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Station 46237 - San Francisco Bar, CA (142)

Information submitted by Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Waverider Buoy
37.788 N 122.634 W (37°47'16" N 122°38'1" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Sea temp depth: 0.46 m below water line
Water depth: 16.76 m

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Conditions at 46237 as of
(8:30 am PDT)
1530 GMT on 04/15/2026:
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):	3.9 ft
Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	13 sec
Average Period (APD):	5.2 sec
Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	WSW ( 249 deg true )
Air Temperature (ATMP):	53.4 °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
2026-04-15 08:00 am	-	-	-	3.9	13	4.9	WSW	-	-	53.2	57.9	-	-	-	-
2026-04-15 07:30 am	-	-	-	3.9	13	5.0	WSW	-	-	53.2	57.9	-	-	-	-
2026-04-15 07:00 am	-	-	-	3.9	7	5.0	WNW	-	-	52.9	57.9	-	-	-	-
2026-04-15 06:30 am	-	-	-	3.9	13	5.3	WSW	-	-	52.9	57.9	-	-	-	-
2026-04-15 06:00 am	-	-	-	4.3	13	5.5	WSW	-	-	52.7	57.9	-	-	-	-
2026-04-15 05:30 am	-	-	-	3.9	13	5.5	WSW	-	-	52.9	57.9	-	-	-	-
2026-04-15 05:00 am	-	-	-	4.3	7	5.6	WNW	-	-	52.9	57.7	-	-	-	-
2026-04-15 04:30 am	-	-	-	4.6	13	5.7	WSW	-	-	52.7	57.7	-	-	-	-
2026-04-15 04:00 am	-	-	-	4.3	6	5.4	WNW	-	-	53.2	57.9	-	-	-	-
2026-04-15 03:30 am	-	-	-	4.6	13	5.8	WSW	-	-	53.4	57.6	-	-	-	-
2026-04-15 03:00 am	-	-	-	4.3	14	5.6	WSW	-	-	53.4	57.9	-	-	-	-
2026-04-15 02:30 am	-	-	-	4.6	13	5.4	WSW	-	-	53.2	57.2	-	-	-	-
2026-04-15 02:00 am	-	-	-	4.3	14	5.2	SW	-	-	53.4	57.4	-	-	-	-
2026-04-15 01:30 am	-	-	-	4.3	14	5.3	SW	-	-	53.4	57.6	-	-	-	-
2026-04-15 01:00 am	-	-	-	3.9	14	5.1	SW	-	-	53.8	57.6	-	-	-	-
2026-04-15 12:30 am	-	-	-	3.9	14	4.9	WSW	-	-	54.3	57.7	-	-	-	-
2026-04-15 12:00 am	-	-	-	3.9	14	4.9	SW	-	-	54.1	57.9	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 11:30 pm	-	-	-	3.9	14	4.6	WSW	-	-	54.1	57.9	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 11:00 pm	-	-	-	3.9	13	4.7	SW	-	-	54.1	57.9	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 10:30 pm	-	-	-	3.9	14	4.7	WSW	-	-	54.3	58.1	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 10:00 pm	-	-	-	3.9	14	4.6	WSW	-	-	54.1	58.1	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 09:30 pm	-	-	-	3.9	14	4.8	WSW	-	-	54.0	57.9	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 09:00 pm	-	-	-	3.9	14	4.7	SW	-	-	54.0	58.1	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 08:30 pm	-	-	-	3.9	14	4.8	WSW	-	-	54.1	58.1	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 08:00 pm	-	-	-	3.6	14	4.8	WSW	-	-	54.3	58.3	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 07:30 pm	-	-	-	3.9	14	4.8	WSW	-	-	54.5	58.5	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 07:00 pm	-	-	-	3.9	14	5.1	WSW	-	-	54.7	58.5	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 06:30 pm	-	-	-	4.3	14	5.1	WSW	-	-	55.2	58.6	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 06:00 pm	-	-	-	4.3	14	5.3	SW	-	-	55.4	58.6	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 05:30 pm	-	-	-	3.9	4	4.8	WNW	-	-	55.4	58.6	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 05:00 pm	-	-	-	4.3	14	5.2	WSW	-	-	55.4	58.5	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 04:30 pm	-	-	-	4.3	14	5.3	SW	-	-	55.4	58.5	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 04:00 pm	-	-	-	4.3	14	5.5	SW	-	-	55.2	58.1	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 03:30 pm	-	-	-	4.6	14	5.7	WSW	-	-	55.2	58.8	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 03:00 pm	-	-	-	4.3	14	5.5	WSW	-	-	55.2	58.6	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 02:30 pm	-	-	-	4.6	14	5.5	SW	-	-	55.2	58.3	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 02:00 pm	-	-	-	4.3	14	5.4	SW	-	-	55.2	58.5	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 01:30 pm	-	-	-	4.6	14	5.6	SW	-	-	54.9	58.3	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 01:00 pm	-	-	-	4.6	14	5.8	SW	-	-	54.9	58.3	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 12:30 pm	-	-	-	4.6	14	5.5	SW	-	-	54.7	58.1	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 12:00 pm	-	-	-	4.6	14	5.8	SW	-	-	54.9	58.1	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 11:30 am	-	-	-	4.6	14	6.0	SW	-	-	54.7	58.1	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 11:00 am	-	-	-	4.9	14	6.1	SW	-	-	54.7	58.1	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 10:30 am	-	-	-	4.9	14	5.9	SW	-	-	54.1	58.1	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 10:00 am	-	-	-	4.6	15	5.4	WSW	-	-	54.1	57.9	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 09:30 am	-	-	-	4.9	14	5.8	SW	-	-	54.1	57.9	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 09:00 am	-	-	-	4.9	15	5.6	WSW	-	-	54.0	57.7	-	-	-	-

