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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
(2:30 pm PDT)
2130 GMT on 08/16/2026:
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):	4.3 ft
Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	15 sec
Average Period (APD):	6.4 sec
Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	SSW ( 195 deg true )
Air Temperature (ATMP):	61.7 °F
Water Temperature (WTMP):	63.3 °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
2026-08-16 02:00 pm	-	-	-	4.3	15	6.8	SSW	-	-	61.2	63.1	-	-	-	-
2026-08-16 01:30 pm	-	-	-	4.6	15	7.4	S	-	-	61.0	63.1	-	-	-	-
2026-08-16 01:00 pm	-	-	-	4.3	15	6.5	SSW	-	-	61.0	63.1	-	-	-	-
2026-08-16 12:30 pm	-	-	-	4.6	15	6.8	SSW	-	-	60.3	63.0	-	-	-	-
2026-08-16 12:00 pm	-	-	-	4.6	15	6.2	S	-	-	60.1	62.8	-	-	-	-
2026-08-16 11:30 am	-	-	-	4.6	15	6.2	S	-	-	59.9	62.8	-	-	-	-
2026-08-16 11:00 am	-	-	-	5.2	15	6.7	S	-	-	59.7	63.0	-	-	-	-
2026-08-16 10:30 am	-	-	-	4.9	15	6.4	SSW	-	-	59.5	63.0	-	-	-	-
2026-08-16 10:00 am	-	-	-	4.9	15	6.4	S	-	-	59.5	63.0	-	-	-	-
2026-08-16 09:30 am	-	-	-	5.6	15	7.4	SSW	-	-	59.5	63.0	-	-	-	-
2026-08-16 09:00 am	-	-	-	4.9	15	6.9	SSW	-	-	59.5	63.0	-	-	-	-
2026-08-16 08:30 am	-	-	-	4.9	15	6.5	SSW	-	-	59.5	63.1	-	-	-	-
2026-08-16 08:00 am	-	-	-	4.9	15	7.1	SSW	-	-	59.0	63.1	-	-	-	-
2026-08-16 07:30 am	-	-	-	4.9	15	7.1	SSW	-	-	58.6	63.1	-	-	-	-
2026-08-16 07:00 am	-	-	-	5.2	17	6.9	S	-	-	58.6	63.1	-	-	-	-
2026-08-16 06:30 am	-	-	-	4.9	17	6.9	S	-	-	58.5	63.1	-	-	-	-
2026-08-16 06:00 am	-	-	-	4.9	15	6.2	S	-	-	58.8	63.1	-	-	-	-
2026-08-16 05:30 am	-	-	-	4.6	17	6.2	SSW	-	-	-	63.1	-	-	-	-
2026-08-16 05:00 am	-	-	-	5.2	15	6.2	SSW	-	-	57.9	63.1	-	-	-	-
2026-08-16 04:30 am	-	-	-	5.2	17	6.4	SSW	-	-	58.8	63.1	-	-	-	-
2026-08-16 04:00 am	-	-	-	4.9	17	6.4	SSW	-	-	58.5	62.8	-	-	-	-
2026-08-16 03:30 am	-	-	-	4.9	17	6.3	SSW	-	-	58.8	62.6	-	-	-	-
2026-08-16 03:00 am	-	-	-	5.2	17	6.8	S	-	-	58.8	62.8	-	-	-	-
2026-08-16 02:30 am	-	-	-	4.6	15	5.9	SSW	-	-	58.5	62.8	-	-	-	-
2026-08-16 02:00 am	-	-	-	4.6	15	5.8	SSW	-	-	58.3	62.8	-	-	-	-
2026-08-16 01:30 am	-	-	-	4.9	17	6.3	SSW	-	-	58.3	62.8	-	-	-	-
2026-08-16 01:00 am	-	-	-	4.9	17	6.0	S	-	-	58.1	62.6	-	-	-	-
2026-08-16 12:30 am	-	-	-	5.2	17	6.1	SSW	-	-	58.3	62.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-16 12:00 am	-	-	-	5.2	15	6.3	SSW	-	-	58.5	62.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-15 11:30 pm	-	-	-	4.9	17	6.6	SSW	-	-	58.3	62.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-15 11:00 pm	-	-	-	4.9	17	6.4	SSW	-	-	58.5	62.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-15 10:30 pm	-	-	-	4.9	17	6.6	SSW	-	-	59.0	62.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-15 10:00 pm	-	-	-	4.9	17	6.5	SSW	-	-	59.2	62.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-15 09:30 pm	-	-	-	4.3	17	6.4	SSW	-	-	60.1	62.4	-	-	-	-
