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Station 46054 (LLNR 198) - WEST SANTA BARBARA 38 NM West of Santa Barbara, CA

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
3-meter discus buoy
SCOOP payload
34.265 N 120.477 W (34°15'53" N 120°28'37" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 4 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 4 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 2.5 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 1 m below water line
Water depth: 469.4 m
Watch circle radius: 813 yards

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Buoy Camera Photos taken at 09/21/2018 2210 UTC. Click photo to enlarge.

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Photos are generally taken hourly during daylight operations.

Conditions at 46054 as of
(3:40 pm PDT)
2240 GMT on 09/21/2018:
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):	3.6 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	10 sec
	Average Period (APD):	7.2 sec
	Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	WNW ( 288 deg true )

Supplemental Measurements
Highest 1-minute Wind Speed
Time (PDT)		WSPD		WDIR
3:09 pm		7.8 kts		-

Previous observations

MM	DD	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
09	21	3:10 pm	-	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	29.96	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	3:00 pm	-	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	29.96	-0.04	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	2:50 pm	-	7.8	9.7	3.3	-	6.6	WNW	29.96	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	2:40 pm	-	-	-	3.3	8	6.6	WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	2:20 pm	-	7.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	2:10 pm	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	29.98	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	1:40 pm	-	-	-	3.9	10	7.0	W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	1:20 pm	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	29.99	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	1:10 pm	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	1:00 pm	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	30.00	+0.01	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	12:50 pm	-	5.8	9.7	3.9	9	6.6	WNW	30.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	12:30 pm	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	30.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	12:20 pm	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	30.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	12:10 pm	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	30.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	12:00 pm	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	30.00	+0.02	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	11:50 am	-	7.8	9.7	4.3	-	6.8	W	30.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	11:40 am	-	-	-	4.3	8	6.8	W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	11:30 am	-	5.8	7.8	4.3	-	6.8	W	30.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	11:20 am	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	11:00 am	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	10:50 am	-	5.8	9.7	4.3	-	6.5	NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	10:40 am	-	-	-	4.3	10	6.5	NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	10:30 am	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	29.99	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	10:10 am	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	10:00 am	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	29.99	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	9:50 am	-	5.8	7.8	4.3	8	6.8	WNW	29.99	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	9:20 am	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	29.98	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	9:00 am	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	29.98	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	8:50 am	-	5.8	7.8	3.9	-	6.7	WNW	29.98	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	8:40 am	-	-	-	3.9	8	6.7	WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	8:30 am	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	8:20 am	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	8:00 am	-	5.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	29.97	+0.04	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	7:50 am	-	5.8	9.7	3.9	-	7.1	WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	7:40 am	-	5.8	11.7	3.9	-	7.1	WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	7:30 am	-	5.8	9.7	3.9	-	7.1	WNW	29.96	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	7:10 am	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	29.95	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	6:50 am	-	5.8	7.8	3.9	-	7.1	WNW	29.95	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	6:40 am	-	7.8	11.7	3.9	-	7.1	WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	6:30 am	-	5.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	6:10 am	-	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	29.94	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	5:40 am	-	-	-	3.9	8	7.3	WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	5:30 am	-	5.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	5:00 am	-	7.8	11.7	-	-	-	-	29.93	+0.01	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	4:50 am	-	7.8	9.7	3.9	8	7.2	WNW	29.93	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	4:40 am	-	7.8	9.7	3.9	-	7.2	WNW	29.93	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	4:30 am	-	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	29.93	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	4:20 am	-	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	29.93	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	4:10 am	-	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	29.93	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	3:40 am	-	-	-	3.9	11	7.3	WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	3:30 am	-	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	3:20 am	-	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	3:10 am	-	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	29.92	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	2:50 am	-	5.8	9.7	3.9	-	6.7	WNW	29.92	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	2:30 am	-	5.8	7.8	3.9	-	6.7	WNW	29.92	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	2:00 am	-	7.8	11.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	1:50 am	-	7.8	11.7	3.6	-	6.6	WNW	29.92	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	1:40 am	-	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	1:30 am	-	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	1:20 am	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	29.92	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	1:10 am	-	3.9	7.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	1:00 am	-	3.9	5.8	-	-	-	-	29.92	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	12:40 am	-	3.9	5.8	4.3	-	7.0	W	29.92	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	12:20 am	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	29.92	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	21	12:10 am	-	5.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	29.92	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	11:50 pm	-	3.9	7.8	4.3	9	6.9	WNW	29.92	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	11:40 pm	-	3.9	7.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	11:30 pm	-	3.9	5.8	-	-	-	-	29.92	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	11:20 pm	-	3.9	7.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	11:00 pm	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	29.91	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	10:40 pm	-	-	-	4.3	11	6.6	WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	10:30 pm	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	9:50 pm	-	5.8	7.8	4.6	9	6.8	WNW	29.90	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	9:40 pm	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	9:30 pm	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	9:10 pm	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	8:50 pm	-	5.8	7.8	4.9	11	6.9	WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	8:40 pm	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	8:30 pm	-	5.8	7.8	4.9	-	6.9	WNW	29.86	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	8:20 pm	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	7:50 pm	-	3.9	3.9	4.9	9	6.8	WNW	29.85	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	7:40 pm	-	3.9	3.9	-	-	-	-	29.84	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	7:30 pm	-	3.9	5.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	7:20 pm	-	3.9	5.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	7:10 pm	-	3.9	5.8	-	-	-	-	29.83	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	7:00 pm	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	29.83	-0.01	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	6:50 pm	-	5.8	5.8	4.6	-	6.9	WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	6:40 pm	-	3.9	5.8	4.6	-	6.9	WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	6:30 pm	-	3.9	5.8	-	-	-	-	29.83	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	6:10 pm	-	3.9	5.8	-	-	-	-	29.83	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	6:00 pm	-	3.9	5.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	5:40 pm	-	-	-	4.6	9	7.1	WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	5:30 pm	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	5:20 pm	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	29.83	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	5:10 pm	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	4:40 pm	-	5.8	7.8	4.3	-	7.0	WNW	29.83	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	4:20 pm	-	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	29.84	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	4:10 pm	-	7.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	29.84	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	4:00 pm	-	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	29.84	-0.01	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	20	3:50 pm	-	5.8	7.8	4.6	-	7.2	WNW	29.84	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 46054 as of (3:40 pm PDT)
2240 GMT on 09/21/2018:
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):	3.6 ft
	Swell Height (SwH):	3.3 ft
	Swell Period (SwP):	10.0 sec
	Swell Direction (SwD):	WNW
	Wind Wave Height (WWH):	0.7 ft
	Wind Wave Period (WWP):	3.4 sec
	Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	W
	Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	SWELL
	Average Wave Period (APD):	7.2 sec