Wave Summary
for 46237 as of (8:30 am PDT)
1530 GMT on 04/15/2026:
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):	3.9 ft
Swell Height (SwH):	2.0 ft
Swell Period (SwP):	13.3 sec
Swell Direction (SwD):	WSW
Wind Wave Height (WWH):	3.3 ft
Wind Wave Period (WWP):	6.2 sec
Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	WNW
Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	AVERAGE
Average Wave Period (APD):	5.2 sec

Previous observations
TIME (PDT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
2026-04-15 08:00 am	3.9	2.0	13.3	WSW	3.6	6.1	WNW	AVERAGE	4.9
2026-04-15 07:30 am	3.9	2.0	13.3	WSW	3.6	6.2	WNW	AVERAGE	5.0
2026-04-15 07:00 am	3.9	1.6	14.3	SW	3.6	6.7	WNW	STEEP	5.0
2026-04-15 06:30 am	3.9	2.0	13.3	WSW	3.6	6.5	WNW	AVERAGE	5.3
2026-04-15 06:00 am	3.9	2.0	13.3	WSW	3.6	6.1	WNW	AVERAGE	5.5
2026-04-15 05:30 am	3.9	2.0	13.3	WSW	3.6	7.1	WNW	AVERAGE	5.5
2026-04-15 05:00 am	4.3	2.0	14.3	WSW	3.6	7.1	WNW	AVERAGE	5.6
2026-04-15 04:30 am	4.6	2.0	13.3	WSW	3.9	6.2	WNW	AVERAGE	5.7
2026-04-15 04:00 am	4.3	1.6	13.3	WSW	3.9	6.5	WNW	STEEP	5.4
2026-04-15 03:30 am	4.6	2.0	13.3	WSW	4.3	6.7	W	AVERAGE	5.8
2026-04-15 03:00 am	4.3	2.0	14.3	WSW	3.9	6.2	W	AVERAGE	5.6
2026-04-15 02:30 am	4.6	2.0	13.3	WSW	3.9	6.9	WNW	AVERAGE	5.4
2026-04-15 02:00 am	4.3	1.6	14.3	SW	3.6	7.1	WNW	AVERAGE	5.2
2026-04-15 01:30 am	4.3	2.0	14.3	SW	3.6	6.7	WNW	AVERAGE	5.3
2026-04-15 01:00 am	3.9	2.0	14.3	SW	3.6	7.1	WNW	AVERAGE	5.1
2026-04-15 12:30 am	3.9	2.0	14.3	WSW	3.6	6.9	WNW	AVERAGE	4.9
2026-04-15 12:00 am	3.9	2.0	14.3	SW	3.6	6.7	WNW	AVERAGE	4.9
2026-04-14 11:30 pm	3.9	2.0	14.3	WSW	3.3	7.7	WNW	AVERAGE	4.6
2026-04-14 11:00 pm	3.9	2.0	13.3	SW	3.3	6.7	WNW	AVERAGE	4.7
2026-04-14 10:30 pm	3.9	2.0	14.3	WSW	3.3	5.9	WNW	AVERAGE	4.7
2026-04-14 10:00 pm	3.9	2.0	14.3	WSW	3.3	8.7	WNW	AVERAGE	4.6
2026-04-14 09:30 pm	3.9	2.3	14.3	WSW	3.3	6.7	WNW	AVERAGE	4.8
