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Station 46213 - Cape Mendocino, CA (094)

Information submitted by Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Waverider Buoy
40.291 N 124.748 W (40°17'29" N 124°44'51" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Sea temp depth: 0.46 m below water line
Water depth: 346 m

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Conditions at 46213 as of
(2:30 pm PDT)
2130 GMT on 09/15/2026:
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):	7.5 ft
Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	8 sec
Average Period (APD):	6.1 sec
Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	NNW ( 339 deg true )
Air Temperature (ATMP):	59.5 °F
Water Temperature (WTMP):	57.6 °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
2026-09-15 02:00 pm	-	-	-	7.2	8	6.2	NNW	-	-	58.8	57.6	-	-	-	-
2026-09-15 01:30 pm	-	-	-	7.9	9	6.4	NNW	-	-	58.6	57.6	-	-	-	-
2026-09-15 01:00 pm	-	-	-	7.9	8	6.3	NNW	-	-	58.6	57.4	-	-	-	-
2026-09-15 12:30 pm	-	-	-	8.5	8	6.5	NNW	-	-	58.6	57.6	-	-	-	-
2026-09-15 12:00 pm	-	-	-	7.5	8	6.2	NNW	-	-	58.5	57.4	-	-	-	-
2026-09-15 11:30 am	-	-	-	7.9	8	6.3	NNW	-	-	58.5	57.2	-	-	-	-
2026-09-15 11:00 am	-	-	-	8.5	8	6.3	NNW	-	-	58.3	57.0	-	-	-	-
2026-09-15 10:30 am	-	-	-	9.2	8	6.4	NNW	-	-	58.3	56.8	-	-	-	-
2026-09-15 10:00 am	-	-	-	8.5	8	6.1	NNW	-	-	58.3	56.7	-	-	-	-
2026-09-15 09:30 am	-	-	-	9.5	8	6.4	NNW	-	-	58.1	57.0	-	-	-	-
2026-09-15 09:00 am	-	-	-	9.2	8	6.1	NNW	-	-	58.1	57.0	-	-	-	-
2026-09-15 08:30 am	-	-	-	9.2	8	6.3	NNW	-	-	58.1	56.8	-	-	-	-
2026-09-15 08:00 am	-	-	-	9.2	8	6.4	NNW	-	-	57.6	56.7	-	-	-	-
2026-09-15 07:30 am	-	-	-	7.9	8	6.2	NNW	-	-	57.4	56.7	-	-	-	-
2026-09-15 07:00 am	-	-	-	7.9	8	6.2	NNW	-	-	57.6	56.7	-	-	-	-
2026-09-15 06:30 am	-	-	-	8.5	8	6.5	NNW	-	-	57.6	56.7	-	-	-	-
2026-09-15 06:00 am	-	-	-	7.9	8	6.4	NNW	-	-	57.4	56.7	-	-	-	-
2026-09-15 05:30 am	-	-	-	7.9	8	6.2	NNW	-	-	57.4	56.8	-	-	-	-
