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Station 46253 - San Pedro South, CA (213) Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 46253


Conditions at 46253 as of
(2:56 am PDT)
0956 GMT on 04/24/2025:
     

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): 2.0 ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 17 sec
5-day plot - Average Wave Period Average Period (APD): 8.1 sec
5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction Mean Wave Direction (MWD):SSW ( 193 deg true )
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 60.3 °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
2025-04-24 02:26 am--- 1.6 177.1SSW--- 60.3----
2025-04-24 01:56 am--- 1.6 157.7SSW--- 60.4----
2025-04-24 01:26 am--- 1.6 178.0SSW--- 60.4----
2025-04-24 12:56 am--- 1.6 178.1SSW--- 60.4----
2025-04-24 12:26 am--- 1.6 177.8WSW--- 60.4----
2025-04-23 11:56 pm--- 1.3 146.7SSW--- 60.4----
2025-04-23 11:26 pm--- 1.6 176.7 S--- 60.6----
2025-04-23 10:56 pm--- 1.6 176.6 SW--- 60.6----
2025-04-23 10:26 pm--- 1.6 176.2 S--- 60.4----
2025-04-23 09:56 pm--- 1.6 146.1SSW--- 60.4----
2025-04-23 09:26 pm--- 1.6 175.6SSW--- 60.4----
2025-04-23 08:56 pm--- 2.0 175.8SSE--- 60.6----
2025-04-23 08:26 pm--- 2.0 175.1 S--- 60.4----
2025-04-23 07:56 pm--- 2.0 174.3SSW--- 60.4----
2025-04-23 07:26 pm--- 2.0 174.4SSW--- 60.4----
2025-04-23 06:56 pm--- 2.0 174.0SSW--- 60.6----
2025-04-23 06:26 pm--- 2.0 174.6SSW--- 60.6----
2025-04-23 05:56 pm--- 2.0 155.2 S--- 60.6----
2025-04-23 05:26 pm--- 2.0 185.3 S--- 60.3----
2025-04-23 04:56 pm--- 2.0 175.2SSW--- 60.1----
2025-04-23 04:26 pm--- 1.6 184.8 S--- 60.1----
2025-04-23 03:56 pm--- 1.6 175.8SSW--- 60.3----
2025-04-23 03:26 pm--- 1.6 185.6SSW--- 60.1----
2025-04-23 02:56 pm--- 1.6 176.5 S--- 60.1----
2025-04-23 02:26 pm--- 2.0 187.2 S--- 60.1----
2025-04-23 01:56 pm--- 2.0 176.6 S--- 60.1----
2025-04-23 01:26 pm--- 2.0 186.5SSW--- 60.1----
2025-04-23 12:56 pm--- 2.0 187.6 S--- 60.1----
2025-04-23 12:26 pm--- 2.0 177.5 S--- 60.1----
2025-04-23 11:56 am--- 2.0 186.5 S--- 59.9----
2025-04-23 11:26 am--- 2.0 187.3 S--- 59.9----
2025-04-23 10:56 am--- 1.6 187.0 S--- 59.7----
2025-04-23 10:26 am--- 2.0 187.7 S--- 59.7----
2025-04-23 09:56 am--- 2.0 188.2 S--- 59.5----
2025-04-23 09:26 am--- 2.0 188.5SSW--- 59.4----
2025-04-23 08:56 am--- 2.0 188.5 S--- 59.2----
2025-04-23 08:26 am--- 1.6 158.0 S--- 59.2----
2025-04-23 07:56 am--- 1.6 157.8 S--- 59.2----
2025-04-23 07:26 am--- 2.0 188.5 S--- 59.2----
2025-04-23 06:56 am--- 2.0 188.8 S--- 59.0----
2025-04-23 06:26 am--- 1.6 187.4 S--- 59.2----
2025-04-23 05:56 am--- 1.6 187.0 S--- 59.2----
2025-04-23 05:26 am--- 1.6 187.2 S--- 59.2----
2025-04-23 04:56 am--- 1.6 186.9 S--- 59.2----
2025-04-23 04:26 am--- 1.6 187.5 S--- 59.0----
2025-04-23 03:56 am--- 2.0 188.5 S--- 59.0----
2025-04-23 03:26 am--- 1.6 188.6SSW--- 59.0----
2025-04-23 02:56 am--- 1.6 188.1 S--- 59.0----

Detailed Wave Summary
for 46253 as of (2:56 am PDT)
0956 GMT on 04/24/2025:

