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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
(1:30 pm PDT)
2030 GMT on 08/18/2026:
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):	14 sec
Average Period (APD):	5.2 sec
Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	SSW ( 199 deg true )
Air Temperature (ATMP):	60.8 °F
Water Temperature (WTMP):	62.1 °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
2026-08-18 01:00 pm	-	-	-	4.6	14	5.6	SSW	-	-	60.6	62.1	-	-	-	-
2026-08-18 12:30 pm	-	-	-	4.6	13	5.5	SSW	-	-	60.6	61.9	-	-	-	-
2026-08-18 12:00 pm	-	-	-	4.6	14	5.5	SSW	-	-	60.3	61.9	-	-	-	-
2026-08-18 11:30 am	-	-	-	4.6	15	5.5	S	-	-	60.3	61.7	-	-	-	-
2026-08-18 11:00 am	-	-	-	4.6	14	5.8	S	-	-	60.4	61.3	-	-	-	-
2026-08-18 10:30 am	-	-	-	4.6	14	5.7	S	-	-	59.9	61.3	-	-	-	-
2026-08-18 10:00 am	-	-	-	4.6	14	5.5	SSW	-	-	59.5	61.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-18 09:30 am	-	-	-	4.6	14	5.4	SSW	-	-	59.2	61.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-18 09:00 am	-	-	-	4.6	14	5.4	SSW	-	-	58.5	61.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-18 08:30 am	-	-	-	4.6	14	5.5	SSW	-	-	58.1	61.0	-	-	-	-
2026-08-18 08:00 am	-	-	-	4.6	15	5.4	S	-	-	57.7	61.0	-	-	-	-
2026-08-18 07:30 am	-	-	-	4.6	14	5.5	S	-	-	57.4	61.0	-	-	-	-
2026-08-18 07:00 am	-	-	-	4.6	14	5.4	SSW	-	-	57.6	61.0	-	-	-	-
2026-08-18 06:30 am	-	-	-	4.6	14	5.8	SSW	-	-	57.4	61.0	-	-	-	-
2026-08-18 06:00 am	-	-	-	4.6	13	5.6	SSW	-	-	57.7	61.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-18 05:30 am	-	-	-	4.9	14	5.7	SSW	-	-	58.1	61.3	-	-	-	-
2026-08-18 05:00 am	-	-	-	4.9	14	6.3	SSW	-	-	58.1	61.3	-	-	-	-
2026-08-18 04:30 am	-	-	-	4.6	14	6.0	SSW	-	-	58.5	61.3	-	-	-	-
2026-08-18 04:00 am	-	-	-	4.6	14	5.9	SSW	-	-	58.8	61.3	-	-	-	-
2026-08-18 03:30 am	-	-	-	4.6	14	5.7	SSW	-	-	59.2	61.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-18 03:00 am	-	-	-	4.9	14	5.7	SSW	-	-	58.8	61.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-18 02:30 am	-	-	-	4.9	13	5.7	SSW	-	-	59.2	61.3	-	-	-	-
2026-08-18 02:00 am	-	-	-	4.6	14	5.8	SSW	-	-	59.2	61.3	-	-	-	-
2026-08-18 01:30 am	-	-	-	4.9	13	5.8	SSW	-	-	59.2	61.7	-	-	-	-
2026-08-18 01:00 am	-	-	-	4.9	14	5.9	SSW	-	-	59.5	61.9	-	-	-	-
2026-08-18 12:30 am	-	-	-	4.9	14	5.7	SSW	-	-	59.7	61.9	-	-	-	-
2026-08-18 12:00 am	-	-	-	4.9	14	5.8	SSW	-	-	59.7	61.9	-	-	-	-
2026-08-17 11:30 pm	-	-	-	4.9	14	5.8	SSW	-	-	59.7	61.9	-	-	-	-