2026-09-15 05:00 am	-	-	-	7.5	8	6.0	NNW	-	-	57.4	57.0	-	-	-	-
2026-09-15 04:30 am	-	-	-	8.2	8	6.3	NNW	-	-	57.4	57.0	-	-	-	-
2026-09-15 04:00 am	-	-	-	8.2	8	6.4	NNW	-	-	57.4	57.2	-	-	-	-
2026-09-15 03:30 am	-	-	-	7.9	8	6.3	NNW	-	-	57.6	57.6	-	-	-	-
2026-09-15 03:00 am	-	-	-	7.9	8	6.3	NNW	-	-	57.6	57.7	-	-	-	-
2026-09-15 02:30 am	-	-	-	8.2	8	6.5	NNW	-	-	57.6	57.7	-	-	-	-
2026-09-15 02:00 am	-	-	-	7.5	7	6.3	NNW	-	-	57.6	57.7	-	-	-	-
2026-09-15 01:30 am	-	-	-	7.9	7	6.4	NNW	-	-	57.6	57.6	-	-	-	-
2026-09-15 01:00 am	-	-	-	7.9	8	6.5	NNW	-	-	57.6	57.4	-	-	-	-
2026-09-15 12:30 am	-	-	-	7.5	7	6.2	NNW	-	-	57.7	57.6	-	-	-	-
2026-09-15 12:00 am	-	-	-	7.5	7	6.2	NNW	-	-	57.7	57.4	-	-	-	-
2026-09-14 11:30 pm	-	-	-	7.5	7	6.1	NNW	-	-	57.9	57.4	-	-	-	-
2026-09-14 11:00 pm	-	-	-	7.2	7	6.0	NNW	-	-	57.7	57.2	-	-	-	-
2026-09-14 10:30 pm	-	-	-	7.5	8	6.0	NW	-	-	57.7	57.6	-	-	-	-
2026-09-14 10:00 pm	-	-	-	7.5	8	6.2	NW	-	-	57.7	57.4	-	-	-	-
2026-09-14 09:30 pm	-	-	-	7.9	8	6.1	NNW	-	-	57.9	57.2	-	-	-	-
2026-09-14 09:00 pm	-	-	-	7.2	8	6.1	NW	-	-	58.1	57.6	-	-	-	-
2026-09-14 08:30 pm	-	-	-	7.5	7	6.2	NNW	-	-	58.1	57.6	-	-	-	-
2026-09-14 08:00 pm	-	-	-	7.5	7	6.0	NNW	-	-	58.1	57.6	-	-	-	-
2026-09-14 07:30 pm	-	-	-	7.2	7	6.1	NNW	-	-	58.1	57.7	-	-	-	-
2026-09-14 07:00 pm	-	-	-	7.2	7	6.0	NNW	-	-	58.1	57.0	-	-	-	-
2026-09-14 06:30 pm	-	-	-	7.5	7	6.0	NNW	-	-	58.6	56.5	-	-	-	-
2026-09-14 06:00 pm	-	-	-	6.9	8	5.7	NW	-	-	59.0	56.7	-	-	-	-
2026-09-14 05:30 pm	-	-	-	6.9	8	5.7	NW	-	-	59.4	56.7	-	-	-	-
2026-09-14 05:00 pm	-	-	-	6.9	9	5.7	NW	-	-	59.4	56.8	-	-	-	-
2026-09-14 04:30 pm	-	-	-	6.9	7	5.7	NNW	-	-	59.4	56.8	-	-	-	-
2026-09-14 04:00 pm	-	-	-	6.9	8	5.8	NNW	-	-	59.2	56.7	-	-	-	-
2026-09-14 03:30 pm	-	-	-	7.2	8	5.9	NNW	-	-	59.2	56.7	-	-	-	-
2026-09-14 03:00 pm	-	-	-	7.2	8	5.8	NNW	-	-	59.2	56.7	-	-	-	-
2026-09-14 02:30 pm	-	-	-	7.2	7	5.9	NNW	-	-	59.2	56.5	-	-	-	-
2026-09-14 02:00 pm	-	-	-	7.5	7	6.0	NNW	-	-	59.2	56.5	-	-	-	-