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): 2.0 ft
5-day plot - Swell Height Swell Height (SwH): 1.6 ft
5-day plot - Swell Period Swell Period (SwP): 16.7 sec
5-day plot - Swell Direction Swell Direction (SwD):SSW
5-day plot - Wind Wave Height Wind Wave Height (WWH): 1.3 ft
5-day plot - Wind Wave Period Wind Wave Period (WWP): 9.1 sec
5-day plot - Wind Wave Direction Wind Wave Direction (WWD): SW
5-day plot - Average Wave Period Average Wave Period (APD): 8.1 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
2025-04-24 02:26 am 1.6 1.0 16.7SSW 1.0 9.1 SW N/A 7.1
2025-04-24 01:56 am 1.6 1.0 15.4SSW 1.0 9.9 WSW N/A 7.7
2025-04-24 01:26 am 1.6 1.3 16.7SSW 1.0 9.1 SW N/A 8.0
2025-04-24 12:56 am 1.6 1.3 16.7SSW 1.0 9.1 SW N/A 8.1
2025-04-24 12:26 am 1.6 1.3 16.7WSW 1.0 9.9 SSW N/A 7.8
2025-04-23 11:56 pm 1.3 1.0 14.3SSW 1.0 9.9 S N/A 6.7
2025-04-23 11:26 pm 1.6 1.3 16.7 S 1.0 9.9 SSW N/A 6.7
2025-04-23 10:56 pm 1.6 1.3 16.7 SW 1.0 9.1 SSW N/A 6.6
2025-04-23 10:26 pm 1.6 1.3 16.7 S 1.0 9.1 WSW N/A 6.2
2025-04-23 09:56 pm 1.6 1.3 14.3SSW 1.3 9.9 SSW N/A 6.1
2025-04-23 09:26 pm 1.6 1.3 16.7SSW 1.3 9.1 WSW N/A 5.6
2025-04-23 08:56 pm 2.0 1.3 16.7SSE 1.3 9.1 WSW N/A 5.8
2025-04-23 08:26 pm 2.0 1.3 16.7 S 1.3 9.1 WSW N/A 5.1
2025-04-23 07:56 pm 2.0 1.0 16.7SSW 1.6 9.1 WSW N/A 4.3
2025-04-23 07:26 pm 2.0 1.3 16.7SSW 1.6 2.6 W N/A 4.4
2025-04-23 06:56 pm 2.0 1.0 16.7SSW 1.6 2.3 W N/A 4.0
2025-04-23 06:26 pm 2.0 1.3 16.7SSW 1.3 9.1 SW N/A 4.6
2025-04-23 05:56 pm 2.0 1.3 15.4 S 1.3 9.1 SSW N/A 5.2
2025-04-23 05:26 pm 2.0 1.3 18.2 S 1.3 9.9 SSE N/A 5.3
2025-04-23 04:56 pm 2.0 1.3 16.7SSW 1.3 8.3 WSW N/A 5.2
2025-04-23 04:26 pm 1.6 1.0 18.2 S 1.3 9.1 WSW N/A 4.8
2025-04-23 03:56 pm 1.6 1.3 16.7SSW 1.3 9.1 WSW N/A 5.8
2025-04-23 03:26 pm 1.6 1.0 18.2SSW 1.3 9.9 WSW N/A 5.6
2025-04-23 02:56 pm 1.6 1.3 16.7 S 1.3 9.9 WSW N/A 6.5
2025-04-23 02:26 pm 2.0 1.3 18.2 S 1.3 9.9 SW N/A 7.2
2025-04-23 01:56 pm 2.0 1.3 16.7 S 1.3 9.9 SSW N/A 6.6
2025-04-23 01:26 pm 2.0 1.3 18.2SSW 1.3 9.9 WSW N/A 6.5
2025-04-23 12:56 pm 2.0 1.6 18.2 S 1.3 9.9 SW N/A 7.6
2025-04-23 12:26 pm 2.0 1.3 16.7 S 1.3 9.1 WSW N/A 7.5
2025-04-23 11:56 am 2.0 1.3 18.2 S 1.3 9.1 WSW N/A 6.5
2025-04-23 11:26 am 2.0 1.3 18.2 S 1.3 9.9 WSW N/A 7.3
2025-04-23 10:56 am 1.6 1.3 18.2 S 1.3 9.9 SSW N/A 7.0
2025-04-23 10:26 am 2.0 1.3 18.2 S 1.3 8.3 W N/A 7.7
2025-04-23 09:56 am 2.0 1.6 18.2 S 1.3 9.1 WSW N/A 8.2
2025-04-23 09:26 am 2.0 1.6 18.2SSW 1.3 7.7 W N/A 8.5
2025-04-23 08:56 am 2.0 1.6 18.2 S 1.3 9.9 WSW N/A 8.5
2025-04-23 08:26 am 1.6 1.3 15.4 S 1.3 9.1 WSW N/A 8.0
2025-04-23 07:56 am 1.6 1.3 15.4 S 1.3 9.9 WSW N/A 7.8
2025-04-23 07:26 am 2.0 1.6 18.2 S 1.3 9.1 WSW N/A 8.5
2025-04-23 06:56 am 2.0 1.6 18.2 S 1.0 9.9 W N/A 8.8
2025-04-23 06:26 am 1.6 1.3 18.2 S 1.0 9.1 WSW N/A 7.4
2025-04-23 05:56 am 1.6 1.3 18.2 S 1.3 9.9 WSW N/A 7.0
2025-04-23 05:26 am 1.6 1.3 18.2 S 1.0 5.9 W N/A 7.2
2025-04-23 04:56 am 1.6 1.3 18.2 S 1.3 9.1 W N/A 6.9
2025-04-23 04:26 am 1.6 1.3 18.2 S 1.3 9.9 WSW N/A 7.5
2025-04-23 03:56 am 2.0 1.3 18.2 S 1.0 9.1 WSW N/A 8.5
2025-04-23 03:26 am 1.6 1.3 18.2SSW 1.0 9.1 WSW N/A 8.6
2025-04-23 02:56 am 1.6 1.3 18.2 S 1.0 9.1 WSW N/A 8.1

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)