.6 175.8SSW-- 61.3 63.5----
2025-05-13 11:30 am--- 2.6 65.7WSW-- 61.2 63.1----
2025-05-13 11:00 am--- 2.6 176.4 SW-- 61.0 63.0----
2025-05-13 10:30 am--- 2.6 176.4SSW-- 60.6 62.6----
2025-05-13 10:00 am--- 2.6 66.0WSW-- 60.4 62.2----
2025-05-13 09:30 am--- 3.0 176.1SSW-- 60.8 62.1----
2025-05-13 09:00 am--- 3.0 176.2SSW-- 60.8 61.9----
2025-05-13 08:30 am--- 3.0 75.9WSW-- 60.4 61.7----
2025-05-13 08:00 am--- 3.0 75.8WSW-- 60.3 61.5----
2025-05-13 07:30 am--- 3.0 65.9WSW-- 59.9 61.5----
2025-05-13 07:00 am--- 3.3 65.8WSW-- 58.8 61.3----
2025-05-13 06:30 am--- 3.3 75.7WSW--- 61.5----
2025-05-13 06:00 am--- 3.3 65.4WSW-- 56.5 61.3----
2025-05-13 05:30 am--- 3.3 65.3WSW-- 56.5 61.3----
2025-05-13 05:00 am--- 3.3 65.2WSW-- 56.7 61.2----
2025-05-13 04:30 am--- 3.6 65.4WSW-- 56.5 60.8----
2025-05-13 04:00 am--- 3.6 65.2WSW-- 56.1 60.8----
2025-05-13 03:30 am--- 3.6 65.1WSW--- 61.0----
2025-05-13 03:00 am--- 3.3 65.0WSW-- 56.1 61.0----
2025-05-13 02:30 am--- 3.3 64.9WSW-- 57.2 61.2----
2025-05-13 02:00 am--- 3.3 64.7WSW-- 57.6 61.3----
2025-05-13 01:30 am--- 3.6 64.6WSW-- 58.1 61.3----
2025-05-13 01:00 am--- 3.6 64.6WSW-- 58.1 61.5----
2025-05-13 12:30 am--- 3.9 64.9WSW-- 58.5 61.3----
2025-05-13 12:00 am--- 3.6 64.7WSW-- 58.5 61.7----
2025-05-12 11:30 pm--- 3.6 74.7WSW-- 58.5 61.9----
2025-05-12 11:00 pm--- 3.6 74.6WSW-- 59.0 62.2----
2025-05-12 10:30 pm--- 3.9 74.7WSW-- 59.4 62.4----
2025-05-12 10:00 pm--- 3.9 74.6WSW-- 59.4 62.8----
2025-05-12 09:30 pm--- 3.9 64.5WSW-- 59.9 63.1----
2025-05-12 09:00 pm--- 3.9 74.4WSW--- 63.5----
2025-05-12 08:30 pm--- 3.9 64.3WSW-- 61.3 63.5----
2025-05-12 08:00 pm--- 3.6 64.2WSW-- 61.3 63.3----
2025-05-12 07:30 pm--- 3.9 44.1WSW-- 61.9 63.5----
2025-05-12 07:00 pm--- 3.9 44.0WSW-- 62.1 63.5----
2025-05-12 06:30 pm--- 3.9 54.2WSW-- 62.2 63.9----
2025-05-12 06:00 pm--- 3.6 44.2WSW-- 62.2 64.4----
2025-05-12 05:30 pm--- 3.3 64.2WSW-- 62.8 64.8----
2025-05-12 05:00 pm--- 3.0 64.1WSW-- 63.1 64.9----
2025-05-12 04:30 pm--- 3.0 74.2WSW-- 63.3 65.1----
2025-05-12 04:00 pm--- 3.0 144.2SSW-- 63.7 65.1----
2025-05-12 03:30 pm--- 2.6 74.4WSW-- 63.5 65.3----
2025-05-12 03:00 pm--- 2.6 65.1WSW-- 63.7 65.8----
2025-05-12 02:30 pm--- 2.6 65.2WSW-- 63.5 66.4----
2025-05-12 02:00 pm--- 2.6 145.5SSW-- 63.1 66.2----
2025-05-12 01:30 pm--- 2.6 145.2SSW-- 63.3 66.4----
2025-05-12 01:00 pm--- 2.3 145.5SSW-- 63.1 66.4----

