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SANTA BARBARA W 38 NM West of Santa Barbara, CA (46054)

Local Time: 5:46 PM PDT on July 23, 2008 Location: 34.27 North -120.45 West | Google Maps
Buoy Type: 10-meter discus buoy Buoy Hull: Hull Number 12 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 July 23, 2008

Air Temperature: 57° F / 14° C
Wind direction (W Dir): WNW (295 - 304 Degrees)
Wind Speed (W Spd): 11.7 kts (13.4 mph / 21.6 km/h)
Wind Gust (W Spd): 13.6 kts (15.7 mph / 25.2 km/h)
Dominant Wave Period (DWP): 10 sec
Dominant Wave Height (DWH): 4.59 ft / 1.40 m
Dominant Wave Range (DWR): exactly 4.6 ft / exactly 1.4 m
Wind Wave Period (WWP): 6 sec
Wind Wave Height (WWH): 1.64 ft / 0.50 m
Wind Wave Range (WWR): 0.82 - 2.46 ft / 0.25 - 0.75 m
Wave Swell Period (WSP): 10 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): 29.90 in / 1012 hPa
Pressure Tendency (PT): -0.04 in / -1.3 hPa
Decreasing, then steady; or decreasing, then decreasing more slowly
NDBC QuikSCAT: Wind Map

Current Wave Detail Observations

Updated:5:00 PM PDT on July 23, 2008

Water Depth: 1467 ft / 447 m
Wave Height: 4.69 ft / 1.43 m
Spectral Peak Period: 10.0 sec
Average Wave Period: 7.1 sec
Sampling Interval: 0.5 sec
Wave Record: 1200 sec
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Weather/Wave Buoy Data for July 23, 2008

Update Time: Temperature Humidity Wind Dominant Wave Wind 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)
Period (sec) Height (ft / m) Range
(ft / m)
Atmosphere (in / hPa) Tendency (in / hPa)
20:50 54 / 12 60 / 16
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WNW 21.4 24.6 / 39.6 7 5.58 / 1.70 exactly 5.6 / exactly 1.7 7 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75
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29.86 / 1011 +0.01 / +0.3
21:50 54 / 12 60 / 16
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WNW 21.4 24.6 / 39.6 8 5.25 / 1.60 exactly 5.2 / exactly 1.6 8 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75
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29.88 / 1012 +0.02 / +0.8
22:50 54 / 12 59 / 15
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WNW 23.3 26.8 / 43.2 8 4.92 / 1.50 exactly 4.9 / exactly 1.5 6 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 8 1.64 / 0.50 0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75 29.88 / 1012 +0.02 / +0.8
00:50 54 / 12 59 / 15
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NW 17.5 20.1 / 32.4 9 5.58 / 1.70 exactly 5.6 / exactly 1.7 7 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 9 3.28 / 1.00 2.46 - 4.10 / 0.75 - 1.25 29.90 / 1012 +0.02 / +0.8
01:50 54 / 12
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NW 15.6 17.9 / 28.8 / /
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03:50 57 / 14
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NNE 11.7 13.4 / 21.6 / /
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04:50 59 / 15
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ENE 3.9 4.5 / 7.2 / /
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05:50 57 / 14 59 / 15
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ESE 9.7 11.2 / 18.0 9 5.58 / 1.70 exactly 5.6 / exactly 1.7 5 1.64 / 0.50 0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75 9 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.90 / 1012
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06:50 56 / 13 60 / 16
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ESE 9.7 11.2 / 18.0 9 5.58 / 1.70 exactly 5.6 / exactly 1.7 4 1.64 / 0.50 0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75 9 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.92 / 1013
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07:50 56 / 13 60 / 16
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SE 3.9 4.5 / 7.2 10 5.25 / 1.60 exactly 5.2 / exactly 1.6
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10 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.93 / 1013
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08:50 56 / 13 60 / 15
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SSE 1.9 2.2 / 3.6 9 5.58 / 1.70 exactly 5.6 / exactly 1.7 3 1.64 / 0.50 0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75 9 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.95 / 1014 +0.05 / +1.6
09:50 56 / 13 59 / 15
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0.0 0.0 / 0.0 9 5.58 / 1.70 exactly 5.6 / exactly 1.7 4 1.64 / 0.50 0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75 9 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.95 / 1014 +0.03 / +0.9
10:50 56 / 14 59 / 15
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SSW 1.9 2.2 / 3.6 9 5.25 / 1.60 exactly 5.2 / exactly 1.6 4 1.64 / 0.50 0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75 9 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.96 / 1015 +0.04 / +1.2
11:50 56 / 14 59 / 15
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West 3.9 4.5 / 7.2 9 4.92 / 1.50 exactly 4.9 / exactly 1.5 3 1.64 / 0.50 0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75 9 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.95 / 1014
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12:50 57 / 14 59 / 15
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West 5.8 6.7 / 10.8 10 5.58 / 1.70 exactly 5.6 / exactly 1.7 3 1.64 / 0.50 0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75 10 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.95 / 1014
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13:50 57 / 14 59 / 15
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West 5.8 6.7 / 10.8 9 5.25 / 1.60 exactly 5.2 / exactly 1.6 4 1.64 / 0.50 0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75 9 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.94 / 1014 -0.03 / -0.9
14:50 57 / 14 60 / 16
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West 7.8 8.9 / 14.4 10 4.59 / 1.40 exactly 4.6 / exactly 1.4 3 1.64 / 0.50 0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75 10 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.92 / 1013 -0.03 / -1.0
15:50 57 / 14 61 / 16
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WNW 9.7 11.2 / 18.0 10 4.92 / 1.50 exactly 4.9 / exactly 1.5 5 1.64 / 0.50 0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75 10 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.90 / 1012 -0.04 / -1.5
16:50 57 / 14 62 / 16
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WNW 11.7 13.4 / 21.6 10 4.59 / 1.40 exactly 4.6 / exactly 1.4 6 1.64 / 0.50 0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75 10 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.90 / 1012 -0.04 / -1.3

