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Station 46239 - Point Sur, CA (157)

Information submitted by Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Waverider Buoy
36.342 N 122.110 W (36°20'30" N 122°6'35" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Sea temp depth: 0.46 m below water line
Water depth: 366 m

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Conditions at 46239 as of
(9:00 am PDT)
1600 GMT on 05/29/2026:
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):	6.2 ft
Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	17 sec
Average Period (APD):	9.9 sec
Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	WNW ( 302 deg true )
Air Temperature (ATMP):	57.2 °F
Water Temperature (WTMP):	57.9 °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
2026-05-29 08:30 am	-	-	-	7.9	15	10.9	WNW	-	-	57.4	57.7	-	-	-	-
2026-05-29 08:00 am	-	-	-	7.5	15	10.7	WNW	-	-	57.2	57.7	-	-	-	-
2026-05-29 07:30 am	-	-	-	7.9	17	10.9	WNW	-	-	57.6	57.7	-	-	-	-
2026-05-29 07:00 am	-	-	-	7.5	15	10.3	WNW	-	-	57.6	57.7	-	-	-	-
2026-05-29 06:30 am	-	-	-	7.5	17	10.0	WNW	-	-	56.5	57.7	-	-	-	-
2026-05-29 06:00 am	-	-	-	9.2	15	11.1	WNW	-	-	56.7	57.7	-	-	-	-
2026-05-29 05:30 am	-	-	-	8.2	15	9.8	WNW	-	-	56.1	57.0	-	-	-	-
2026-05-29 05:00 am	-	-	-	7.9	17	9.7	WNW	-	-	56.1	57.0	-	-	-	-
2026-05-29 04:30 am	-	-	-	8.5	17	10.1	WNW	-	-	56.1	57.0	-	-	-	-
2026-05-29 04:00 am	-	-	-	8.2	17	10.2	NW	-	-	55.9	57.0	-	-	-	-
2026-05-29 03:30 am	-	-	-	8.5	17	9.8	NW	-	-	55.6	57.0	-	-	-	-
2026-05-29 03:00 am	-	-	-	8.5	17	9.7	NW	-	-	55.6	57.0	-	-	-	-
2026-05-29 02:30 am	-	-	-	8.5	17	10.2	WNW	-	-	55.6	57.4	-	-	-	-
2026-05-29 02:00 am	-	-	-	8.2	17	9.7	NW	-	-	55.4	57.4	-	-	-	-
2026-05-29 01:30 am	-	-	-	9.2	17	11.0	WNW	-	-	55.2	57.4	-	-	-	-
2026-05-29 01:00 am	-	-	-	8.2	17	10.0	WNW	-	-	55.4	57.2	-	-	-	-
2026-05-29 12:30 am	-	-	-	7.5	17	9.9	WNW	-	-	55.6	57.4	-	-	-	-
