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Station 46277 - Green Beach Offshore, CA (271)

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Waverider Buoy
33.336 N 117.659 W (33°20'11" N 117°39'31" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 2 m above site elevation
Water depth: 303 m

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Conditions at 46277 as of
(1:00 am PDT)
0800 GMT on 09/11/2026:
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):	3.0 ft
Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	15 sec
Average Period (APD):	7.8 sec
Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	SSW ( 209 deg true )
Air Temperature (ATMP):	73.8 °F
Water Temperature (WTMP):	74.3 °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
2026-09-11 12:30 am	-	-	-	3.3	17	9.2	SSW	-	-	73.8	74.3	-	-	-	-
2026-09-11 12:00 am	-	-	-	3.0	17	8.8	SSW	-	-	73.9	74.7	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 11:30 pm	-	-	-	3.0	17	8.1	SSW	-	-	74.1	74.7	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 11:00 pm	-	-	-	3.3	17	9.1	SSW	-	-	74.3	75.0	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 10:30 pm	-	-	-	3.0	15	8.4	SSW	-	-	74.3	75.2	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 10:00 pm	-	-	-	2.6	17	7.5	SSW	-	-	74.5	74.7	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 09:30 pm	-	-	-	3.3	15	8.6	SSW	-	-	74.3	74.8	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 09:00 pm	-	-	-	3.3	17	8.5	SSW	-	-	74.1	74.8	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 08:30 pm	-	-	-	3.0	17	8.2	SSW	-	-	74.1	75.0	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 08:00 pm	-	-	-	3.3	17	8.0	SSW	-	-	74.3	75.2	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 07:30 pm	-	-	-	3.0	17	7.8	SSW	-	-	74.3	74.8	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 07:00 pm	-	-	-	3.3	17	8.0	SSW	-	-	74.3	74.7	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 06:30 pm	-	-	-	3.3	17	7.9	SSW	-	-	74.8	74.8	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 06:00 pm	-	-	-	3.3	17	8.5	SSW	-	-	75.6	74.7	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 05:30 pm	-	-	-	3.3	17	9.3	SSW	-	-	75.7	75.0	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 05:00 pm	-	-	-	3.0	17	8.5	SSW	-	-	76.1	75.2	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 04:30 pm	-	-	-	3.0	17	8.3	SSW	-	-	75.9	75.4	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 04:00 pm	-	-	-	3.0	17	8.2	SSW	-	-	76.6	75.4	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 03:30 pm	-	-	-	2.6	15	8.2	SSW	-	-	75.6	75.6	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 03:00 pm	-	-	-	2.6	17	8.3	SSW	-	-	76.8	75.7	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 02:30 pm	-	-	-	2.6	15	8.7	SSW	-	-	76.8	75.7	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 02:00 pm	-	-	-	2.6	15	8.5	SSW	-	-	76.3	75.6	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 01:30 pm	-	-	-	3.3	17	9.6	SSW	-	-	75.9	75.7	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 01:00 pm	-	-	-	3.0	17	9.3	SSW	-	-	76.3	75.2	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 12:30 pm	-	-	-	2.6	17	8.5	SSW	-	-	76.1	74.8	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 12:00 pm	-	-	-	3.0	15	9.2	SSW	-	-	75.9	74.7	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 11:30 am	-	-	-	3.0	17	8.9	SSW	-	-	75.7	73.8	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 11:00 am	-	-	-	2.6	15	8.2	SSW	-	-	75.7	73.4	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 10:30 am	-	-	-	2.6	18	7.6	SSW	-	-	75.6	73.0	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 10:00 am	-	-	-	3.0	15	8.3	SSW	-	-	75.7	72.9	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 09:30 am	-	-	-	2.6	17	8.2	SSW	-	-	75.6	72.7	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 09:00 am	-	-	-	2.6	15	7.8	SSW	-	-	75.6	72.3	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 08:30 am	-	-	-	3.0	18	8.2	SSW	-	-	75.6	72.1	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 08:00 am	-	-	-	2.6	15	8.0	SSW	-	-	74.8	71.8	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 07:30 am	-	-	-	3.0	15	8.7	SSW	-	-	73.9	71.6	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 07:00 am	-	-	-	3.0	18	8.3	SSW	-	-	73.2	71.6	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 06:30 am	-	-	-	2.6	17	8.4	SSW	-	-	72.9	71.6	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 06:00 am	-	-	-	3.0	15	8.3	SSW	-	-	71.6	71.4	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 05:30 am	-	-	-	3.0	17	8.4	SSW	-	-	71.4	71.1	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 05:00 am	-	-	-	3.0	17	7.8	SSW	-	-	71.4	71.1	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 04:30 am	-	-	-	3.0	18	8.3	SSW	-	-	71.2	70.9	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 04:00 am	-	-	-	3.0	17	7.9	SSW	-	-	71.8	70.5	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 03:30 am	-	-	-	3.0	17	7.5	SSW	-	-	-	71.1	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 03:00 am	-	-	-	2.6	17	7.2	SSW	-	-	72.0	71.4	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 02:30 am	-	-	-	3.0	18	7.6	SSW	-	-	72.0	71.6	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 02:00 am	-	-	-	3.0	13	7.1	SSW	-	-	72.3	71.6	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 01:30 am	-	-	-	3.3	15	7.6	SSW	-	-	72.0	70.9	-	-	-	-
2026-09-10 01:00 am	-	-	-	3.3	17	7.6	SSW	-	-	71.6	70.3	-	-	-	-

