Station 46266 - Del Mar Nearshore, CA (153)

Owned and maintained by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Data provided by Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Waverider Buoy
32.957 N 117.279 W (32°57'24" N 117°16'46" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 2 m above site elevation
Sea temp depth: 0.46 m below water line
Water depth: 17 m

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Conditions at 46266 as of
(9:30 am PDT)
1630 GMT on 10/21/2020:
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):	2.0 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	14 sec
	Average Period (APD):	6.2 sec
	Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	SW ( 236 deg true )
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	65.7 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	69.6 °F

Previous observations

MM	DD	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
10	21	9:00 am	-	-	-	2.0	14	6.4	WSW	-	-	64.9	69.6	-	-	-	-
10	21	8:30 am	-	-	-	2.0	14	6.5	SW	-	-	64.4	69.8	-	-	-	-
10	21	8:00 am	-	-	-	2.3	14	7.0	SW	-	-	64.0	69.8	-	-	-	-
10	21	7:30 am	-	-	-	2.0	14	6.2	SW	-	-	64.4	69.8	-	-	-	-
10	21	7:00 am	-	-	-	2.0	13	6.5	SW	-	-	64.4	69.8	-	-	-	-
10	21	6:30 am	-	-	-	2.0	13	6.5	SW	-	-	64.6	69.8	-	-	-	-
10	21	6:00 am	-	-	-	2.0	14	6.2	WSW	-	-	64.4	70.0	-	-	-	-
10	21	5:30 am	-	-	-	2.0	14	6.2	SW	-	-	64.4	70.0	-	-	-	-
10	21	5:00 am	-	-	-	2.0	14	6.0	SW	-	-	64.0	70.0	-	-	-	-
10	21	4:30 am	-	-	-	2.0	13	6.2	SW	-	-	64.0	70.0	-	-	-	-
10	21	4:00 am	-	-	-	2.0	14	6.2	SW	-	-	64.4	70.2	-	-	-	-
10	21	3:30 am	-	-	-	1.6	14	6.2	SW	-	-	64.9	70.2	-	-	-	-
10	21	3:00 am	-	-	-	1.6	14	6.5	SW	-	-	65.1	70.2	-	-	-	-
10	21	2:30 am	-	-	-	1.6	14	6.7	WSW	-	-	64.9	70.0	-	-	-	-
10	21	2:00 am	-	-	-	1.6	13	6.2	WSW	-	-	65.3	70.0	-	-	-	-
10	21	1:30 am	-	-	-	1.6	13	6.9	SW	-	-	65.3	70.2	-	-	-	-
10	21	1:00 am	-	-	-	1.6	14	6.3	SW	-	-	65.5	70.2	-	-	-	-
10	21	12:30 am	-	-	-	1.6	13	6.4	SW	-	-	65.8	70.2	-	-	-	-
10	21	12:00 am	-	-	-	2.0	13	5.9	WSW	-	-	66.2	70.3	-	-	-	-