2026-05-29 12:00 am	-	-	-	7.9	17	9.6	WNW	-	-	55.4	57.6	-	-	-	-
2026-05-28 11:30 pm	-	-	-	8.9	17	9.8	WNW	-	-	55.8	57.7	-	-	-	-
2026-05-28 11:00 pm	-	-	-	8.9	17	10.1	WNW	-	-	55.8	57.7	-	-	-	-
2026-05-28 10:30 pm	-	-	-	8.2	17	9.6	WNW	-	-	55.6	57.9	-	-	-	-
2026-05-28 10:00 pm	-	-	-	7.9	17	10.0	WNW	-	-	55.8	57.9	-	-	-	-
2026-05-28 09:30 pm	-	-	-	7.5	17	9.5	WNW	-	-	55.9	57.9	-	-	-	-
2026-05-28 09:00 pm	-	-	-	7.9	10	9.3	NW	-	-	56.1	57.7	-	-	-	-
2026-05-28 08:30 pm	-	-	-	8.2	18	10.3	NW	-	-	55.9	57.9	-	-	-	-
2026-05-28 08:00 pm	-	-	-	8.9	17	10.6	NW	-	-	55.8	57.9	-	-	-	-
2026-05-28 07:30 pm	-	-	-	7.9	18	9.3	NW	-	-	56.3	58.1	-	-	-	-
2026-05-28 07:00 pm	-	-	-	8.2	18	9.3	WNW	-	-	56.3	58.3	-	-	-	-
2026-05-28 06:30 pm	-	-	-	7.9	18	9.2	WNW	-	-	56.1	58.3	-	-	-	-
2026-05-28 06:00 pm	-	-	-	8.5	18	9.5	WNW	-	-	56.1	58.1	-	-	-	-
2026-05-28 05:30 pm	-	-	-	8.5	18	9.3	WNW	-	-	55.9	58.5	-	-	-	-
2026-05-28 05:00 pm	-	-	-	9.2	18	9.3	NW	-	-	56.3	58.3	-	-	-	-
2026-05-28 04:30 pm	-	-	-	8.9	18	9.1	NW	-	-	-	58.5	-	-	-	-
2026-05-28 04:00 pm	-	-	-	8.2	18	9.1	WNW	-	-	54.0	58.5	-	-	-	-
2026-05-28 03:30 pm	-	-	-	9.2	18	10.3	WNW	-	-	55.6	58.1	-	-	-	-
2026-05-28 03:00 pm	-	-	-	8.5	18	9.1	WNW	-	-	-	58.3	-	-	-	-
2026-05-28 02:30 pm	-	-	-	8.9	18	9.2	NW	-	-	54.3	58.1	-	-	-	-
2026-05-28 02:00 pm	-	-	-	8.9	18	9.2	WNW	-	-	53.8	58.1	-	-	-	-
2026-05-28 01:30 pm	-	-	-	9.2	18	9.2	WNW	-	-	54.1	58.1	-	-	-	-
2026-05-28 01:00 pm	-	-	-	8.2	18	8.9	WNW	-	-	53.8	58.1	-	-	-	-
2026-05-28 12:30 pm	-	-	-	8.5	11	9.2	NW	-	-	54.0	58.1	-	-	-	-
2026-05-28 12:00 pm	-	-	-	7.5	11	8.5	NW	-	-	54.1	57.9	-	-	-	-
2026-05-28 11:30 am	-	-	-	8.2	20	8.8	NW	-	-	54.0	57.9	-	-	-	-
2026-05-28 11:00 am	-	-	-	8.2	20	8.8	NW	-	-	53.6	57.9	-	-	-	-
2026-05-28 10:30 am	-	-	-	8.5	12	8.6	NW	-	-	54.0	57.7	-	-	-	-
2026-05-28 10:00 am	-	-	-	8.5	10	8.3	NW	-	-	54.3	57.7	-	-	-	-
2026-05-28 09:30 am	-	-	-	8.2	11	8.1	NW	-	-	54.5	57.7	-	-	-	-
2026-05-28 09:00 am	-	-	-	8.5	10	7.8	NW	-	-	54.0	57.6	-	-	-	-

