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Station 46244 - Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA (168)

Information submitted by Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Waverider Buoy
40.896 N 124.357 W (40°53'46" N 124°21'25" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Sea temp depth: 0.46 m below water line
Water depth: 110 m

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Conditions at 46244 as of
(11:30 pm PDT on 09/07/2024)
0630 GMT on 09/08/2024:
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):	10 sec
Average Period (APD):	7.1 sec
Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	WNW ( 295 deg true )
Air Temperature (ATMP):	56.8 °F
Water Temperature (WTMP):	57.7 °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
2024-09-07 11:00 pm	-	-	-	4.6	10	7.0	WNW	-	-	57.0	57.9	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 09:30 pm	-	-	-	4.6	8	7.0	NW	-	-	57.7	57.9	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 09:00 pm	-	-	-	4.6	10	7.1	WNW	-	-	57.9	57.7	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 08:00 pm	-	-	-	4.6	10	7.1	WNW	-	-	58.1	57.9	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 07:00 pm	-	-	-	4.9	10	7.2	WNW	-	-	58.1	58.1	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 06:30 pm	-	-	-	4.9	10	7.2	WNW	-	-	58.6	57.9	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 06:00 pm	-	-	-	4.3	7	6.8	NW	-	-	58.8	59.4	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 05:30 pm	-	-	-	4.9	7	7.1	NW	-	-	58.8	59.7	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 05:00 pm	-	-	-	4.9	8	7.2	WNW	-	-	58.6	59.7	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 04:30 pm	-	-	-	4.3	8	7.0	NW	-	-	58.8	59.4	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 04:00 pm	-	-	-	4.6	7	7.2	NW	-	-	59.0	58.8	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 03:30 pm	-	-	-	4.9	11	7.5	WNW	-	-	58.8	58.5	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 03:00 pm	-	-	-	4.6	8	7.0	NW	-	-	58.5	59.0	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 02:30 pm	-	-	-	4.6	9	7.3	WNW	-	-	57.6	57.9	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 02:00 pm	-	-	-	4.6	9	7.1	WNW	-	-	56.8	58.3	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 01:30 pm	-	-	-	4.3	9	7.1	WNW	-	-	56.7	58.1	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 01:00 pm	-	-	-	4.6	10	7.2	WNW	-	-	56.5	58.5	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 12:30 pm	-	-	-	4.6	10	7.0	WNW	-	-	56.3	57.4	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 12:00 pm	-	-	-	4.9	10	6.9	WNW	-	-	56.1	57.2	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 11:30 am	-	-	-	4.9	10	7.1	WNW	-	-	56.1	57.2	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 11:00 am	-	-	-	4.9	10	7.1	WNW	-	-	55.9	57.0	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 10:30 am	-	-	-	4.9	10	7.3	WNW	-	-	55.6	56.8	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 10:00 am	-	-	-	3.9	9	7.0	WNW	-	-	55.6	56.8	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 09:30 am	-	-	-	4.9	11	7.6	WNW	-	-	55.6	56.8	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 09:00 am	-	-	-	4.9	10	7.7	WNW	-	-	55.6	56.8	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 08:30 am	-	-	-	4.6	10	7.4	WNW	-	-	55.2	56.8	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 08:00 am	-	-	-	4.9	10	7.6	WNW	-	-	55.6	56.7	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 07:30 am	-	-	-	4.9	10	7.6	WNW	-	-	55.6	56.7	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 07:00 am	-	-	-	4.9	11	7.8	WNW	-	-	55.8	56.7	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 06:30 am	-	-	-	4.6	10	7.6	WNW	-	-	55.6	56.7	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 06:00 am	-	-	-	5.2	11	8.1	WNW	-	-	55.6	56.7	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 05:30 am	-	-	-	4.6	11	7.7	WNW	-	-	55.8	56.7	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 05:00 am	-	-	-	4.6	11	7.7	WNW	-	-	55.6	56.7	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 