10	20	11:30 pm	-	-	-	2.0	14	6.3	SW	-	-	66.6	70.5	-	-	-	-
10	20	11:00 pm	-	-	-	2.0	14	6.1	SW	-	-	66.7	70.7	-	-	-	-
10	20	10:30 pm	-	-	-	2.0	14	5.9	SW	-	-	66.9	70.9	-	-	-	-
10	20	10:00 pm	-	-	-	2.0	14	5.9	SW	-	-	66.9	70.7	-	-	-	-
10	20	9:30 pm	-	-	-	2.0	14	6.2	SW	-	-	66.9	70.7	-	-	-	-
10	20	9:00 pm	-	-	-	2.0	14	5.9	WSW	-	-	66.7	70.7	-	-	-	-
10	20	8:30 pm	-	-	-	2.0	14	6.0	WSW	-	-	66.7	70.5	-	-	-	-
10	20	8:00 pm	-	-	-	2.0	13	5.4	SW	-	-	66.6	70.5	-	-	-	-
10	20	7:30 pm	-	-	-	2.0	14	5.4	WSW	-	-	66.6	70.7	-	-	-	-
10	20	7:00 pm	-	-	-	2.0	14	5.4	WSW	-	-	66.7	70.5	-	-	-	-
10	20	6:30 pm	-	-	-	2.3	14	5.3	WSW	-	-	66.4	70.7	-	-	-	-
10	20	6:00 pm	-	-	-	2.0	14	5.3	SW	-	-	66.2	70.7	-	-	-	-
10	20	5:30 pm	-	-	-	2.0	14	5.5	SW	-	-	67.1	71.1	-	-	-	-
10	20	5:00 pm	-	-	-	2.3	14	5.4	SW	-	-	67.3	71.4	-	-	-	-
10	20	4:30 pm	-	-	-	2.3	14	5.4	WSW	-	-	67.5	71.6	-	-	-	-
10	20	4:00 pm	-	-	-	2.0	14	5.3	SW	-	-	67.8	71.8	-	-	-	-
10	20	3:30 pm	-	-	-	2.0	14	5.7	SW	-	-	67.8	71.4	-	-	-	-
10	20	3:00 pm	-	-	-	2.0	14	5.8	SW	-	-	68.0	71.8	-	-	-	-
10	20	2:30 pm	-	-	-	2.0	15	5.9	WSW	-	-	67.8	71.8	-	-	-	-
10	20	2:00 pm	-	-	-	1.6	14	5.4	SW	-	-	67.8	71.4	-	-	-	-
10	20	1:30 pm	-	-	-	2.0	14	5.3	SW	-	-	68.2	71.2	-	-	-	-
10	20	1:00 pm	-	-	-	2.0	14	5.7	SW	-	-	68.0	70.5	-	-	-	-
10	20	12:30 pm	-	-	-	2.0	14	6.0	SW	-	-	68.0	70.7	-	-	-	-
10	20	12:00 pm	-	-	-	2.0	15	6.2	SW	-	-	67.8	70.3	-	-	-	-
10	20	11:30 am	-	-	-	2.0	14	5.3	WSW	-	-	67.1	69.6	-	-	-	-
10	20	11:00 am	-	-	-	2.0	14	5.3	SW	-	-	67.5	69.4	-	-	-	-
10	20	10:30 am	-	-	-	2.3	14	5.4	SW	-	-	67.1	69.3	-	-	-	-
10	20	10:00 am	-	-	-	2.0	13	5.2	SW	-	-	67.5	69.3	-	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 46266 as of (9:30 am PDT)
1630 GMT on 10/21/2020:
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):	2.0 ft
	Swell Height (SwH):	1.3 ft
	Swell Period (SwP):	14.3 sec
	Swell Direction (SwD):	SW
	Wind Wave Height (WWH):	1.3 ft
	Wind Wave Period (WWP):	5.9 sec
	Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	W
	Average Wave Period (APD):	6.2 sec

