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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
(8:30 pm PDT on 08/14/2026)
0330 GMT on 08/15/2026:
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):	4.3 ft
Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	18 sec
Average Period (APD):	6.5 sec
Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	SSW ( 198 deg true )
Air Temperature (ATMP):	61.0 °F
Water Temperature (WTMP):	61.7 °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
2026-08-14 08:00 pm	-	-	-	3.9	15	6.2	SSW	-	-	61.3	61.7	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 07:30 pm	-	-	-	4.3	18	6.8	SSW	-	-	61.7	61.9	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 07:00 pm	-	-	-	3.9	15	6.7	SSW	-	-	63.0	62.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 06:30 pm	-	-	-	3.9	8	7.0	NW	-	-	63.1	62.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 06:00 pm	-	-	-	3.9	18	7.4	SSW	-	-	63.1	62.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 05:30 pm	-	-	-	4.3	14	7.4	S	-	-	63.3	62.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 05:00 pm	-	-	-	3.9	18	6.9	SSW	-	-	63.0	62.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 04:30 pm	-	-	-	3.9	18	6.9	SSW	-	-	63.1	62.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 04:00 pm	-	-	-	4.3	8	7.1	NW	-	-	62.8	62.6	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 03:30 pm	-	-	-	4.6	14	7.1	S	-	-	62.2	62.6	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 03:00 pm	-	-	-	3.9	14	7.4	S	-	-	62.4	62.8	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 02:30 pm	-	-	-	3.9	8	7.2	NW	-	-	62.4	62.8	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 02:00 pm	-	-	-	3.9	8	7.5	NW	-	-	61.9	62.4	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 01:30 pm	-	-	-	3.6	8	7.5	NW	-	-	61.9	62.4	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 01:00 pm	-	-	-	3.9	8	7.8	NW	-	-	62.1	62.4	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 12:30 pm	-	-	-	3.9	14	7.4	S	-	-	61.9	62.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 12:00 pm	-	-	-	4.3	8	7.8	NW	-	-	62.1	62.1	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 11:30 am	-	-	-	3.9	8	7.5	NW	-	-	61.9	62.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 11:00 am	-	-	-	3.9	14	7.4	S	-	-	61.7	62.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 10:30 am	-	-	-	4.3	8	7.4	NW	-	-	61.0	61.9	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 10:00 am	-	-	-	4.3	8	7.4	NW	-	-	61.0	61.7	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 09:30 am	-	-	-	3.9	8	7.2	NW	-	-	61.2	61.3	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 09:00 am	-	-	-	4.3	8	7.0	NW	-	-	60.3	61.0	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 08:30 am	-	-	-	4.3	15	7.5	SSW	-	-	59.4	60.8	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 08:00 am	-	-	-	4.9	8	7.4	NW	-	-	59.0	60.8	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 07:30 am	-	-	-	4.6	8	7.4	WNW	-	-	59.4	61.0	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 07:00 am	-	-	-	4.6	9	7.2	NW	-	-	59.2	61.0	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 06:30 am	-	-	-	4.3	8	7.0	NW	-	-	58.8	61.0	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 06:00 am	-	-	-	4.6	8	7.3	NW	-	-	59.0	61.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 05:30 am	-	-	-	4.9	8	7.5	NW	-	-	58.8	61.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 05:00 am	-	-	-	4.3	9	7.2	NW	-	-	58.6	61.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 04:30 am	-	-	-	4.9	9	7.3	NW	-	-	59.0	61.0	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 04:00 am	-	-	-	4.6	9	7.3	NW	-	-	-	60.8	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 03:30 am	-	-	-	5.2	9	7.5	NW	-	-	-	60.8	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 03:00 am	-	-	-	4.6	9	7.3	NW	-	-	58.1	60.8	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 02:30 am	-	-	-	4.9	9	7.4	NW	-	-	58.6	60.8	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 02:00 am	-	-	-	5.2	9	7.5	NW	-	-	58.3	60.6	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 01:30 am	-	-	-	5.2	9	7.5	NW	-	-	59.7	60.6	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 01:00 am	-	-	-	4.6	9	7.3	NW	-	-	59.7	60.8	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 12:30 am	-	-	-	5.2	9	7.7	NW	-	-	60.3	61.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-14 12:00 am	-	-	-	4.6	9	7.0	NW	-	-	60.3	61.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-13 11:30 pm	-	-	-	5.2	10	7.4	NW	-	-	59.7	61.2	-	-	-	-
2026-08-13 11:00 pm	-	-	-	5.2	9	7.2	NW	-	-	60.1	61.3	-	-	-	-
2026-08-13 10:30 pm	-	-	-	5.2	9	7.2	NW	-	-	60.4	61.3	-	-	-	-
2026-08-13 10:00 pm	-	-	-	5.6	9	7.2	NW	-	-	60.8	61.7	-	-	-	-
2026-08-13 09:30 pm	-	-	-	5.6	9	7.1	NW	-	-	61.2	61.7	-	-	-	-
2026-08-13 09:00 pm	-	-	-	5.6	8	6.9	NW	-	-	61.0	61.7	-	-	-	-
2026-08-13 08:30 pm	-	-	-	5.6	9	7.0	NW	-	-	61.0	61.5	-	-	-	-
2026-08-13 08:00 pm	-	-	-	5.2	9	6.9	NW	-	-	60.8	61.5	-	-	-	-

