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Station 46235 - Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA (155) Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 46235


Conditions at 46235 as of
(11:00 am PDT)
1800 GMT on 04/25/2025:
     

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.

5-day plot - Wave Height Wave Height (WVHT): 3.0 ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 14 sec
5-day plot - Average Wave Period Average Period (APD): 5.8 sec
5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction Mean Wave Direction (MWD):WSW ( 243 deg true )
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 59.2 °F
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 58.5 °F
Previous observations
TIME
(PDT)
5-day plot - Wind Direction
WDIR
 
5-day plot - Wind Speed
WSPD
kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust
GST
kts
5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period
DPD
sec
5-day plot - Average Wave Period
APD
sec
5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction
MWD
 
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure
PRES
in
5-day plot - Pressure Tendency
PTDY
in
5-day plot - Air Temperature
ATMP
°F
5-day plot - Water Temperature
WTMP
°F
5-day plot - Dew Point
DEWP
°F
5-day plot - Salinity
SAL
psu
5-day plot - Visibility
VIS
nmi
5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW)
TIDE
ft
2025-04-25 10:30 am--- 3.0 155.9 SW-- 58.8 58.5----
2025-04-25 10:00 am--- 3.0 155.9WSW-- 58.6 58.5----
2025-04-25 09:30 am--- 3.0 155.9WSW-- 58.3 58.5----
2025-04-25 09:00 am--- 3.0 176.1WSW-- 58.5 58.5----
2025-04-25 08:30 am--- 3.0 175.3WSW-- 58.3 58.5----
2025-04-25 08:00 am--- 3.0 155.8WSW-- 58.1 58.5----
2025-04-25 07:30 am--- 3.0 156.6WSW-- 58.5 58.3----
2025-04-25 07:00 am--- 3.0 175.8WSW-- 58.3 58.1----
2025-04-25 06:30 am--- 3.0 156.2WSW-- 57.9 57.9----
2025-04-25 06:00 am--- 3.0 155.6WSW-- 57.7 58.1----
2025-04-25 05:30 am--- 2.6 145.5WSW-- 57.6 58.1----
2025-04-25 05:00 am--- 3.0 156.0WSW-- 57.6 58.3----
2025-04-25 04:30 am--- 2.6 205.8WSW-- 57.7 58.1----
2025-04-25 04:00 am--- 3.0 175.4WSW-- 57.9 57.9----
2025-04-25 03:30 am--- 3.0 154.8WSW-- 58.1 58.1----
2025-04-25 03:00 am--- 3.0 154.7WSW-- 58.3 58.5----
2025-04-25 02:30 am--- 3.0 155.3WSW-- 58.3 58.6----
2025-04-25 02:00 am--- 2.6 175.9WSW-- 58.1 58.8----
2025-04-25 01:30 am--- 2.6 157.0WSW-- 58.3 58.8----
2025-04-25 01:00 am--- 2.6 157.0 SW-- 57.9 58.8----
2025-04-25 12:30 am--- 2.6 156.8WSW-- 57.9 58.8----
2025-04-25 12:00 am--- 2.6 176.6 SW-- 57.9 58.8----
2025-04-24 11:30 pm--- 2.6 156.8WSW-- 57.7 58.8----
2025-04-24 11:00 pm--- 2.6 156.7WSW-- 57.4 58.8----
2025-04-24 10:30 pm--- 2.6 176.9WSW-- 57.4 58.8----
2025-04-24 10:00 pm--- 2.6 177.0WSW-- 57.4 58.6----
2025-04-24 09:30 pm--- 2.6 186.6WSW-- 57.4 58.6----
2025-04-24 09:00 pm--- 2.6 176.0WSW-- 57.4 58.6----
2025-04-24 08:30 pm--- 2.6 176.3WSW-- 57.7 58.8----
2025-04-24 08:00 pm--- 2.6 156.0WSW-- 57.6 59.0----
2025-04-24 07:30 pm--- 2.6 155.8 SW-- 58.1 59.0----
2025-04-24 07:00 pm--- 2.6 156.0WSW-- 57.7 59.4----
2025-04-24 06:30 pm--- 2.6 156.1 SW-- 57.9 59.4----
2025-04-24 06:00 pm--- 2.6 155.7WSW-- 58.1 59.5----
2025-04-24 05:30 pm--- 3.0 175.9WSW-- 59.5 59.4----
2025-04-24 05:00 pm--- 3.0 155.9WSW-- 59.2 59.4----
2025-04-24 04:30 pm--- 3.0 65.3WNW-- 59.4 59.4----
2025-04-24 04:00 pm--- 3.0 175.7WSW-- 59.4 59.4----
2025-04-24 03:30 pm--- 3.0 155.4WSW-- 59.2 59.4----
2025-04-24 03:00 pm--- 3.0 175.3WSW-- 59.2 59.4----
2025-04-24 02:30 pm--- 3.0 175.0WSW-- 59.0 59.0----
2025-04-24 02:00 pm--- 2.6 175.2WSW-- 58.8 59.0----
2025-04-24 01:30 pm--- 2.6 175.6WSW-- 59.0 58.8----
2025-04-24 01:00 pm--- 2.6 176.6WSW-- 58.8 59.2----
2025-04-24 12:30 pm--- 2.6 156.5WSW-- 59.0 59.0----
2025-04-24 12:00 pm--- 2.6 156.6WSW-- 58.6 58.8----
2025-04-24 11:30 am--- 2.6 156.8WSW-- 58.5 58.8----
2025-04-24 11:00 am--- 2.3 156.8WSW-- 58.1 58.8----

