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Station 46213 - Cape Mendocino, CA (094)
Information submitted by Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Waverider Buoy
40.292 N 124.748 W (40°17'31" N 124°44'53" W)
Water depth: 348 m
Meteorological Observations from Nearby Stations and Ships 
Disclaimer: Ocean current directions are reported to the nearest 10 degrees and speeds are measured to the nearest whole centimeter per second.
Ocean Current Data for 46213
| 9:00 am PDT | 7:30 am PDT | 7:00 am PDT | 6:00 am PDT | 5:30 am PDT | 3:00 am PDT | 10:00 pm PDT | 9:00 pm PDT | 3:30 pm PDT | 1:00 pm PDT | |||||||||||
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| Depth ft | Dir ° | Speed kts |
Dir ° | Speed kts |
Dir ° | Speed kts |
Dir ° | Speed kts |
Dir ° | Speed kts |
Dir ° | Speed kts |
Dir ° | Speed kts |
Dir ° | Speed kts |
Dir ° | Speed kts |
Dir ° | Speed kts |
| 3 | 220 | 0.56 | 200 | 0.93 | 200 | 0.91 | 200 | 1.24 | 190 | 1.24 | 140 | 0.60 | 240 | 0.08 | 200 | 0.52 | 130 | 0.35 | 110 | 0.37 |
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Links which are specific to this station are listed below:
Real Time Data in tabular form for the last forty-five days.
Historical Data & Climatic Summaries for quality controlled data for the current month, previous months, and previous years.
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