Wave Summary
for 46277 as of (1:00 am PDT)
0800 GMT on 09/11/2026:
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):	3.0 ft
Swell Height (SwH):	2.3 ft
Swell Period (SwP):	15.4 sec
Swell Direction (SwD):	SSW
Wind Wave Height (WWH):	2.0 ft
Wind Wave Period (WWP):	9.5 sec
Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	SSW
Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	SWELL
Average Wave Period (APD):	7.8 sec

Previous observations
TIME (PDT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
2026-09-11 12:30 am	3.3	3.0	16.7	SSW	1.6	8.7	SSW	SWELL	9.2
2026-09-11 12:00 am	3.0	2.6	16.7	SSW	1.6	9.1	SSW	SWELL	8.8
2026-09-10 11:30 pm	3.0	2.3	16.7	SSW	2.0	8.7	SSW	SWELL	8.1
2026-09-10 11:00 pm	3.3	2.6	16.7	SSW	1.6	8.3	SSW	SWELL	9.1
2026-09-10 10:30 pm	3.0	2.6	15.4	SSW	1.6	8.7	SSW	SWELL	8.4
2026-09-10 10:00 pm	2.6	2.0	16.7	SSW	1.6	8.7	SSW	SWELL	7.5
2026-09-10 09:30 pm	3.3	2.6	15.4	SSW	1.6	9.1	SSW	SWELL	8.6
2026-09-10 09:00 pm	3.0	2.6	16.7	SSW	2.0	9.1	S	SWELL	8.5
2026-09-10 08:30 pm	3.0	2.3	16.7	SSW	2.0	9.5	SSW	SWELL	8.2
2026-09-10 08:00 pm	3.0	2.3	16.7	SSW	2.0	8.7	SSW	SWELL	8.0
2026-09-10 07:30 pm	3.0	2.3	16.7	SSW	2.0	9.5	SSW	SWELL	7.8
2026-09-10 07:00 pm	3.3	2.6	16.7	SSW	2.0	9.1	SSW	SWELL	8.0
2026-09-10 06:30 pm	3.3	2.3	16.7	SSW	2.3	8.3	SSW	SWELL	7.9
2026-09-10 06:00 pm	3.3	2.6	16.7	SSW	2.0	7.7	SSW	SWELL	8.5
2026-09-10 05:30 pm	3.3	3.0	16.7	SSW	2.0	8.7	SSW	SWELL	9.3
2026-09-10 05:00 pm	3.0	2.3	16.7	SSW	2.0	9.5	SSW	SWELL	8.5
2026-09-10 04:30 pm	3.0	2.3	16.7	SSW	2.0	9.5	SSW	SWELL	8.3
2026-09-10 04:00 pm	3.0	2.3	16.7	SSW	2.0	9.5	SSW	SWELL	8.2
2026-09-10 03:30 pm	2.6	2.0	15.4	SSW	1.6	8.7	SSW	SWELL	8.2
2026-09-10 03:00 pm	2.6	2.0	16.7	SSW	1.6	9.5	SSW	N/A	8.3
2026-09-10 02:30 pm	2.6	2.0	15.4	SSW	1.6	8.7	SSW	SWELL	8.7
2026-09-10 02:00 pm	2.6	2.0	15.4	SSW	1.6	9.5	SSW	SWELL	8.5
2026-09-10 01:30 pm	3.0	2.6	16.7	SSW	1.6	8.3	SSW	SWELL	9.6