2026-08-17 11:00 pm	-	-	-	4.9	14	5.8	S	-	-	59.9	62.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-17 10:30 pm	-	-	-	4.9	14	5.7	SSW	-	-	60.3	62.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-17 10:00 pm	-	-	-	4.9	14	5.9	SSW	-	-	60.3	62.4	-	-	-	-
2026-08-17 09:30 pm	-	-	-	4.9	14	6.1	SSW	-	-	60.6	62.6	-	-	-	-
2026-08-17 09:00 pm	-	-	-	4.9	14	6.2	S	-	-	60.6	62.6	-	-	-	-
2026-08-17 08:30 pm	-	-	-	4.9	14	6.1	S	-	-	60.6	62.8	-	-	-	-
2026-08-17 08:00 pm	-	-	-	4.9	14	6.4	S	-	-	60.6	62.8	-	-	-	-
2026-08-17 07:30 pm	-	-	-	4.9	13	6.5	SSW	-	-	60.6	62.8	-	-	-	-
2026-08-17 07:00 pm	-	-	-	4.6	14	6.3	SSW	-	-	60.8	62.8	-	-	-	-
2026-08-17 06:30 pm	-	-	-	4.6	14	6.5	SSW	-	-	60.6	63.0	-	-	-	-
2026-08-17 06:00 pm	-	-	-	4.9	14	6.8	SSW	-	-	61.0	63.1	-	-	-	-
2026-08-17 05:30 pm	-	-	-	4.9	15	6.8	S	-	-	61.3	63.1	-	-	-	-
2026-08-17 05:00 pm	-	-	-	4.3	14	6.3	SSW	-	-	61.5	63.1	-	-	-	-
2026-08-17 04:30 pm	-	-	-	4.6	14	6.6	SSW	-	-	61.5	63.1	-	-	-	-
2026-08-17 04:00 pm	-	-	-	4.6	14	7.0	SSW	-	-	61.0	63.1	-	-	-	-
2026-08-17 03:30 pm	-	-	-	4.3	14	6.9	SSW	-	-	61.9	63.1	-	-	-	-
2026-08-17 03:00 pm	-	-	-	4.6	14	7.1	SSW	-	-	61.9	63.1	-	-	-	-
2026-08-17 02:30 pm	-	-	-	4.3	14	6.9	S	-	-	62.2	63.1	-	-	-	-
2026-08-17 02:00 pm	-	-	-	4.3	14	7.6	S	-	-	62.2	63.1	-	-	-	-

Wave Summary
for 46239 as of (1:30 pm PDT)
2030 GMT on 08/18/2026:
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):	2.0 ft
Swell Period (SwP):	14.3 sec
Swell Direction (SwD):	SSW
Wind Wave Height (WWH):	3.9 ft
Wind Wave Period (WWP):	7.4 sec
Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	NW
Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	AVERAGE
Average Wave Period (APD):	5.2 sec

Previous observations
TIME (PDT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
2026-08-18 01:00 pm	4.6	2.6	14.3	SSW	3.6	7.1	NW	AVERAGE	5.6
2026-08-18 12:30 pm	4.6	2.3	13.3	SSW	3.9	7.4	NW	AVERAGE	5.5
2026-08-18 12:00 pm	4.6	2.3	14.3	SSW	3.9	7.4	NW	AVERAGE	5.5
2026-08-18 11:30 am	4.6	2.3	15.4	S	3.9	6.9	NW	AVERAGE	5.5
2026-08-18 11:00 am	4.6	2.6	14.3	S	3.9	7.4	NW	AVERAGE	5.8
2026-08-18 10:30 am	4.6	2.6	14.3	S	3.6	7.1	NW	AVERAGE	5.7
2026-08-18 10:00 am	4.6	2.3	14.3	SSW	3.9	6.7	NW	AVERAGE	5.5
2026-08-18 09:30 am	4.6	2.6	14.3	SSW	3.9	8.0	NW	AVERAGE	5.4
2026-08-18 09:00 am	4.6	2.3	14.3	SSW	3.9	7.4	NW	AVERAGE	5.4
2026-08-18 08:30 am	4.6	2.6	14.3	SSW	3.9	6.9	NW	AVERAGE	5.5
2026-08-18 08:00 am	4.6	2.6	15.4	S	3.9	7.4	NW	AVERAGE	5.4