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (PDT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
09	21	2:40 pm	3.3	3.3	8.3	WNW	1.0	3.7	W	SWELL	6.6
09	21	1:40 pm	3.9	3.9	10.0	W	1.0	3.8	W	SWELL	7.0
09	21	12:40 pm	3.9	3.6	9.1	WNW	1.0	3.7	WNW	SWELL	6.6
09	21	11:40 am	4.3	3.9	8.3	W	1.0	3.7	WNW	AVERAGE	6.8
09	21	10:40 am	4.3	3.9	10.0	NW	1.0	3.7	WNW	SWELL	6.5
09	21	9:40 am	4.3	3.9	8.3	WNW	1.0	3.7	W	AVERAGE	6.8
09	21	8:40 am	3.9	3.9	8.3	WNW	1.0	4.0	W	AVERAGE	6.7
09	21	7:40 am	3.9	3.9	10.8	WNW	0.7	3.8	W	SWELL	7.1
09	21	6:40 am	3.9	3.6	8.3	WNW	0.7	3.6	WSW	AVERAGE	7.1
09	21	5:40 am	3.9	3.9	8.3	WNW	0.7	3.6	WSW	AVERAGE	7.3
09	21	4:40 am	3.9	3.9	8.3	WNW	0.7	3.3	WSW	AVERAGE	7.2
09	21	3:40 am	3.9	3.6	11.4	WNW	0.7	3.8	W	SWELL	7.3
09	21	2:40 am	3.9	3.9	8.3	WNW	1.0	3.7	N	AVERAGE	6.7
09	21	1:40 am	3.6	3.6	11.4	WNW	1.0	4.0	W	SWELL	6.6
09	21	12:40 am	4.3	4.3	10.0	W	1.0	3.8	W	SWELL	7.0
09	20	11:40 pm	4.3	4.3	9.1	WNW	1.0	3.8	W	SWELL	6.9
09	20	10:40 pm	4.3	4.3	10.8	WNW	1.0	4.0	W	SWELL	6.6
09	20	9:40 pm	4.6	4.6	9.1	WNW	1.0	3.8	WSW	SWELL	6.8
09	20	8:40 pm	4.9	4.6	11.4	WNW	1.0	4.0	W	SWELL	6.9
09	20	7:40 pm	4.9	4.9	9.1	WNW	1.0	4.0	W	AVERAGE	6.8
09	20	6:40 pm	4.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	6.9
09	20	5:40 pm	4.6	4.6	9.1	WNW	1.0	3.4	W	SWELL	7.1
09	20	4:40 pm	4.3	4.3	9.1	WNW	1.0	3.3	WSW	SWELL	7.0

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)

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