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (PDT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
10	21	9:00 am	2.0	1.3	14.3	WSW	1.6	6.5	W	N/A	6.4
10	21	8:30 am	2.0	1.3	14.3	SW	1.6	6.1	W	N/A	6.5
10	21	8:00 am	2.3	1.3	14.3	SW	1.6	7.1	WNW	N/A	7.0
10	21	7:30 am	2.0	1.0	14.3	SW	1.6	6.9	W	N/A	6.2
10	21	7:00 am	2.0	1.3	13.3	SW	1.6	5.9	W	N/A	6.5
10	21	6:30 am	2.0	1.3	13.3	SW	1.6	6.5	W	N/A	6.5
10	21	6:00 am	2.0	1.0	14.3	WSW	1.6	7.4	W	N/A	6.2
10	21	5:30 am	2.0	1.0	14.3	SW	1.6	5.9	W	N/A	6.2
10	21	5:00 am	2.0	1.0	14.3	SW	1.6	6.1	W	N/A	6.0
10	21	4:30 am	2.0	1.3	13.3	SW	1.6	6.5	W	N/A	6.2
10	21	4:00 am	2.0	1.0	14.3	SW	1.6	6.1	W	N/A	6.2
10	21	3:30 am	1.6	1.0	14.3	SW	1.3	6.7	W	N/A	6.2
10	21	3:00 am	1.6	1.0	14.3	SW	1.3	4.4	WNW	N/A	6.5
10	21	2:30 am	1.6	1.0	14.3	WSW	1.3	5.9	W	N/A	6.7
10	21	2:00 am	1.6	1.0	13.3	WSW	1.3	5.3	W	N/A	6.2
10	21	1:30 am	1.6	1.3	13.3	SW	1.3	4.9	W	N/A	6.9
10	21	1:00 am	1.6	1.0	14.3	SW	1.3	5.7	W	N/A	6.3
10	21	12:30 am	1.6	1.0	13.3	SW	1.3	5.9	W	N/A	6.4
10	21	12:00 am	2.0	1.0	13.3	WSW	1.6	5.6	W	N/A	5.9
10	20	11:30 pm	2.0	1.3	14.3	SW	1.6	6.1	W	N/A	6.3
10	20	11:00 pm	2.0	1.0	14.3	SW	1.3	6.2	W	N/A	6.1
10	20	10:30 pm	2.0	1.0	14.3	SW	1.3	5.9	W	N/A	5.9
10	20	10:00 pm	2.0	1.3	14.3	SW	1.3	5.4	W	N/A	5.9
10	20	9:30 pm	2.0	1.3	14.3	SW	1.3	5.9	W	N/A	6.2
10	20	9:00 pm	2.0	1.3	14.3	WSW	1.3	5.9	W	N/A	5.9
10	20	8:30 pm	2.0	1.3	14.3	WSW	1.6	5.7	W	N/A	6.0
10	20	8:00 pm	2.0	1.0	13.3	SW	1.6	5.6	W	N/A	5.4
10	20	7:30 pm	2.0	1.3	14.3	WSW	1.6	5.9	W	N/A	5.4
10	20	7:00 pm	2.0	1.3	14.3	WSW	1.6	5.3	W	N/A	5.4
10	20	6:30 pm	2.3	1.3	14.3	WSW	1.6	5.6	W	N/A	5.3
10	20	6:00 pm	2.0	1.0	14.3	SW	1.6	6.1	W	N/A	5.3
10	20	5:30 pm	2.0	1.3	14.3	SW	1.6	5.4	W	N/A	5.5
10	20	5:00 pm	2.3	1.3	14.3	SW	1.6	5.4	W	N/A	5.4
10	20	4:30 pm	2.3	1.0	14.3	WSW	2.0	6.2	WSW	N/A	5.4
10	20	4:00 pm	2.0	1.0	14.3	SW	1.6	5.9	W	N/A	5.3
10	20	3:30 pm	2.0	1.3	14.3	SW	1.6	6.1	WSW	N/A	5.7
10	20	3:00 pm	2.0	1.3	14.3	SW	1.6	6.1	WSW	N/A	5.8
10	20	2:30 pm	2.0	1.3	15.4	WSW	1.6	5.7	W	N/A	5.9
10	20	2:00 pm	1.6	1.0	14.3	SW	1.6	5.7	W	N/A	5.4
10	20	1:30 pm	2.0	1.0	14.3	SW	1.6	5.7	W	N/A	5.3
10	20	1:00 pm	2.0	1.3	14.3	SW	1.6	5.4	W	N/A	5.7
10	20	12:30 pm	2.0	1.3	14.3	SW	1.6	5.7	W	N/A	6.0
10	20	12:00 pm	2.0	1.3	15.4	SW	1.6	5.4	W	N/A	6.2
10	20	11:30 am	2.0	1.0	14.3	WSW	1.6	5.6	W	N/A	5.3
10	20	11:00 am	2.0	1.0	14.3	SW	2.0	5.7	W	N/A	5.3
10	20	10:30 am	2.3	1.3	14.3	SW	2.0	5.7	W	N/A	5.4
10	20	10:00 am	2.0	1.0	13.3	SW	2.0	5.4	W	N/A	5.2

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Disclaimer: Ocean current directions are measured to the nearest 10 degrees and speeds are measured to the nearest whole centimeter per second.

Ocean Current Data for 46266

		9:30 am PDT			9:00 am PDT			8:30 am PDT			8:00 am PDT			7:30 am PDT			6:30 am PDT
Depth ft		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts
3		270	0.04		90	0.04		80	0.10		70	0.16		70	0.16		360	0.02

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