Wave Summary
for 46239 as of (9:00 am PDT)
1600 GMT on 05/29/2026:
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):	6.2 ft
Swell Height (SwH):	5.2 ft
Swell Period (SwP):	16.7 sec
Swell Direction (SwD):	WNW
Wind Wave Height (WWH):	3.6 ft
Wind Wave Period (WWP):	9.5 sec
Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	NW
Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	SWELL
Average Wave Period (APD):	9.9 sec

Previous observations
TIME (PDT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
2026-05-29 08:30 am	7.9	6.6	15.4	WNW	3.9	9.5	NW	SWELL	10.9
2026-05-29 08:00 am	7.5	6.2	15.4	WNW	4.3	9.5	NW	SWELL	10.7
2026-05-29 07:30 am	7.9	6.6	16.7	WNW	4.6	9.1	NW	SWELL	10.9
2026-05-29 07:00 am	7.5	5.9	15.4	WNW	4.6	9.1	NW	SWELL	10.3
2026-05-29 06:30 am	7.5	5.9	16.7	WNW	4.9	9.5	NW	SWELL	10.0
2026-05-29 06:00 am	9.2	7.9	15.4	WNW	4.9	9.5	NW	SWELL	11.1
2026-05-29 05:30 am	8.2	6.2	15.4	WNW	5.2	9.5	NW	SWELL	9.8
2026-05-29 05:00 am	7.9	5.9	16.7	WNW	5.2	9.5	NW	SWELL	9.7
2026-05-29 04:30 am	8.5	6.6	16.7	WNW	5.2	9.5	NW	SWELL	10.1
2026-05-29 04:00 am	8.2	6.6	16.7	NW	4.9	9.5	NW	SWELL	10.2
2026-05-29 03:30 am	8.5	6.6	16.7	NW	5.6	9.5	NW	SWELL	9.8
2026-05-29 03:00 am	8.5	6.2	16.7	NW	5.6	9.5	NW	SWELL	9.7
2026-05-29 02:30 am	8.5	6.6	16.7	WNW	5.2	9.5	NW	SWELL	10.2
2026-05-29 02:00 am	8.2	6.2	16.7	NW	5.6	9.5	NW	SWELL	9.7
2026-05-29 01:30 am	9.2	7.9	16.7	WNW	4.6	9.5	NW	SWELL	11.0
2026-05-29 01:00 am	8.2	6.2	16.7	WNW	5.2	9.5	NW	SWELL	10.0
2026-05-29 12:30 am	7.5	5.9	16.7	WNW	4.6	9.5	NW	SWELL	9.9
2026-05-29 12:00 am	7.9	5.9	16.7	WNW	4.9	9.5	NW	SWELL	9.6
2026-05-28 11:30 pm	8.9	6.6	16.7	WNW	5.9	9.5	NW	SWELL	9.8
2026-05-28 11:00 pm	8.9	7.2	16.7	WNW	5.2	9.5	NW	SWELL	10.1
2026-05-28 10:30 pm	8.2	6.2	16.7	WNW	5.2	9.5	NW	SWELL	9.6
2026-05-28 10:00 pm	7.9	6.2	16.7	WNW	4.9	9.5	NW	SWELL	10.0
2026-05-28 09:30 pm	7.5	6.2	16.7	WNW	4.6	9.5	NW	SWELL	9.5
2026-05-28 09:00 pm	7.9	6.2	10.0	NW	4.6	9.5	NW	AVERAGE	9.3
2026-05-28 08:30 pm	8.2	6.9	18.2	NW	4.6	9.5	NW	SWELL	10.3
2026-05-28 08:00 pm	8.9	7.5	16.7	NW	4.6	9.5	NW	SWELL	10.6
2026-05-28 07:30 pm	7.9	6.2	18.2	NW	4.6	9.5	NW	SWELL	9.3
2026-05-28 07:00 pm	8.2	6.2	18.2	WNW	4.9	9.5	NW	SWELL	9.3
2026-05-28 06:30 pm	7.9	5.9	18.2	WNW	5.2	9.5	NW	SWELL	9.2
2026-05-28 06:00 pm	8.5	6.6	18.2	WNW	5.2	9.5	NW	SWELL	9.5
2026-05-28 05:30 pm	8.2	6.2	18.2	WNW	5.2	9.1	NW	SWELL	9.3
2026-05-28 05:00 pm	9.2	6.9	18.2	NW	5.9	8.7	NW	SWELL	9.3
2026-05-28 04:30 pm	8.9	6.6	18.2	NW	5.9	9.5	NW	SWELL	9.1
2026-05-28 04:00 pm	8.2	6.2	18.2	WNW	5.6	9.5	NW	SWELL	9.1
2026-05-28 03:30 pm	9.2	7.2	18.2	WNW	5.6	8.0	NW	SWELL	10.3
2026-05-28 03:00 pm	8.2	6.2	18.2	WNW	5.9	9.5	NW	SWELL	9.1
2026-05-28 02:30 pm	8.9	6.9	18.2	NW	5.6	9.5	NW	SWELL	9.2
2026-05-28 02:00 pm	8.5	6.2	18.2	WNW	5.9	9.1	NW	SWELL	9.2
2026-05-28 01:30 pm	9.2	6.9	18.2	WNW	5.9	8.3	NW	SWELL	9.2
2026-05-28 01:00 pm	8.2	5.9	18.2	WNW	5.9	9.5	NW	SWELL	8.9
2026-05-28 12:30 pm	8.5	6.6	18.2	NW	5.6	9.5	NW	AVERAGE	9.2
2026-05-28 12:00 pm	7.5	5.2	10.5	NW	5.6	8.7	NW	AVERAGE	8.5
2026-05-28 11:30 am	8.2	6.2	20.0	NW	5.6	9.5	NW	SWELL	8.8
2026-05-28 11:00 am	8.2	5.9	20.0	NW	5.2	9.5	NW	SWELL	8.8
2026-05-28 10:30 am	8.5	6.2	11.8	NW	5.9	8.7	NW	SWELL	8.6
2026-05-28 10:00 am	8.5	6.2	10.0	NW	5.9	9.5	NW	AVERAGE	8.3
2026-05-28 09:30 am	8.2	5.6	10.5	NW	5.9	9.5	NW	AVERAGE	8.1
2026-05-28 09:00 am	8.5	5.6	10.0	NW	6.2	9.5	NW	AVERAGE	7.8

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Ocean Current Data for 46239

Depth ft	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts
	9:00 am PDT		8:30 am PDT		8:00 am PDT		7:30 am PDT		7:00 am PDT		6:30 am PDT		5:30 am PDT
3	80	0.68	50	0.62	60	0.76	50	0.78	10	0.66	20	0.72	340	0.78

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