Wave Summary
for 46239 as of
(8:30 pm PDT on 08/14/2026)
0330 GMT on 08/15/2026:
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):	2.6 ft
Swell Period (SwP):	18.2 sec
Swell Direction (SwD):	SSW
Wind Wave Height (WWH):	3.0 ft
Wind Wave Period (WWP):	8.0 sec
Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	WNW
Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	AVERAGE
Average Wave Period (APD):	6.5 sec

Previous observations
TIME (PDT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
2026-08-14 08:00 pm	3.9	2.6	15.4	SSW	3.3	7.4	WNW	AVERAGE	6.2
2026-08-14 07:30 pm	4.3	3.0	18.2	SSW	3.3	8.0	WNW	AVERAGE	6.8
2026-08-14 07:00 pm	3.9	2.6	15.4	SSW	3.3	8.0	WNW	AVERAGE	6.7
2026-08-14 06:30 pm	3.9	2.6	14.3	S	3.0	8.0	NW	AVERAGE	7.0
2026-08-14 06:00 pm	3.9	2.6	18.2	SSW	3.0	8.0	NW	AVERAGE	7.4
2026-08-14 05:30 pm	4.3	3.0	14.3	S	3.0	8.3	WNW	SWELL	7.4
2026-08-14 05:00 pm	3.9	2.6	18.2	SSW	3.0	8.0	NW	AVERAGE	6.9
2026-08-14 04:30 pm	3.9	2.6	18.2	SSW	3.0	8.0	NW	AVERAGE	6.9
2026-08-14 04:00 pm	4.3	2.6	14.3	S	3.3	8.3	NW	AVERAGE	7.1
2026-08-14 03:30 pm	4.6	3.0	14.3	S	3.6	8.0	NW	AVERAGE	7.1
2026-08-14 03:00 pm	3.9	2.6	14.3	S	3.0	7.7	NW	AVERAGE	7.4
2026-08-14 02:30 pm	3.9	2.6	12.5	S	3.3	8.0	NW	AVERAGE	7.2
2026-08-14 02:00 pm	3.9	2.6	15.4	S	3.0	8.0	NW	AVERAGE	7.5
2026-08-14 01:30 pm	3.6	2.3	14.3	S	3.0	8.0	NW	AVERAGE	7.5
2026-08-14 01:00 pm	3.9	2.6	15.4	S	3.0	7.7	NW	AVERAGE	7.8
2026-08-14 12:30 pm	3.9	2.6	14.3	S	3.3	8.0	NW	AVERAGE	7.4
2026-08-14 12:00 pm	4.3	2.6	14.3	S	3.3	8.0	NW	AVERAGE	7.8
2026-08-14 11:30 am	3.9	2.6	15.4	S	3.3	8.0	NW	AVERAGE	7.5
2026-08-14 11:00 am	3.9	2.3	14.3	S	3.0	8.0	NW	AVERAGE	7.4
2026-08-14 10:30 am	4.3	2.3	15.4	SW	3.3	8.0	NW	AVERAGE	7.4
2026-08-14 10:00 am	4.3	2.3	14.3	S	3.3	8.0	NW	AVERAGE	7.4
2026-08-14 09:30 am	3.9	2.3	15.4	SSW	3.3	8.3	NW	AVERAGE	7.2