2026-08-15 09:00 pm	-	-	-	5.2	17	7.2	S	-	-	60.3	62.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-15 08:30 pm	-	-	-	4.6	17	6.5	SSW	-	-	60.3	62.4	-	-	-	-
2026-08-15 08:00 pm	-	-	-	4.9	17	6.9	SSW	-	-	60.4	62.4	-	-	-	-
2026-08-15 07:30 pm	-	-	-	4.6	15	7.0	SSW	-	-	61.2	62.6	-	-	-	-
2026-08-15 07:00 pm	-	-	-	4.6	17	7.7	SSW	-	-	61.2	62.4	-	-	-	-
2026-08-15 06:30 pm	-	-	-	4.6	17	7.4	SSW	-	-	61.5	62.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-15 06:00 pm	-	-	-	3.9	17	6.9	SSW	-	-	61.3	62.4	-	-	-	-
2026-08-15 05:30 pm	-	-	-	4.3	17	8.0	SSW	-	-	61.7	62.4	-	-	-	-
2026-08-15 05:00 pm	-	-	-	4.6	17	8.0	SSW	-	-	61.7	62.4	-	-	-	-
2026-08-15 04:30 pm	-	-	-	4.3	17	7.6	SSW	-	-	61.7	62.8	-	-	-	-
2026-08-15 04:00 pm	-	-	-	4.3	17	7.5	S	-	-	61.9	62.8	-	-	-	-
2026-08-15 03:30 pm	-	-	-	4.6	17	7.9	SSW	-	-	62.2	63.0	-	-	-	-
2026-08-15 03:00 pm	-	-	-	4.3	17	7.5	SSW	-	-	62.1	63.0	-	-	-	-
2026-08-15 02:30 pm	-	-	-	3.9	17	7.0	SSW	-	-	62.2	63.0	-	-	-	-
2026-08-15 02:00 pm	-	-	-	4.6	17	8.3	SSW	-	-	62.2	63.0	-	-	-	-

Wave Summary
for 46239 as of (2:30 pm PDT)
2130 GMT on 08/16/2026:
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):	4.3 ft
Swell Height (SwH):	3.0 ft
Swell Period (SwP):	15.4 sec
Swell Direction (SwD):	SSW
Wind Wave Height (WWH):	3.0 ft
Wind Wave Period (WWP):	5.6 sec
Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	NW
Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	SWELL
Average Wave Period (APD):	6.4 sec

Previous observations
TIME (PDT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
2026-08-16 02:00 pm	4.3	3.0	15.4	SSW	3.0	5.9	NW	SWELL	6.8
2026-08-16 01:30 pm	4.6	3.6	15.4	S	3.0	6.2	NW	SWELL	7.4
2026-08-16 01:00 pm	4.3	3.0	15.4	SSW	3.3	5.9	NW	AVERAGE	6.5
2026-08-16 12:30 pm	4.6	3.3	15.4	SSW	3.3	6.1	NW	SWELL	6.8
2026-08-16 12:00 pm	4.6	3.0	15.4	S	3.3	5.9	NW	AVERAGE	6.2
2026-08-16 11:30 am	4.6	3.0	15.4	S	3.6	4.8	NW	AVERAGE	6.2
2026-08-16 11:00 am	5.2	3.6	15.4	S	3.6	5.1	NW	SWELL	6.7
2026-08-16 10:30 am	4.9	3.3	15.4	SSW	3.6	5.7	NW	AVERAGE	6.4
2026-08-16 10:00 am	4.6	3.3	15.4	S	3.6	4.5	NW	AVERAGE	6.4
2026-08-16 09:30 am	5.6	4.3	15.4	SSW	3.6	5.0	NW	SWELL	7.4
2026-08-16 09:00 am	4.9	3.6	15.4	SSW	3.3	5.3	NW	SWELL	6.9
2026-08-16 08:30 am	4.6	3.3	15.4	SSW	3.3	4.7	NW	SWELL	6.5