Wave Summary
for 46213 as of (2:30 pm PDT)
2130 GMT on 09/15/2026:
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):	7.5 ft
Swell Height (SwH):	1.3 ft
Swell Period (SwP):	10.0 sec
Swell Direction (SwD):	NNW
Wind Wave Height (WWH):	7.2 ft
Wind Wave Period (WWP):	8.0 sec
Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	NNW
Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	STEEP
Average Wave Period (APD):	6.1 sec

Previous observations
TIME (PDT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
2026-09-15 02:00 pm	7.2	1.3	10.0	NNW	7.2	8.0	NNW	STEEP	6.2
2026-09-15 01:30 pm	7.9	1.3	10.0	NNW	7.5	8.7	NNW	AVERAGE	6.4
2026-09-15 01:00 pm	7.9	1.3	10.0	NW	7.5	8.0	NNW	STEEP	6.3
2026-09-15 12:30 pm	8.5	1.3	10.0	NNW	8.2	8.0	NNW	STEEP	6.5
2026-09-15 12:00 pm	7.5	1.3	10.0	NW	7.5	8.3	NNW	STEEP	6.2
2026-09-15 11:30 am	7.9	1.3	10.0	NW	7.9	8.3	NNW	STEEP	6.3
2026-09-15 11:00 am	8.5	1.3	10.0	NW	8.5	8.0	NNW	STEEP	6.3
2026-09-15 10:30 am	9.2	1.3	10.0	NW	8.9	7.7	NNW	STEEP	6.4
2026-09-15 10:00 am	8.5	1.3	10.0	NNW	8.5	8.3	NNW	STEEP	6.1
2026-09-15 09:30 am	9.5	1.3	10.0	NW	9.5	8.3	NNW	STEEP	6.4
2026-09-15 09:00 am	9.2	1.3	10.0	NNW	8.9	8.3	NNW	STEEP	6.1
2026-09-15 08:30 am	9.2	1.3	10.0	NNW	8.9	8.3	NNW	STEEP	6.3
2026-09-15 08:00 am	9.2	1.3	10.0	NW	9.2	8.3	NNW	STEEP	6.4
2026-09-15 07:30 am	7.9	1.3	10.0	NW	7.9	8.0	NNW	STEEP	6.2
2026-09-15 07:00 am	7.9	1.3	10.0	NNW	7.5	8.0	NNW	STEEP	6.2
2026-09-15 06:30 am	8.5	1.3	10.0	NW	8.5	8.3	NNW	STEEP	6.5
2026-09-15 06:00 am	7.9	1.3	10.0	NNW	7.5	8.3	NNW	STEEP	6.4
2026-09-15 05:30 am	7.9	1.3	10.0	NNW	7.5	8.3	NNW	STEEP	6.2
2026-09-15 05:00 am	7.5	1.3	10.0	NNW	7.5	8.3	NNW	STEEP	6.0
2026-09-15 04:30 am	8.2	1.3	15.4	SW	8.2	7.7	NNW	STEEP	6.3
2026-09-15 04:00 am	8.2	1.3	10.0	NNW	8.2	8.0	NNW	STEEP	6.4
2026-09-15 03:30 am	7.9	1.0	10.0	NW	7.9	8.0	NNW	STEEP	6.3
2026-09-15 03:00 am	7.9	1.3	13.3	W	7.9	8.3	NNW	STEEP	6.3
2026-09-15 02:30 am	8.2	1.0	10.0	NNW	7.9	8.0	NNW	STEEP	6.5
2026-09-15 02:00 am	7.5	1.3	10.0	NNW	7.2	7.4	NNW	STEEP	6.3
2026-09-15 01:30 am	7.9	1.3	10.0	NNW	7.9	7.4	NNW	STEEP	6.4
2026-09-15 01:00 am	7.9	1.0	12.5	SSW	7.9	7.7	NNW	STEEP	6.5
2026-09-15 12:30 am	7.5	1.3	10.0	NW	7.2	7.4	NNW	STEEP	6.2
2026-09-15 12:00 am	7.5	1.3	10.0	NNW	7.5	7.1	NNW	STEEP	6.2
2026-09-14 11:30 pm	7.5	1.3	13.3	WSW	7.2	7.4	NNW	STEEP	6.1
2026-09-14 11:00 pm	7.2	1.0	13.3	WSW	6.9	7.4	NNW	STEEP	6.0
2026-09-14 10:30 pm	7.5	1.0	12.5	SW	7.2	7.7	NW	STEEP	6.0
2026-09-14 10:00 pm	7.5	1.3	10.0	NW	7.5	8.0	NW	STEEP	6.2
2026-09-14 09:30 pm	7.9	1.3	13.3	SW	7.9	7.7	NNW	STEEP	6.1
2026-09-14 09:00 pm	7.2	1.3	10.0	NW	7.2	8.3	NW	STEEP	6.1
2026-09-14 08:30 pm	7.5	1.3	13.3	SW	7.5	7.4	NNW	STEEP	6.2
2026-09-14 08:00 pm	7.5	1.3	13.3	SW	7.5	7.4	NNW	STEEP	6.0
2026-09-14 07:30 pm	7.2	1.3	13.3	SW	7.2	7.1	NNW	STEEP	6.1
2026-09-14 07:00 pm	7.2	1.3	10.0	NW	7.2	7.1	NNW	STEEP	6.0
2026-09-14 06:30 pm	7.5	1.3	10.0	NW	7.2	7.1	NNW	STEEP	6.0
2026-09-14 06:00 pm	6.9	1.3	13.3	SW	6.9	7.7	NW	STEEP	5.7
2026-09-14 05:30 pm	6.6	1.3	10.0	NW	6.6	8.0	NW	STEEP	5.7
2026-09-14 05:00 pm	6.9	1.3	13.3	SSW	6.9	8.7	NW	AVERAGE	5.7
2026-09-14 04:30 pm	6.9	1.3	13.3	SSW	6.6	7.1	NNW	STEEP	5.7
2026-09-14 04:00 pm	6.9	1.3	10.0	NW	6.6	7.7	NNW	STEEP	5.8
2026-09-14 03:30 pm	7.2	1.3	10.0	NW	6.9	8.0	NNW	STEEP	5.9
2026-09-14 03:00 pm	7.2	1.3	10.0	NW	6.9	8.0	NNW	STEEP	5.8
2026-09-14 02:30 pm	7.2	1.3	10.0	NW	6.9	6.9	NNW	STEEP	5.9
2026-09-14 02:00 pm	7.5	1.3	10.0	NW	7.2	7.1	NNW	STEEP	6.0

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Disclaimer: Ocean current directions are reported to the nearest 10 degrees and speeds are measured to the nearest whole centimeter per second.

Ocean Current Data for 46213

Depth ft	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		1:00 pm PDT		11:00 am PDT
3	80	0.21	40	0.52	20	0.58	10	0.49	300	0.72

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