2026-08-18 07:30 am	4.6	2.6	14.3	S	3.9	7.4	NW	AVERAGE	5.5
2026-08-18 07:00 am	4.6	2.6	14.3	SSW	3.9	8.0	WNW	AVERAGE	5.4
2026-08-18 06:30 am	4.6	2.6	14.3	SSW	3.9	7.4	NW	AVERAGE	5.8
2026-08-18 06:00 am	4.6	2.6	13.3	SSW	3.9	8.0	NW	AVERAGE	5.6
2026-08-18 05:30 am	4.9	2.6	14.3	SSW	3.9	8.3	NW	AVERAGE	5.7
2026-08-18 05:00 am	4.6	3.0	14.3	SSW	3.6	7.7	NW	AVERAGE	6.3
2026-08-18 04:30 am	4.6	2.6	14.3	SSW	3.9	8.3	NW	AVERAGE	6.0
2026-08-18 04:00 am	4.6	2.6	14.3	SSW	3.9	6.9	NW	AVERAGE	5.9
2026-08-18 03:30 am	4.6	2.6	14.3	SSW	3.9	8.0	NW	AVERAGE	5.7
2026-08-18 03:00 am	4.9	2.6	14.3	SSW	3.9	8.0	NW	AVERAGE	5.7
2026-08-18 02:30 am	4.9	2.6	13.3	SSW	3.9	7.7	NW	AVERAGE	5.7
2026-08-18 02:00 am	4.6	2.6	14.3	SSW	3.6	5.7	NW	AVERAGE	5.8
2026-08-18 01:30 am	4.9	3.0	13.3	SSW	3.9	7.4	NW	AVERAGE	5.8
2026-08-18 01:00 am	4.9	3.0	14.3	SSW	3.9	7.7	NW	AVERAGE	5.9
2026-08-18 12:30 am	4.9	2.6	14.3	SSW	3.9	6.9	NW	AVERAGE	5.7
2026-08-18 12:00 am	4.9	3.0	14.3	SSW	3.9	7.4	NW	AVERAGE	5.8
2026-08-17 11:30 pm	4.9	2.6	14.3	SSW	4.3	7.4	NW	AVERAGE	5.8
2026-08-17 11:00 pm	4.9	3.0	14.3	S	3.9	8.0	NW	AVERAGE	5.8
2026-08-17 10:30 pm	4.9	2.6	14.3	SSW	3.9	8.0	NW	AVERAGE	5.7
2026-08-17 10:00 pm	4.9	3.0	14.3	SSW	3.9	7.1	NW	AVERAGE	5.9
2026-08-17 09:30 pm	4.6	3.0	14.3	SSW	3.6	8.0	NW	AVERAGE	6.1
2026-08-17 09:00 pm	4.9	3.0	14.3	S	3.9	7.4	NW	AVERAGE	6.2
2026-08-17 08:30 pm	4.9	2.6	14.3	S	4.3	7.7	NW	AVERAGE	6.1
2026-08-17 08:00 pm	4.9	3.0	14.3	S	3.9	8.0	NW	AVERAGE	6.4
2026-08-17 07:30 pm	4.9	3.0	13.3	SSW	3.9	7.4	NW	AVERAGE	6.5
2026-08-17 07:00 pm	4.6	2.6	14.3	SSW	3.6	7.7	NW	AVERAGE	6.3
2026-08-17 06:30 pm	4.6	2.6	14.3	SSW	3.6	8.0	NW	AVERAGE	6.5
2026-08-17 06:00 pm	4.9	3.0	14.3	SSW	3.6	7.7	NW	AVERAGE	6.8
2026-08-17 05:30 pm	4.6	3.0	15.4	S	3.6	7.7	NW	AVERAGE	6.8
2026-08-17 05:00 pm	4.3	2.6	14.3	SSW	3.3	7.7	NNW	AVERAGE	6.3
2026-08-17 04:30 pm	4.6	2.6	14.3	SSW	3.6	7.4	NW	AVERAGE	6.6
2026-08-17 04:00 pm	4.6	3.0	14.3	SSW	3.6	7.7	NW	AVERAGE	7.0
2026-08-17 03:30 pm	4.3	2.6	14.3	SSW	3.3	7.7	NW	AVERAGE	6.9
2026-08-17 03:00 pm	4.6	3.0	14.3	SSW	3.3	6.9	NW	AVERAGE	7.1
2026-08-17 02:30 pm	4.3	2.6	14.3	S	3.3	7.4	NW	AVERAGE	6.9
2026-08-17 02:00 pm	4.3	3.0	14.3	S	3.0	6.7	NW	SWELL	7.6

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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
	1:30 pm PDT		1:00 pm PDT		12:30 pm PDT		12:00 pm PDT		11:30 am PDT
3	70	0.21	80	0.19	80	0.23	60	0.17	80	0.25

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