04:30 am	-	-	-	4.6	10	7.6	NW	-	-	55.6	56.7	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 03:30 am	-	-	-	4.3	11	7.6	WNW	-	-	55.4	56.7	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 03:00 am	-	-	-	5.2	11	7.9	WNW	-	-	55.2	56.7	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 02:30 am	-	-	-	4.9	11	7.5	WNW	-	-	55.4	56.7	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 02:00 am	-	-	-	4.9	11	7.3	WNW	-	-	55.4	56.7	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 01:30 am	-	-	-	5.2	11	7.4	WNW	-	-	55.4	56.7	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 01:00 am	-	-	-	4.9	12	7.5	WNW	-	-	55.4	56.7	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 12:30 am	-	-	-	5.2	11	7.5	WNW	-	-	55.2	56.7	-	-	-	-
2024-09-07 12:00 am	-	-	-	5.2	11	7.4	WNW	-	-	55.0	56.7	-	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 46244 as of
(11:30 pm PDT on 09/07/2024)
0630 GMT on 09/08/2024:
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):	2.3 ft
Swell Period (SwP):	10.0 sec
Swell Direction (SwD):	WNW
Wind Wave Height (WWH):	3.9 ft
Wind Wave Period (WWP):	9.5 sec
Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	WNW
Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	AVERAGE
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
2024-09-07 11:00 pm	4.6	2.3	10.0	WNW	3.9	9.5	WNW	AVERAGE	7.0
2024-09-07 09:30 pm	4.6	2.0	10.0	WNW	3.9	7.7	NW	AVERAGE	7.0
2024-09-07 09:00 pm	4.6	2.3	10.0	WNW	3.9	9.5	WNW	AVERAGE	7.1
2024-09-07 08:00 pm	4.6	2.3	10.0	WNW	4.3	9.5	WNW	AVERAGE	7.1
2024-09-07 07:00 pm	4.9	2.3	10.0	WNW	4.3	9.5	WNW	AVERAGE	7.2
2024-09-07 06:30 pm	4.9	2.3	10.0	WNW	4.3	8.0	NW	AVERAGE	7.2
2024-09-07 06:00 pm	4.3	2.0	10.5	WNW	3.6	6.9	NW	STEEP	6.8
2024-09-07 05:30 pm	4.6	2.3	10.0	WNW	4.3	7.4	NW	AVERAGE	7.1
2024-09-07 05:00 pm	4.9	2.0	10.0	WNW	4.6	7.7	WNW	AVERAGE	7.2
2024-09-07 04:30 pm	4.3	2.0	10.5	WNW	3.9	7.7	NW	AVERAGE	7.0
2024-09-07 04:00 pm	4.6	2.0	10.5	WNW	3.9	7.1	NW	STEEP	7.2
2024-09-07 03:30 pm	4.9	3.0	10.5	WNW	4.3	8.7	WNW	AVERAGE	7.5
2024-09-07 03:00 pm	4.6	2.0	10.5	WNW	3.9	7.7	NW	AVERAGE	7.0
2024-09-07 02:30 pm	4.6	2.0	10.0	WNW	4.3	9.1	WNW	AVERAGE	7.3
2024-09-07 02:00 pm	4.6	2.0	10.5	WNW	3.9	9.1	WNW	AVERAGE	7.1
2024-09-07 01:30 pm	4.3	2.3	10.0	WNW	3.6	9.1	WNW	AVERAGE	7.1
2024-09-07 01:00 pm	4.6	2.3	10.0	WNW	3.9	9.5	WNW	AVERAGE	7.2
2024-09-07 12:30 pm	4.6	2.3	10.0	WNW	3.9	9.1	WNW	AVERAGE	7.0
2024-09-07 12:00 pm	4.9	2.3	10.5	WNW	4.3	9.5	WNW	AVERAGE	6.9
2024-09-07 11:30 am	4.9	2.3	11.1	WNW	4.3	9.5	WNW	AVERAGE	7.1
2024-09-07 11:00 am	4.6	2.6	10.0	WNW	3.9	9.5	WNW	AVERAGE	7.1
2024-09-07 10:30 am	4.6	2.3	10.0	WNW	4.3	9.5	WNW	AVERAGE	7.3
2024-09-07 10:00 am	3.9	2.0	10.0	WNW	3.6	9.1	WNW	AVERAGE	7.0
2024-09-07 09:30 am	4.9	2.6	10.5	WNW	3.9	9.1	WNW	AVERAGE	7.6
2024-09-07 09:00 am	4.9	2.6	10.0	WNW	3.9	9.5	WNW	AVERAGE	7.7
2024-09-07 08:30 am	4.6	2.6	10.0	WNW	3.6	8.0	WNW	AVERAGE	7.4
2024-09-07 08:00 am	4.9	2.6	10.0	WNW	3.9	9.5	WNW	AVERAGE	7.6
2024-09-07 07:30 am	4.6	2.6	10.0	WNW	3.9	9.1	WNW	AVERAGE	7.6
2024-09-07 07:00 am	4.9	3.0	10.5	WNW	3.9	9.5	WNW	AVERAGE	7.8
2024-09-07 06:30 am	4.6	2.6	10.5	WNW	3.6	9.5	WNW	AVERAGE	7.6
2024-09-07 06:00 am	5.2	3.3	10.5	WNW	3.9	9.5	WNW	AVERAGE	8.1
2024-09-07 05:30 am	4.6	2.6	11.1	WNW	3.6	9.5	WNW	AVERAGE	7.7
2024-09-07 05:00 am	4.6	2.6	10.5	WNW	3.6	9.1	WNW	AVERAGE	7.7
2024-09-07 04:30 am	4.6	3.0	10.0	NW	3.6	9.5	WNW	AVERAGE	7.6
2024-09-07 03:30 am	4.3	3.0	10.5	WNW	3.3	9.5	WNW	AVERAGE	7.6
2024-09-07 03:00 am	5.2	3.6	10.5	WNW	3.6	9.5	WNW	SWELL	7.9
2024-09-07 02:30 am	4.9	3.0	11.1	WNW	3.6	9.5	WNW	AVERAGE	7.5
2024-09-07 02:00 am	4.9	3.0	10.5	WNW	3.9	8.3	WNW	AVERAGE	7.3
2024-09-07 01:30 am	5.2	3.3	10.5	WNW	4.3	9.5	WNW	AVERAGE	7.4
2024-09-07 01:00 am	4.9	3.3	11.8	WNW	3.6	6.9	NW	AVERAGE	7.5
2024-09-07 12:30 am	5.2	3.6	11.1	WNW	3.9	8.0	WNW	AVERAGE	7.5
2024-09-07 12:00 am	5.2	3.6	10.5	WNW	3.9	6.9	NW	AVERAGE	7.4

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Ocean Current Data for 46244

Depth ft	Dir °	Speed kts
	9:30 pm PDT
3	290	0.27

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