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SANTA MARIA - 21 NM Northwest of Point Arguello, CA (46011)

Local Time: 5:53 PM PDT on May 16, 2008 Location: 34.88 North -120.87 West | Google Maps
Buoy Type: 3-meter discus buoy Buoy Hull: Hull Number 16 Payload: DACT payload Owned by:
Windspeed measured by: obtained from anemometer Sea Surface measured by: Intake  

Current Weather/Wave Observations

Updated: 4:50 PM PDT on May 16, 2008

Air Temperature: 58° F / 14° C
Wind direction (W Dir): WNW (295 - 304 Degrees)
Wind Speed (W Spd): 3.9 kts (4.5 mph / 7.2 km/h)
Wind Gust (W Spd): 5.8 kts (6.7 mph / 10.8 km/h)
Dominant Wave Period (DWP): 16 sec
Dominant Wave Height (DWH): 5.25 ft / 1.60 m
Dominant Wave Range (DWR): exactly 5.2 ft / exactly 1.6 m
Wave Swell Period (WSP): 16 sec
Wave Swell Height (WSH): 4.92 ft / 1.50 m
Wave Swell Range (WSR): 4.10 - 5.74 ft / 1.25 - 1.75 m
Atmospheric Pressure (AP): 30.03 in / 1017 hPa
Pressure Tendency (PT): -0.02 in / -0.7 hPa
Decreasing (steadily or unsteadily)
NDBC QuikSCAT: Wind Map

Current Wave Detail Observations

Updated:5:00 PM PDT on May 16, 2008

Water Depth: 669 ft / 204 m
Wave Height: 5.15 ft / 1.57 m
Spectral Peak Period: 16.0 sec
Average Wave Period: 9.8 sec
Sampling Interval: 0.6 sec
Wave Record: 2400 sec
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Weather/Wave Buoy Data for May 16, 2008