Detailed Wave Summary
for 46235 as of (11:00 am PDT)
1800 GMT on 04/25/2025:

These wave data are displayed in rounded times.

     

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.

5-day plot - Significant Wave Height Significant Wave Height (WVHT): 3.0 ft
5-day plot - Swell Height Swell Height (SwH): 1.6 ft
5-day plot - Swell Period Swell Period (SwP): 14.3 sec
5-day plot - Swell Direction Swell Direction (SwD):WSW
5-day plot - Wind Wave Height Wind Wave Height (WWH): 2.3 ft
5-day plot - Wind Wave Period Wind Wave Period (WWP): 5.7 sec
5-day plot - Wind Wave Direction Wind Wave Direction (WWD):WNW
5-day plot - Wave Steepness Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS): AVERAGE
5-day plot - Average Wave Period Average Wave Period (APD): 5.8 sec
Previous observations
TIME
(PDT)
5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
ft
5-day plot - Swell Height
SwH
ft
5-day plot - Swell Period
SwP
sec
5-day plot - Swell Direction
SwD
 
5-day plot - Wind Wave Height
WWH
ft
5-day plot - Wind Wave Period
WWP
sec
5-day plot - Wind Wave Direction
WWD
 
5-day plot - Wave Steepness
STEEPNESS
 
5-day plot - Average Wave Period
APD
sec
2025-04-25 10:30 am 3.0 1.6 15.4 SW 2.3 6.1 WNW AVERAGE 5.9
2025-04-25 10:00 am 3.0 1.6 15.4WSW 2.3 5.7 W AVERAGE 5.9
2025-04-25 09:30 am 3.0 2.0 15.4WSW 2.3 6.1 WNW AVERAGE 5.9
2025-04-25 09:00 am 3.0 2.0 16.7WSW 2.3 6.1 WNW AVERAGE 6.1
2025-04-25 08:30 am 3.0 1.6 16.7WSW 2.3 6.1 W AVERAGE 5.3
2025-04-25 08:00 am 3.0 2.0 15.4WSW 2.3 5.7 W AVERAGE 5.8
2025-04-25 07:30 am 3.0 2.0 15.4WSW 2.3 5.3 W AVERAGE 6.6
2025-04-25 07:00 am 3.0 1.6 16.7WSW 2.3 5.9 W AVERAGE 5.8
2025-04-25 06:30 am 3.0 2.0 15.4WSW 2.0 5.9 W SWELL 6.2
2025-04-25 06:00 am 3.0 1.6 15.4WSW 2.3 6.1 W AVERAGE 5.6
2025-04-25 05:30 am 2.6 1.6 14.3WSW 2.3 5.4 W AVERAGE 5.5
2025-04-25 05:00 am 2.6 2.0 15.4WSW 2.0 5.4 W SWELL 6.0
2025-04-25 04:30 am 2.6 2.0 20.0WSW 2.0 5.0 W SWELL 5.8
2025-04-25 04:00 am 3.0 2.0 16.7WSW 2.3 5.9 W AVERAGE 5.4
2025-04-25 03:30 am 3.0 1.6 15.4WSW 2.6 4.4 W AVERAGE 4.8
2025-04-25 03:00 am 3.0 1.6 15.4WSW 2.3 5.0 W AVERAGE 4.7
2025-04-25 02:30 am 3.0 2.0 15.4WSW 2.3 4.4 W AVERAGE 5.3
2025-04-25 02:00 am 2.6 1.6 16.7WSW 2.3 5.3 W AVERAGE 5.9