2026-04-14 09:00 pm	3.9	2.3	14.3	SW	3.3	6.7	WNW	AVERAGE	4.7
2026-04-14 08:30 pm	3.9	2.0	14.3	WSW	3.3	5.9	WNW	AVERAGE	4.8
2026-04-14 08:00 pm	3.6	2.0	14.3	WSW	3.0	6.7	WNW	AVERAGE	4.8
2026-04-14 07:30 pm	3.9	2.0	14.3	WSW	3.3	3.7	WNW	AVERAGE	4.8
2026-04-14 07:00 pm	3.9	2.3	14.3	WSW	3.6	6.2	WNW	AVERAGE	5.1
2026-04-14 06:30 pm	3.9	2.3	14.3	WSW	3.6	4.0	WNW	AVERAGE	5.1
2026-04-14 06:00 pm	4.3	2.3	14.3	SW	3.6	3.9	WNW	AVERAGE	5.3
2026-04-14 05:30 pm	3.9	1.6	14.3	WSW	3.6	4.0	WNW	VERY_STEEP	4.8
2026-04-14 05:00 pm	4.3	2.0	14.3	WSW	3.9	6.7	W	AVERAGE	5.2
2026-04-14 04:30 pm	4.3	2.0	14.3	SW	3.9	6.2	W	AVERAGE	5.3
2026-04-14 04:00 pm	4.3	2.0	14.3	SW	3.6	4.0	WNW	AVERAGE	5.5
2026-04-14 03:30 pm	4.6	2.0	14.3	WSW	3.9	6.9	W	AVERAGE	5.7
2026-04-14 03:00 pm	4.3	2.0	14.3	WSW	3.9	6.2	W	AVERAGE	5.5
2026-04-14 02:30 pm	4.6	2.3	14.3	SW	3.9	8.0	WNW	AVERAGE	5.5
2026-04-14 02:00 pm	4.3	2.0	14.3	SW	3.9	9.5	WNW	AVERAGE	5.4
2026-04-14 01:30 pm	4.6	2.3	14.3	SW	3.9	9.1	W	AVERAGE	5.6
2026-04-14 01:00 pm	4.6	2.6	14.3	SW	3.6	6.7	WNW	AVERAGE	5.8
2026-04-14 12:30 pm	4.6	2.0	14.3	SW	3.9	8.3	WNW	AVERAGE	5.5
2026-04-14 12:00 pm	4.6	2.6	14.3	SW	3.9	9.1	WNW	AVERAGE	5.8
2026-04-14 11:30 am	4.6	2.6	14.3	SW	3.9	9.1	WNW	AVERAGE	6.0
2026-04-14 11:00 am	4.9	2.6	14.3	SW	3.9	7.7	WNW	AVERAGE	6.1
2026-04-14 10:30 am	4.6	2.6	14.3	SW	3.9	9.1	WNW	AVERAGE	5.9
2026-04-14 10:00 am	4.6	2.3	15.4	WSW	3.9	9.5	WNW	AVERAGE	5.4
2026-04-14 09:30 am	4.9	2.6	14.3	SW	3.9	9.1	WNW	AVERAGE	5.8
2026-04-14 09:00 am	4.9	2.3	15.4	WSW	4.3	9.1	WNW	AVERAGE	5.6

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Ocean Current Data for 46237

Depth ft	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts
	8:30 am PDT		8:00 am PDT		7:30 am PDT		6:30 am PDT		6:00 am PDT		5:30 am PDT
3	70	0.56	60	0.49	60	0.25	290	0.25	280	0.47	280	0.70

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