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Station 46251 - Santa Cruz Basin, CA (203) Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 46251

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Waverider Buoy
33.769 N 119.565 W (33°46'8" N 119°33'53" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Sea temp depth: 0.46 m below water line
Water depth: 1890 m

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Station 46251

Conditions at 46251 as of
(10:56 am PDT)
1756 GMT on 04/01/2025:
     

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): 5.6 ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 9 sec
5-day plot - Average Wave Period Average Period (APD): 5.5 sec
5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction Mean Wave Direction (MWD): W ( 267 deg true )
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 56.1 °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
2025-04-01 10:26 am--- 5.2 175.3SSW-- 54.5 56.3----
2025-04-01 09:56 am--- 5.6 95.3 W-- 55.6 56.3----
2025-04-01 09:26 am--- 5.2 175.4SSW-- 55.6 56.3----
2025-04-01 08:56 am--- 5.6 175.6SSW-- 55.6 56.3----
2025-04-01 08:26 am--- 5.6 95.6 W-- 55.0 56.3----
2025-04-01 07:56 am--- 6.2 95.8 W-- 54.9 56.3----
2025-04-01 07:26 am--- 5.9 95.9 W-- 54.5 56.3----
2025-04-01 06:56 am--- 5.9 95.9 W-- 54.3 56.3----
2025-04-01 06:26 am--- 5.9 105.8WSW-- 54.1 56.3----
2025-04-01 05:56 am--- 5.9 96.3 W-- 54.3 56.3----
2025-04-01 05:26 am--- 5.6 96.5 W-- 54.3 56.3----
2025-04-01 04:56 am--- 5.6 96.1 W-- 54.5 56.1----
2025-04-01 04:26 am--- 5.2 95.9 W-- 54.7 56.3----
2025-04-01 03:56 am--- 4.9 96.3 W-- 54.9 56.3----
2025-04-01 03:26 am--- 4.6 106.7 W-- 55.0 56.5----
2025-04-01 02:56 am--- 4.3 106.8 W-- 55.4 56.5----
2025-04-01 02:26 am--- 4.3 186.6 S-- 55.4 56.7----
2025-04-01 01:56 am--- 4.3 106.8 W-- 55.4 56.7----
2025-04-01 01:26 am--- 4.3 187.3SSW-- 55.6 56.8----
2025-04-01 12:56 am--- 3.9 177.9 S-- 55.9 56.8----
2025-04-01 12:26 am--- 4.6 188.1SSW-- 56.1 56.8----
2025-03-31 11:56 pm--- 4.3 187.4SSW-- 56.1 57.0----
2025-03-31 11:26 pm--- 4.6 97.3 W-- 56.5 57.0----
2025-03-31 10:56 pm--- 4.6 187.4 S-- 56.1 57.4----
2025-03-31 10:26 pm--- 4.6 147.1SSW-- 56.5 57.6----
2025-03-31 09:56 pm--- 4.6 186.9SSW-- 56.3 57.6----
2025-03-31 09:26 pm--- 4.6 186.8SSW-- 56.1 57.4----
2025-03-31 08:56 pm--- 4.6 116.5 W-- 55.9 57.4----
2025-03-31 08:26 pm--- 4.6 106.5 W-- 56.1 57.4----
2025-03-31 07:56 pm--- 5.6 107.3 W-- 56.1 57.4----
2025-03-31 07:26 pm--- 5.2 97.3 W-- 56.5 57.6----
2025-03-31 06:56 pm--- 5.2 97.1 W-- 56.8 57.7----
2025-03-31 06:26 pm--- 4.9 97.1 W-- 57.7 57.7----
2025-03-31 05:56 pm--- 4.9 107.5 W-- 58.5 57.9----
2025-03-31 05:26 pm--- 5.6 97.7 W-- 58.1 58.1----
2025-03-31 04:56 pm--- 5.2 87.8 W-- 57.6 58.1----
2025-03-31 03:56 pm--- 5.6 107.9 W-- 57.9 58.3----
2025-03-31 03:26 pm--- 5.2 98.1 W--- 58.5----
2025-03-31 02:56 pm--- 5.2 98.3 W-- 55.6 58.6----
2025-03-31 02:26 pm--- 4.9 108.5 W-- 57.2 58.3----
2025-03-31 01:56 pm--- 4.6 118.4 W-- 57.7 57.9----
2025-03-31 01:26 pm--- 4.6 108.1 W-- 58.8 57.9----
2025-03-31 12:56 pm--- 4.9 108.1 W-- 59.2 57.7----
2025-03-31 12:26 pm--- 4.9 108.1 W-- 58.5 57.6----
2025-03-31 11:56 am--- 5.2 107.7 W-- 56.1 57.4----
2025-03-31 11:26 am--- 4.9 107.4 W-- 56.8 57.2----
2025-03-31 10:56 am--- 5.2 97.4 W-- 57.9 57.2----
Detailed Wave Summary
for 46251 as of (11:26 am PDT)
1826 GMT on 04/01/2025:

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): 5.6 ft
5-day plot - Swell Height Swell Height (SwH): 2.3 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): 4.9 ft
5-day plot - Wind Wave Period Wind Wave Period (WWP): 9.1 sec
5-day plot - Wind Wave Direction Wind Wave Direction (WWD): W
5-day plot - Wave Steepness Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS): AVERAGE
5-day plot - Average Wave Period Average Wave Period (APD): 5.7 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
2025-04-01 10:56 am 5.2 2.3 14.3 S 4.9 9.1 W AVERAGE 5.5
2025-04-01 10:26 am 5.2 2.0 16.7SSW 4.9 4.8 W AVERAGE 5.3
2025-04-01 09:56 am 5.6 2.0 16.7SSW 5.2 9.1 W AVERAGE 5.3
2025-04-01 09:26 am 5.2 2.0 16.7SSW 4.9 9.1 W AVERAGE 5.4
2025-04-01 08:56 am 5.6 2.3 16.7SSW 5.2 9.9 W AVERAGE 5.6
2025-04-01 08:26 am 5.6 2.3 16.7SSW 5.2 9.1 W AVERAGE 5.6
2025-04-01 07:56 am 6.2 2.3 16.7SSW 5.9 9.1 W AVERAGE 5.8
2025-04-01 07:26 am 5.9 2.3 16.7SSW 5.2 9.1 W AVERAGE 5.9
2025-04-01 06:56 am 5.9 2.0 16.7SSW 5.6 9.1 W AVERAGE 5.9
2025-04-01 06:26 am 5.9 2.0 18.2SSW 5.6 9.9 WSW AVERAGE 5.8
2025-04-01 05:56 am 5.9 2.6 16.7SSW 5.2 9.1 W AVERAGE 6.3
2025-04-01 05:26 am 5.6 2.3 18.2 SW 4.9 9.1 W AVERAGE 6.5
2025-04-01 04:56 am 5.2 2.3 18.2SSW 4.9 9.1 W AVERAGE 6.1
2025-04-01 04:26 am 5.2 2.3 16.7 SW 4.9 9.1 W AVERAGE 5.9
2025-04-01 03:56 am 4.9 2.3 14.3SSW 4.3 9.1 W AVERAGE 6.3
2025-04-01 03:26 am 4.6 2.3 18.2SSW 4.3 9.9 W AVERAGE 6.7
2025-04-01 02:56 am 4.3 2.3 10.5 W 3.9 9.9 W AVERAGE 6.8
2025-04-01 02:26 am 4.3 2.3 18.2 S 3.6 9.1 W AVERAGE 6.6
2025-04-01 01:56 am 4.3 2.3 18.2 S 3.9 9.9 W AVERAGE 6.8
2025-04-01 01:26 am 4.3 2.6 18.2SSW 3.6 9.9 W AVERAGE 7.3
2025-04-01 12:56 am 3.9 2.6 16.7 S 3.3 9.9 W AVERAGE 7.9
2025-04-01 12:26 am 4.6 3.0 18.2SSW 3.6 9.1 W AVERAGE 8.1
2025-03-31 11:56 pm 4.3 2.6 18.2SSW 3.6 9.1 W AVERAGE 7.4
2025-03-31 11:26 pm 4.6 2.3 10.5 W 3.9 9.1 W AVERAGE 7.3
2025-03-31 10:56 pm 4.6 2.6 18.2 S 3.9 9.9 W AVERAGE 7.4
2025-03-31 10:26 pm 4.6 2.6 14.3SSW 3.9 9.9 W AVERAGE 7.1
2025-03-31 09:56 pm 4.6 2.6 18.2SSW 3.9 9.1 WSW AVERAGE 6.9
2025-03-31 09:26 pm 4.6 2.6 18.2SSW 3.9 9.1 WSW AVERAGE 6.8
2025-03-31 08:56 pm 4.6 2.3 10.5 W 3.9 9.1 W AVERAGE 6.5
2025-03-31 08:26 pm 4.6 2.0 15.4 SW 4.3 9.9 W AVERAGE 6.5
2025-03-31 07:56 pm 5.6 2.6 18.2SSW 4.9 9.9 W AVERAGE 7.3
2025-03-31 07:26 pm 5.2 2.6 18.2SSW 4.6 9.1 W AVERAGE 7.3
2025-03-31 06:56 pm 5.2 2.6 18.2SSW 4.6 9.1 W AVERAGE 7.1
2025-03-31 06:26 pm 4.9 2.6 18.2SSW 3.9 9.1 W AVERAGE 7.1
2025-03-31 05:56 pm 4.9 2.6 18.2SSW 4.6 9.9 W AVERAGE 7.5
2025-03-31 05:26 pm 5.6 2.6 10.5 W 4.9 9.1 W AVERAGE 7.7
2025-03-31 04:56 pm 5.2 3.0 18.2SSW 4.6 8.3 W AVERAGE 7.8
2025-03-31 04:26 pm 5.2 3.0 10.5 W 4.6 9.1 W AVERAGE 7.7
2025-03-31 03:56 pm 5.2 2.6 18.2SSW 4.9 9.9 W AVERAGE 7.9
2025-03-31 03:26 pm 5.2 2.6 14.3SSW 4.6 9.1 W AVERAGE 8.1
2025-03-31 02:56 pm 5.2 3.0 18.2SSW 4.6 9.1 W AVERAGE 8.3
2025-03-31 02:26 pm 4.9 3.0 18.2SSW 3.9 9.9 W AVERAGE 8.5
2025-03-31 01:56 pm 4.6 3.0 10.5 W 3.6 9.9 W AVERAGE 8.4
2025-03-31 01:26 pm 4.6 2.6 10.5 W 3.9 9.9 W AVERAGE 8.1
2025-03-31 12:56 pm 4.9 2.6 10.5 W 4.3 9.9 W AVERAGE 8.1
2025-03-31 12:26 pm 4.9 3.0 10.5 W 4.3 9.9 W AVERAGE 8.1
2025-03-31 11:56 am 5.2 3.0 10.5 W 4.3 9.9 W AVERAGE 7.7
2025-03-31 11:26 am 4.9 2.6 10.5 W 4.3 9.9 W AVERAGE 7.4
2025-03-31 10:56 am 5.2 3.0 18.2SSW 4.6 9.1 W AVERAGE 7.4

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)