2025-04-25 01:30 am 2.6 1.6 15.4WSW 2.0 5.0 W AVERAGE 7.0
2025-04-25 01:00 am 2.6 2.0 15.4 SW 2.0 6.5 W SWELL 7.0
2025-04-25 12:30 am 2.6 1.6 15.4WSW 2.0 4.4 W N/A 6.8
2025-04-25 12:00 am 2.6 1.6 16.7 SW 2.0 6.1 W N/A 6.6
2025-04-24 11:30 pm 2.6 1.6 15.4WSW 2.0 5.7 W N/A 6.8
2025-04-24 11:00 pm 2.6 1.6 15.4WSW 2.0 6.1 W AVERAGE 6.7
2025-04-24 10:30 pm 2.6 1.6 16.7WSW 2.0 6.2 W N/A 6.9
2025-04-24 10:00 pm 2.6 1.6 16.7WSW 2.0 6.2 W N/A 7.0
2025-04-24 09:30 pm 2.6 1.6 18.2WSW 2.0 6.2 W N/A 6.6
2025-04-24 09:00 pm 2.6 1.6 16.7WSW 2.0 5.9 W N/A 6.0
2025-04-24 08:30 pm 2.6 1.6 16.7WSW 2.0 6.1 W N/A 6.3
2025-04-24 08:00 pm 2.6 1.6 15.4WSW 2.0 6.2 W N/A 6.0
2025-04-24 07:30 pm 2.6 1.3 15.4 SW 2.0 6.5 WNW N/A 5.8
2025-04-24 07:00 pm 2.6 1.6 15.4WSW 2.0 7.1 WNW N/A 6.0
2025-04-24 06:30 pm 2.6 1.6 15.4 SW 2.3 6.7 WNW AVERAGE 6.1
2025-04-24 06:00 pm 2.6 1.3 15.4WSW 2.3 6.5 WNW AVERAGE 5.7
2025-04-24 05:30 pm 3.0 1.6 16.7WSW 2.3 6.5 WNW AVERAGE 5.9
2025-04-24 05:00 pm 3.0 1.6 15.4WSW 2.3 6.5 WNW AVERAGE 5.9
2025-04-24 04:30 pm 3.0 1.3 15.4WSW 2.6 6.5 WNW AVERAGE 5.3
2025-04-24 04:00 pm 3.0 1.6 16.7WSW 2.6 6.9 WNW AVERAGE 5.7
2025-04-24 03:30 pm 3.0 1.6 15.4WSW 2.6 7.4 WNW AVERAGE 5.4
2025-04-24 03:00 pm 3.0 1.6 16.7WSW 2.6 7.4 WNW AVERAGE 5.3
2025-04-24 02:30 pm 2.6 1.3 16.7WSW 2.3 5.7 WNW AVERAGE 5.0
2025-04-24 02:00 pm 2.6 1.3 16.7WSW 2.3 9.5 W AVERAGE 5.2
2025-04-24 01:30 pm 2.6 1.6 16.7WSW 2.3 5.9 W AVERAGE 5.6
2025-04-24 01:00 pm 2.6 1.6 16.7WSW 2.0 5.9 WNW AVERAGE 6.6
2025-04-24 12:30 pm 2.6 1.6 15.4WSW 2.3 5.6 W AVERAGE 6.5
2025-04-24 12:00 pm 2.6 1.6 15.4WSW 2.0 5.6 W N/A 6.6
2025-04-24 11:30 am 2.6 1.6 15.4WSW 2.0 5.6 W N/A 6.8
2025-04-24 11:00 am 2.3 1.6 15.4WSW 2.0 6.1 WNW N/A 6.8

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)


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 46235

Unit of Measure:   Time Zone:   
11:00 am PDT10:30 am PDT10:00 am PDT 9:30 am PDT 9:00 am PDT 8:30 am PDT 8:00 am PDT
Depth
ft
Dir
°
Speed
kts
Dir
°
Speed
kts
Dir
°
Speed
kts
Dir
°
Speed
kts
Dir
°
Speed
kts
Dir
°
Speed
kts
Dir
°
Speed
kts
3 150 0.23150 0.21140 0.21140 0.25140 0.33140 0.33130 0.35

Previous (up to 48) reports of ocean current data for 46235

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