Update Time: Temperature Humidity Wind Dominant Wave Wave Swell Pressure
Air(°F / °C) Water(°F / °C) Dir Speed(kts) Speed(mph / km/h) Period (sec) Height (ft / m) Range
(ft / m)
Period (sec) Height (ft / m) Range
(ft / m)
Atmosphere (in / hPa) Tendency (in / hPa)
20:50 57 / 14 56 / 13
-
SSE 1.9 2.2 / 3.6 10 4.59 / 1.40 exactly 4.6 / exactly 1.4 10 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.90 / 1012 +0.02 / +0.8
21:50 56 / 13 55 / 13
-
South 1.9 2.2 / 3.6 9 4.27 / 1.30 exactly 4.3 / exactly 1.3 9 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.93 / 1013 +0.06 / +2.1
22:50 56 / 14 55 / 13
-
SSW 1.9 2.2 / 3.6 10 4.59 / 1.40 exactly 4.6 / exactly 1.4 10 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.93 / 1013 +0.05 / +1.6
23:50 56 / 14 54 / 12
-
-
0.0 0.0 / 0.0 13 4.59 / 1.40 exactly 4.6 / exactly 1.4 13 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.94 / 1014 +0.04 / +1.3
00:50 56 / 13 55 / 13
-
-
0.0 0.0 / 0.0 13 4.27 / 1.30 exactly 4.3 / exactly 1.3 13 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.94 / 1014 +0.01 / +0.4
01:50 56 / 14 54 / 12
-
NNW 5.8 6.7 / 10.8 13 4.59 / 1.40 exactly 4.6 / exactly 1.4 13 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.93 / 1013
-
02:50 56 / 13 53 / 12
-
NW 1.9 2.2 / 3.6 12 4.27 / 1.30 exactly 4.3 / exactly 1.3 12 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.94 / 1014
-
03:50 55 / 13 53 / 12
-
NW 3.9 4.5 / 7.2 9 4.27 / 1.30 exactly 4.3 / exactly 1.3 9 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.94 / 1014
-
04:50 56 / 13 53 / 12
-
NW 7.8 8.9 / 14.4 12 3.94 / 1.20 exactly 3.9 / exactly 1.2 12 3.28 / 1.00 2.46 - 4.10 / 0.75 - 1.25 29.94 / 1014 +0.01 / +0.3
05:50 56 / 13 53 / 12
-
ENE 1.9 2.2 / 3.6 13 4.59 / 1.40 exactly 4.6 / exactly 1.4 13 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.96 / 1014 +0.01 / +0.5
06:50 54 / 12 53 / 12
-
SSE 3.9 4.5 / 7.2 13 4.59 / 1.40 exactly 4.6 / exactly 1.4 13 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.98 / 1015 +0.04 / +1.5
07:50 55 / 13 53 / 12
-
South 5.8 6.7 / 10.8 12 4.27 / 1.30 exactly 4.3 / exactly 1.3 12 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 30.01 / 1016 +0.08 / +2.6
08:50 55 / 13 53 / 12
-
SSW 3.9 4.5 / 7.2 12 4.59 / 1.40 exactly 4.6 / exactly 1.4 12 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 30.03 / 1017 +0.07 / +2.5
09:50 57 / 14 54 / 12
-
SSE 1.9 2.2 / 3.6 13 4.92 / 1.50 exactly 4.9 / exactly 1.5 13 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 30.04 / 1017 +0.06 / +2.0
10:50 57 / 14 55 / 13
-
WNW 3.9 4.5 / 7.2 11 4.59 / 1.40 exactly 4.6 / exactly 1.4 11 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 30.05 / 1018 +0.04 / +1.4
11:50 57 / 14 55 / 13
-
NW 1.9 2.2 / 3.6 17 4.92 / 1.50 exactly 4.9 / exactly 1.5 17 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 30.06 / 1018 +0.03 / +1.1
12:50 58 / 14 56 / 13
-
NW 3.9 4.5 / 7.2 16 4.92 / 1.50 exactly 4.9 / exactly 1.5 16 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 30.06 / 1018 +0.01 / +0.5
13:50 58 / 14 57 / 14
-
NW 3.9 4.5 / 7.2 16 4.59 / 1.40 exactly 4.6 / exactly 1.4 16 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 30.05 / 1017
-
14:50 58 / 14 57 / 14
-
WNW 5.8 6.7 / 10.8 16 4.59 / 1.40 exactly 4.6 / exactly 1.4 16 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 30.04 / 1017 -0.02 / -0.6
15:50 58 / 14 57 / 14
-
WNW 7.8 8.9 / 14.4 16 4.92 / 1.50 exactly 4.9 / exactly 1.5 16 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 30.03 / 1017 -0.02 / -0.8
16:50 58 / 14 57 / 14
-
WNW 3.9 4.5 / 7.2 16 5.25 / 1.60 exactly 5.2 / exactly 1.6 16 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 30.03 / 1017 -0.02 / -0.7

Wave Detail Buoy Data for May 16, 2008

Update Time: Water Depth: Wave Height: Spectral Peak Period: Average Wave Period: Sampling Interval: Wave Record:
20:00 669 ft / 204 m 4.72 ft / 1.44 m 13.8 sec 7.8 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
21:00 669 ft / 204 m 4.56 ft / 1.39 m 10.0 sec 7.8 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
00:00 669 ft / 204 m 4.72 ft / 1.44 m 12.9 sec 8.0 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
01:00 669 ft / 204 m 4.27 ft / 1.30 m 12.9 sec 8.0 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
03:00 669 ft / 204 m 4.20 ft / 1.28 m 12.1 sec 8.2 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
04:00 669 ft / 204 m 4.20 ft / 1.28 m 9.1 sec 8.3 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
06:00 669 ft / 204 m 4.59 ft / 1.40 m 12.9 sec 8.6 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
07:00 669 ft / 204 m 4.49 ft / 1.37 m 12.9 sec 8.6 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
09:00 669 ft / 204 m 4.66 ft / 1.42 m 12.1 sec 8.9 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
10:00 669 ft / 204 m 4.92 ft / 1.50 m 12.9 sec 8.9 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
11:00 669 ft / 204 m 4.46 ft / 1.36 m 10.8 sec 8.6 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
13:00 669 ft / 204 m 4.99 ft / 1.52 m 16.0 sec 9.5 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
14:00 669 ft / 204 m 4.69 ft / 1.43 m 16.0 sec 9.0 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
16:00 669 ft / 204 m 4.79 ft / 1.46 m 16.0 sec 9.5 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
17:00 669 ft / 204 m 5.15 ft / 1.57 m 16.0 sec 9.8 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec

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