2026-08-14 09:00 am	4.3	2.0	14.3	S	3.6	8.0	NW	AVERAGE	7.0
2026-08-14 08:30 am	4.3	2.6	15.4	SSW	3.6	8.7	WNW	AVERAGE	7.5
2026-08-14 08:00 am	4.6	2.3	12.5	SSE	4.3	7.7	NW	AVERAGE	7.4
2026-08-14 07:30 am	4.6	2.3	12.5	S	3.9	8.3	WNW	AVERAGE	7.4
2026-08-14 07:00 am	4.6	2.3	15.4	S	3.9	8.7	NW	AVERAGE	7.2
2026-08-14 06:30 am	4.3	2.0	13.3	SSW	3.9	8.3	NW	AVERAGE	7.0
2026-08-14 06:00 am	4.6	2.0	14.3	SSW	3.9	8.3	NW	AVERAGE	7.3
2026-08-14 05:30 am	4.9	2.3	15.4	SSW	4.6	8.3	NW	AVERAGE	7.5
2026-08-14 05:00 am	4.3	2.0	16.7	SSW	3.6	8.7	NW	AVERAGE	7.2
2026-08-14 04:30 am	4.6	2.3	15.4	SSW	4.3	8.7	NW	AVERAGE	7.3
2026-08-14 04:00 am	4.6	2.3	12.5	S	3.9	9.1	NW	AVERAGE	7.3
2026-08-14 03:30 am	5.2	2.3	11.8	S	4.6	9.1	NW	AVERAGE	7.5
2026-08-14 03:00 am	4.6	2.3	15.4	SSW	3.9	8.7	NW	AVERAGE	7.3
2026-08-14 02:30 am	4.6	2.3	14.3	S	3.9	9.1	NW	AVERAGE	7.4
2026-08-14 02:00 am	5.2	2.6	10.0	WNW	4.9	9.1	NW	AVERAGE	7.5
2026-08-14 01:30 am	5.2	2.3	15.4	SSW	4.6	9.1	NW	AVERAGE	7.5
2026-08-14 01:00 am	4.6	2.3	15.4	SSW	3.9	8.7	NW	AVERAGE	7.3
2026-08-14 12:30 am	5.2	3.0	15.4	SSW	4.6	9.1	NW	AVERAGE	7.7
2026-08-14 12:00 am	4.6	2.3	10.0	WNW	3.9	8.7	NW	AVERAGE	7.0
2026-08-13 11:30 pm	5.2	2.6	10.0	NW	4.3	9.5	NW	AVERAGE	7.4
2026-08-13 11:00 pm	5.2	2.3	15.4	S	4.6	8.7	NW	AVERAGE	7.2
2026-08-13 10:30 pm	5.2	2.6	15.4	SSW	4.6	9.1	NW	AVERAGE	7.2
2026-08-13 10:00 pm	5.6	2.6	15.4	SSW	4.9	9.1	NW	AVERAGE	7.2
2026-08-13 09:30 pm	5.2	2.6	10.0	NW	4.6	8.7	NW	AVERAGE	7.1
2026-08-13 09:00 pm	5.6	2.3	10.0	WNW	4.9	8.3	NW	AVERAGE	6.9
2026-08-13 08:30 pm	5.2	2.6	10.0	NW	4.9	8.7	NW	AVERAGE	7.0
2026-08-13 08:00 pm	5.2	2.6	10.0	WNW	4.6	9.5	NW	AVERAGE	6.9

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Ocean Current Data for 46239

Depth ft	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts
	5:30 pm PDT		5:00 pm PDT
3	120	0.54	110	0.47

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