2026-08-16 08:00 am	4.9	3.6	15.4	SSW	3.3	4.2	NNW	SWELL	7.1
2026-08-16 07:30 am	4.9	3.9	15.4	SSW	3.3	5.3	NW	SWELL	7.1
2026-08-16 07:00 am	5.2	3.9	16.7	S	3.3	4.7	NW	SWELL	6.9
2026-08-16 06:30 am	4.9	3.6	16.7	S	3.3	4.8	NW	SWELL	6.9
2026-08-16 06:00 am	4.9	3.3	15.4	S	3.6	4.5	NW	AVERAGE	6.2
2026-08-16 05:30 am	4.6	3.0	16.7	SSW	3.6	4.5	NW	AVERAGE	6.2
2026-08-16 05:00 am	5.2	3.6	15.4	SSW	3.9	5.6	NW	AVERAGE	6.2
2026-08-16 04:30 am	5.2	3.6	16.7	SSW	3.9	4.8	NW	AVERAGE	6.4
2026-08-16 04:00 am	4.9	3.3	16.7	SSW	3.6	5.1	NW	AVERAGE	6.4
2026-08-16 03:30 am	4.9	3.3	16.7	SSW	3.6	5.1	NW	AVERAGE	6.3
2026-08-16 03:00 am	5.2	3.6	16.7	S	3.6	5.1	NNW	SWELL	6.8
2026-08-16 02:30 am	4.6	3.0	15.4	SSW	3.6	5.0	NNW	AVERAGE	5.9
2026-08-16 02:00 am	4.6	3.0	15.4	SSW	3.6	5.4	NNW	AVERAGE	5.8
2026-08-16 01:30 am	4.9	3.3	16.7	SSW	3.6	5.3	NW	AVERAGE	6.3
2026-08-16 01:00 am	4.9	3.0	16.7	S	3.6	4.9	NW	AVERAGE	6.0
2026-08-16 12:30 am	5.2	3.3	16.7	SSW	3.9	4.8	NW	AVERAGE	6.1
2026-08-16 12:00 am	5.2	3.6	15.4	SSW	3.6	4.8	NW	SWELL	6.3
2026-08-15 11:30 pm	4.9	3.6	16.7	SSW	3.6	4.8	NNW	SWELL	6.6
2026-08-15 11:00 pm	4.9	3.3	16.7	SSW	3.6	4.3	NW	AVERAGE	6.4
2026-08-15 10:30 pm	4.9	3.6	16.7	SSW	3.3	4.8	NW	SWELL	6.6
2026-08-15 10:00 pm	4.6	3.6	16.7	SSW	3.3	4.4	NW	SWELL	6.5
2026-08-15 09:30 pm	4.3	3.0	16.7	SSW	3.0	8.0	WNW	SWELL	6.4
2026-08-15 09:00 pm	5.2	3.9	16.7	S	3.3	4.7	NW	SWELL	7.2
2026-08-15 08:30 pm	4.6	3.3	16.7	SSW	3.0	4.0	NW	SWELL	6.5
2026-08-15 08:00 pm	4.6	3.6	16.7	SSW	3.0	8.7	W	SWELL	6.9
2026-08-15 07:30 pm	4.6	3.6	15.4	SSW	3.0	8.3	WNW	SWELL	7.0
2026-08-15 07:00 pm	4.6	3.6	16.7	SSW	3.0	8.7	SW	SWELL	7.7
2026-08-15 06:30 pm	4.6	3.6	16.7	SSW	2.6	8.3	WNW	SWELL	7.4
2026-08-15 06:00 pm	3.9	3.0	16.7	SSW	2.6	8.0	WNW	SWELL	6.9
2026-08-15 05:30 pm	4.3	3.6	16.7	SSW	2.6	6.9	WNW	SWELL	8.0
2026-08-15 05:00 pm	4.6	3.6	16.7	SSW	2.6	7.1	WNW	SWELL	8.0
2026-08-15 04:30 pm	4.3	3.3	16.7	SSW	2.6	8.0	WNW	SWELL	7.6
2026-08-15 04:00 pm	3.9	3.0	16.7	S	2.6	7.7	WNW	SWELL	7.5
2026-08-15 03:30 pm	4.6	3.6	16.7	SSW	2.6	8.0	WNW	SWELL	7.9
2026-08-15 03:00 pm	4.3	3.3	16.7	SSW	2.6	8.3	WNW	SWELL	7.5
2026-08-15 02:30 pm	3.9	3.0	16.7	SSW	2.6	7.7	WNW	SWELL	7.0
2026-08-15 02:00 pm	4.6	3.6	16.7	SSW	2.6	9.1	WNW	SWELL	8.3

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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	Dir °	Speed kts
	2:30 pm PDT		2:00 pm PDT		1:30 pm PDT		12:30 pm PDT		12:00 pm PDT		11:30 am PDT		11:00 am PDT
3	40	0.17	30	0.25	20	0.27	30	0.54	10	0.51	0	0.45	10	0.29

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