Detailed Wave Summary
for 46268 as of (12:30 pm PDT)
1930 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): 2.6 ft
5-day plot - Swell Height Swell Height (SwH): 1.3 ft
5-day plot - Swell Period Swell Period (SwP): 16.7 sec
5-day plot - Swell Direction Swell Direction (SwD): SW
5-day plot - Wind Wave Height Wind Wave Height (WWH): 2.3 ft
5-day plot - Wind Wave Period Wind Wave Period (WWP): 6.5 sec
5-day plot - Wind Wave Direction Wind Wave Direction (WWD):WSW
5-day plot - Average Wave Period Average Wave Period (APD): 5.9 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
2025-05-13 12:00 pm 2.6 1.3 16.7SSW 2.3 6.2 WSW N/A 5.8
2025-05-13 11:30 am 2.6 1.0 16.7 SW 2.3 6.5 WSW N/A 5.7
2025-05-13 11:00 am 2.6 1.6 16.7 SW 2.3 6.2 WSW AVERAGE 6.4
2025-05-13 10:30 am 2.6 1.6 16.7SSW 2.3 6.5 WSW AVERAGE 6.4
2025-05-13 10:00 am 2.6 1.3 16.7SSW 2.3 6.2 WSW AVERAGE 6.0
2025-05-13 09:30 am 3.0 1.3 16.7SSW 2.6 6.2 WSW AVERAGE 6.1
2025-05-13 09:00 am 3.0 1.6 16.7SSW 2.3 6.7 WSW AVERAGE 6.2
2025-05-13 08:30 am 3.0 1.3 16.7SSW 2.6 6.9 WSW AVERAGE 5.9
2025-05-13 08:00 am 3.0 1.3 16.7SSW 2.6 6.7 WSW AVERAGE 5.8
2025-05-13 07:30 am 3.0 1.3 16.7SSW 2.6 6.2 WSW STEEP 5.9
2025-05-13 07:00 am 3.3 1.3 16.7SSW 3.0 6.2 WSW STEEP 5.8
2025-05-13 06:30 am 3.3 1.0 16.7SSW 3.0 6.7 WSW AVERAGE 5.7
2025-05-13 06:00 am 3.0 1.0 16.7SSW 3.0 5.9 WSW STEEP 5.4
2025-05-13 05:30 am 3.3 1.0 16.7SSW 3.3 6.2 WSW STEEP 5.3
2025-05-13 05:00 am 3.3 1.0 16.7SSW 3.3 6.2 WSW STEEP 5.2
2025-05-13 04:30 am 3.6 1.3 16.7SSW 3.3 6.5 WSW STEEP 5.4
2025-05-13 04:00 am 3.6 1.3 16.7SSW 3.3 6.2 WSW STEEP 5.2
2025-05-13 03:30 am 3.6 1.3 16.7SSW 3.3 6.5 WSW STEEP 5.1
2025-05-13 03:00 am 3.3 1.3 16.7SSW 3.3 5.9 WSW STEEP 5.0
2025-05-13 02:30 am 3.3 1.3 16.7 SW 3.0 6.2 WSW STEEP 4.9
2025-05-13 02:00 am 3.3 1.3 16.7SSW 3.0 6.1 WSW STEEP 4.7
2025-05-13 01:30 am 3.6 1.0 16.7SSW 3.6 5.9 WSW STEEP 4.6
2025-05-13 01:00 am 3.6 1.0 16.7SSW 3.6 6.5 WSW STEEP 4.6
2025-05-13 12:30 am 3.6 1.3 16.7SSW 3.6 6.5 WSW STEEP 4.9
2025-05-13 12:00 am 3.6 1.0 18.2SSW 3.3 6.5 WSW STEEP 4.7
2025-05-12 11:30 pm 3.6 1.3 16.7SSW 3.3 6.9 WSW AVERAGE 4.7
2025-05-12 11:00 pm 3.6 1.3 18.2SSW 3.3 6.9 WSW STEEP 4.6
2025-05-12 10:30 pm 3.9 1.3 18.2SSW 3.6 6.9 WSW STEEP 4.7
2025-05-12 10:00 pm 3.9 1.3 18.2 SW 3.6 7.1 WSW AVERAGE 4.6
2025-05-12 09:30 pm 3.9 1.3 18.2 SW 3.6 6.5 WSW STEEP 4.5
2025-05-12 09:00 pm 3.9 1.3 16.7SSW 3.6 6.7 WSW STEEP 4.4
2025-05-12 08:30 pm 3.9 1.3 18.2 SW 3.6 5.9 WSW STEEP 4.3
2025-05-12 08:00 pm 3.6 1.3 18.2SSW 3.6 6.5 WSW STEEP 4.2
2025-05-12 07:30 pm 3.9 1.3 14.3SSW 3.6 4.0 WSWVERY_STEEP 4.1
2025-05-12 07:00 pm 3.9 1.0 14.3SSW 3.9 4.3 WSWVERY_STEEP 4.0
2025-05-12 06:30 pm 3.9 1.3 14.3SSW 3.9 4.5 WSWVERY_STEEP 4.2
2025-05-12 06:00 pm 3.6 1.3 18.2SSW 3.6 3.9 WSWVERY_STEEP 4.2
2025-05-12 05:30 pm 3.3 1.3 14.3SSW 3.0 6.5 WSW STEEP 4.2
2025-05-12 05:00 pm 3.0 1.0 14.3SSW 3.0 6.1 WSW STEEP 4.1
2025-05-12 04:30 pm 3.0 1.0 13.3SSW 2.6 6.9 WSW AVERAGE 4.2
2025-05-12 04:00 pm 3.0 1.0 14.3SSW 2.6 5.4 WSW AVERAGE 4.2
2025-05-12 03:30 pm 2.6 1.0 14.3SSW 2.6 6.9 WSW AVERAGE 4.4
2025-05-12 03:00 pm 2.6 1.3 14.3SSW 2.3 5.9 WSW STEEP 5.1
2025-05-12 02:30 pm 2.6 1.0 14.3SSW 2.3 6.2 WSW N/A 5.2
2025-05-12 02:00 pm 2.6 1.3 14.3SSW 2.3 6.2 WSW AVERAGE 5.5
2025-05-12 01:30 pm 2.6 1.0 14.3SSW 2.3 6.1 WSW N/A 5.2
2025-05-12 01:00 pm 2.3 1.3 14.3SSW 2.0 6.1 WSW N/A 5.5

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)


Disclaimer: Ocean current directions are reported to the nearest 10 degrees and speeds are measured to the nearest whole centimeter per second.

Ocean Current Data for 46268

Unit of Measure:   Time Zone:   
12:30 pm PDT11:30 am PDT 9:30 am PDT
Depth
ft
Dir
°
Speed
kts
Dir
°
Speed
kts
Dir
°
Speed
kts
3 0 0.37350 0.19330 0.31

Previous (up to 48) reports of ocean current data for 46268

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