Station 46086 (LLNR 81) - SAN CLEMENTE BASIN - 27NM SE Of San Clemente Is, CA

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
3-meter discus buoy
ARES payload
32.491 N 118.035 W (32°29'27" N 118°2'5" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 4 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 5 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: sea level
Sea temp depth: 0.6 m below water line
Water depth: 1828.8 m
Watch circle radius: 1939 yards

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Conditions at 46086 as of
(9:50 am PST)
1750 GMT on 12/11/2018:

Note: This report is more than two hours old
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.
	Wind Direction (WDIR):	S ( 170 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	3.9 kts
	Wind Gust (GST):	3.9 kts
	Wave Height (WVHT):	7.2 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	15 sec
	Average Period (APD):	9.2 sec
	Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	W ( 279 deg true )
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	30.04 in
	Pressure Tendency (PTDY):	+0.03 in ( Rising )
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	61.5 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	62.8 °F
	Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	3.9 kts
	Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	3.9 kts
	Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Continuous Winds

Note: This report is more than two hours old
TIME (PST)	WDIR	WSPD
9:50 am	S ( 172 deg )	3.3 kts
9:40 am	S ( 173 deg )	3.1 kts
9:30 am	SSE ( 165 deg )	2.1 kts
9:20 am	S ( 191 deg )	2.5 kts
9:10 am	SSW ( 197 deg )	3.9 kts
9:00 am	SSW ( 198 deg )	5.1 kts

Peak gust during the measurement hour

Note: This report is more than two hours old
TIME (PST)	GDR	GST
8:53 am	SSW ( 210 deg )	5.8 kts

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (PST)	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
12	11	8:50 am	SSW	5.8	7.8	6.9	16	9.2	WNW	30.03	+0.02	61.0	62.6	-	-	-	-
12	11	7:50 am	SW	3.9	5.8	6.9	14	9.6	W	30.02	+0.01	60.4	62.6	-	-	-	-
12	11	6:50 am	WSW	3.9	5.8	6.6	16	9.4	W	30.01	+0.01	60.1	62.6	-	-	-	-
12	11	5:50 am	W	3.9	5.8	6.2	16	8.9	W	30.01	-0.01	60.1	62.6	-	-	-	-
12	11	4:50 am	WSW	5.8	9.7	7.2	16	9.7	W	30.01	-0.01	60.1	62.6	-	-	-	-
12	11	3:50 am	W	3.9	7.8	7.5	15	10.0	WNW	30.00	-0.02	60.1	62.6	-	-	-	-
12	11	2:50 am	W	7.8	11.7	7.5	17	9.9	WNW	30.02	-0.02	60.3	62.6	-	-	-	-
12	11	1:50 am	W	5.8	9.7	7.9	13	10.6	WNW	30.02	-0.02	60.6	62.6	-	-	-	-
12	11	12:50 am	W	3.9	7.8	8.5	16	11.2	WNW	30.02	-0.01	60.8	62.8	-	-	-	-
12	10	11:50 pm	W	7.8	9.7	6.2	16	9.9	NW	30.04	+0.00	61.0	62.8	-	-	-	-
12	10	10:50 pm	WNW	7.8	7.8	7.2	17	11.0	WNW	30.04	+0.01	61.3	62.8	-	-	-	-
12	10	9:50 pm	W	7.8	11.7	6.2	16	10.2	W	30.04	+0.01	61.7	62.8	-	-	-	-
12	10	8:50 pm	W	7.8	11.7	6.9	16	11.0	WNW	30.04	+0.01	62.1	62.8	-	-	-	-
12	10	7:50 pm	W	7.8	9.7	7.2	17	11.6	W	30.03	+0.01	61.7	62.8	-	-	-	-
12	10	6:50 pm	WNW	5.8	7.8	6.6	13	10.3	WNW	30.02	+0.00	61.7	62.8	-	-	-	-
12	10	5:50 pm	W	5.8	7.8	6.6	12	10.3	WNW	30.03	+0.00	61.9	62.8	-	-	-	-
12	10	4:50 pm	WNW	5.8	7.8	5.6	14	9.1	WNW	30.02	+0.00	62.2	62.8	-	-	-	-
12	10	3:50 pm	WNW	7.8	11.7	5.6	13	8.5	WNW	30.02	-0.01	62.1	63.0	-	-	-	-
12	10	2:50 pm	W	9.7	11.7	5.6	13	9.4	W	30.03	-0.03	62.6	63.0	-	-	-	-
12	10	1:50 pm	WNW	9.7	11.7	4.9	13	9.5	WNW	30.02	-0.07	61.9	63.0	-	-	-	-
12	10	12:50 pm	WNW	5.8	7.8	4.9	13	9.6	W	30.03	-0.07	61.9	63.0	-	-	-	-
12	10	11:50 am	NW	1.9	3.9	4.3	13	9.1	WSW	30.06	-0.05	62.8	63.0	-	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 46086 as of (10:00 am PST)
1800 GMT on 12/11/2018:

Note: This report is more than two hours old
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):	7.2 ft
	Swell Height (SwH):	7.2 ft
	Swell Period (SwP):	14.8 sec
	Swell Direction (SwD):	W
	Wind Wave Height (WWH):	1.0 ft
	Wind Wave Period (WWP):	3.7 sec
	Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	WNW
	Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	SWELL
	Average Wave Period (APD):	9.2 sec

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (PST)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
12	11	9:00 am	6.9	6.6	16.0	WNW	1.0	4.0	WNW	SWELL	9.2
12	11	8:00 am	6.9	6.9	13.8	W	1.0	3.4	W	SWELL	9.6
12	11	7:00 am	6.6	6.2	16.0	W	1.0	3.3	W	SWELL	9.4
12	11	6:00 am	6.2	5.9	16.0	W	1.0	4.0	W	SWELL	8.9
12	11	5:00 am	7.2	7.2	16.0	W	1.3	3.8	WNW	SWELL	9.7
12	11	4:00 am	7.5	7.5	14.8	WNW	1.3	3.8	WNW	SWELL	10.0
12	11	3:00 am	7.5	7.5	17.4	WNW	1.0	4.0	W	SWELL	9.9
12	11	2:00 am	7.9	7.9	12.9	WNW	1.0	4.0	WNW	SWELL	10.6
12	11	1:00 am	8.5	8.2	16.0	WNW	1.0	3.3	W	SWELL	11.2
12	11	12:00 am	6.2	5.9	16.0	NW	0.7	3.7	WNW	SWELL	9.9
12	10	11:00 pm	7.2	7.2	17.4	WNW	0.7	4.0	W	SWELL	11.0
12	10	10:00 pm	6.2	6.2	16.0	W	1.0	3.6	WNW	SWELL	10.2
12	10	9:00 pm	6.9	6.9	16.0	WNW	0.7	3.8	W	SWELL	11.0
12	10	8:00 pm	7.2	7.2	17.4	W	1.0	4.0	W	SWELL	11.6
12	10	7:00 pm	6.6	6.6	12.9	WNW	1.0	3.6	WNW	SWELL	10.3
12	10	6:00 pm	6.6	6.6	12.1	WNW	1.0	3.3	WNW	SWELL	10.3
12	10	5:00 pm	5.6	5.6	13.8	WNW	1.3	3.6	WNW	SWELL	9.1
12	10	4:00 pm	5.6	5.2	12.9	WNW	1.3	3.1	WNW	SWELL	8.5
12	10	3:00 pm	5.6	5.2	12.9	W	1.3	4.2	WNW	SWELL	9.4
12	10	2:00 pm	4.9	4.9	12.9	WNW	1.0	3.4	WNW	SWELL	9.5
12	10	1:00 pm	4.9	4.9	12.9	W	1.0	3.4	WNW	SWELL	9.6
12	10	12:00 pm	4.3	3.9	12.9	WSW	1.0	3.4	WNW	SWELL	9.1

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)

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