Wave Detail Buoy Data for July 23, 2008

Update Time: Water Depth: Wave Height: Spectral Peak Period: Average Wave Period: Sampling Interval: Wave Record:
20:00 1467 ft / 447 m 5.18 ft / 1.58 m 7.1 sec 5.1 sec 0.5 sec 1200 sec
21:00 1467 ft / 447 m 5.41 ft / 1.65 m 7.1 sec 5.1 sec 0.5 sec 1200 sec
22:00 1467 ft / 447 m 5.22 ft / 1.59 m 7.7 sec 5.3 sec 0.5 sec 1200 sec
23:00 1467 ft / 447 m 4.99 ft / 1.52 m 8.3 sec 5.2 sec 0.5 sec 1200 sec
01:00 1467 ft / 447 m 5.71 ft / 1.74 m 9.1 sec 6.1 sec 0.5 sec 1200 sec
06:00 1467 ft / 447 m 5.41 ft / 1.65 m 9.1 sec 7.3 sec 0.5 sec 1200 sec
07:00 1467 ft / 447 m 5.68 ft / 1.73 m 9.1 sec 7.7 sec 0.5 sec 1200 sec
08:00 1467 ft / 447 m 5.31 ft / 1.62 m 10.0 sec 7.6 sec 0.5 sec 1200 sec
09:00 1467 ft / 447 m 5.45 ft / 1.66 m 9.1 sec 7.5 sec 0.5 sec 1200 sec
10:00 1467 ft / 447 m 5.58 ft / 1.70 m 9.1 sec 7.6 sec 0.5 sec 1200 sec
11:00 1467 ft / 447 m 5.15 ft / 1.57 m 9.1 sec 7.3 sec 0.5 sec 1200 sec
12:00 1467 ft / 447 m 4.76 ft / 1.45 m 9.1 sec 7.0 sec 0.5 sec 1200 sec
13:00 1467 ft / 447 m 5.51 ft / 1.68 m 10.0 sec 7.1 sec 0.5 sec 1200 sec
14:00 1467 ft / 447 m 5.38 ft / 1.64 m 9.1 sec 7.3 sec 0.5 sec 1200 sec
15:00 1467 ft / 447 m 4.56 ft / 1.39 m 10.0 sec 7.2 sec 0.5 sec 1200 sec
16:00 1467 ft / 447 m 4.86 ft / 1.48 m 10.0 sec 7.5 sec 0.5 sec 1200 sec
17:00 1467 ft / 447 m 4.69 ft / 1.43 m 10.0 sec 7.1 sec 0.5 sec 1200 sec

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