2026-09-10 01:00 pm	3.0	2.3	16.7	SSW	1.6	8.7	SSW	SWELL	9.3
2026-09-10 12:30 pm	2.6	2.0	16.7	SSW	1.6	9.5	SSW	N/A	8.5
2026-09-10 12:00 pm	3.0	2.3	15.4	SSW	1.6	9.5	S	SWELL	9.2
2026-09-10 11:30 am	3.0	2.3	16.7	SSW	1.6	9.5	S	SWELL	8.9
2026-09-10 11:00 am	2.6	2.3	15.4	SSW	1.6	9.5	SSW	SWELL	8.2
2026-09-10 10:30 am	2.6	2.0	18.2	SSW	1.6	9.5	SSW	SWELL	7.6
2026-09-10 10:00 am	3.0	2.3	15.4	SSW	1.6	9.5	SSW	SWELL	8.3
2026-09-10 09:30 am	2.6	2.3	16.7	SSW	1.6	9.5	SSW	SWELL	8.2
2026-09-10 09:00 am	2.6	2.0	15.4	SSW	1.6	8.3	SSW	SWELL	7.8
2026-09-10 08:30 am	2.6	2.3	18.2	SSW	1.6	8.3	SSW	SWELL	8.2
2026-09-10 08:00 am	2.6	2.0	15.4	SSW	1.6	9.5	SSW	SWELL	8.0
2026-09-10 07:30 am	3.0	2.3	15.4	SSW	2.0	8.0	SSW	SWELL	8.7
2026-09-10 07:00 am	3.0	2.0	18.2	SSW	2.0	8.3	SSW	SWELL	8.3
2026-09-10 06:30 am	2.6	2.0	16.7	SSW	1.6	9.5	S	SWELL	8.4
2026-09-10 06:00 am	3.0	2.3	15.4	SSW	2.0	9.5	SSW	SWELL	8.3
2026-09-10 05:30 am	3.0	2.3	16.7	SSW	2.0	8.0	SSW	SWELL	8.4
2026-09-10 05:00 am	3.0	2.0	16.7	SSW	2.3	7.7	SSW	AVERAGE	7.8
2026-09-10 04:30 am	3.0	2.3	18.2	SSW	2.0	7.4	SSW	SWELL	8.3
2026-09-10 04:00 am	3.0	2.0	16.7	SSW	2.0	8.7	SSW	SWELL	7.9
2026-09-10 03:30 am	2.6	2.0	16.7	SSW	2.0	7.7	SSW	SWELL	7.5
2026-09-10 03:00 am	2.6	2.0	16.7	SSW	2.0	9.1	SSW	SWELL	7.2
2026-09-10 02:30 am	3.0	2.0	18.2	SSW	2.3	8.0	SSW	AVERAGE	7.6
2026-09-10 02:00 am	3.0	2.0	13.3	SSW	2.3	8.3	SSW	AVERAGE	7.1
2026-09-10 01:30 am	3.3	2.3	15.4	SSW	2.3	8.7	SSW	SWELL	7.6
2026-09-10 01:00 am	3.3	2.3	16.7	SSW	2.3	8.0	SSW	SWELL	7.6

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Ocean Current Data for 46277

Depth ft	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts
	12:30 am PDT		12:00 am PDT		11:30 pm PDT		11:00 pm PDT		10:30 pm PDT		10:00 pm PDT		9:30 pm PDT
3	350	0.31	350	0.37	10	0.41	10	0.56	0	0.70	0	0.64	350	0.68

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