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

Local Time: 9:00 AM PDT on July 24, 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: 8:50 AM PDT on July 24, 2008

Air Temperature: 55° F / 13° C
Wind direction (W Dir): NW (305 - 314 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): 7.22 ft / 2.20 m
Dominant Wave Range (DWR): exactly 7.2 ft / exactly 2.2 m
Wind Wave Period (WWP): 5 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): 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
Wave Swell Range (WSR): 5.74 - 7.38 ft / 1.75 - 2.25 m
Atmospheric Pressure (AP): 29.90 in / 1012 hPa
Pressure Tendency (PT): +0.02 in / +0.8 hPa
Increasing (steadily or unsteadily)
NDBC QuikSCAT: Wind Map

Current Wave Detail Observations

Updated:9:00 AM PDT on July 24, 2008

Water Depth: 1467 ft / 447 m
Wave Height: 7.22 ft / 2.20 m
Spectral Peak Period: 10.0 sec
Average Wave Period: 7.5 sec
Sampling Interval: 0.5 sec
Wave Record: 1200 sec
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Weather/Wave Buoy Data for July 24, 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
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Period (sec) Height (ft / m) Range
(ft / m)
Period (sec) Height (ft / m) Range
(ft / m)
Atmosphere (in / hPa) Tendency (in / hPa)
20:50 55 / 13 60 / 15
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WNW 19.4 22.4 / 36.0 10 5.58 / 1.70 exactly 5.6 / exactly 1.7 4 3.28 / 1.00 2.46 - 4.10 / 0.75 - 1.25 10 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.87 / 1011 -0.01 / -0.3
21:50 55 / 13
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WNW 19.4 22.4 / 36.0 / /
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22:50 55 / 13 60 / 15
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NW 19.4 22.4 / 36.0 / /
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29.87 / 1012
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23:50 55 / 13 60 / 15
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NW 21.4 24.6 / 39.6 10 5.91 / 1.80 exactly 5.9 / exactly 1.8 7 3.28 / 1.00 2.46 - 4.10 / 0.75 - 1.25 10 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.87 / 1012
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00:50 55 / 13 60 / 15
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NW 21.4 24.6 / 39.6 10 6.23 / 1.90 exactly 6.2 / exactly 1.9 6 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 10 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.86 / 1011
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01:50 55 / 13 60 / 15
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NW 21.4 24.6 / 39.6 / /
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29.86 / 1011 -0.02 / -0.6
02:50 55 / 13 59 / 15
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NW 21.4 24.6 / 39.6 10 6.56 / 2.00 exactly 6.6 / exactly 2.0 6 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 10 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.86 / 1011 -0.01 / -0.5
03:50 56 / 13 59 / 15
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NW 19.4 22.4 / 36.0 / /
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29.86 / 1011
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04:50 56 / 13 59 / 15
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NW 17.5 20.1 / 32.4 / /
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29.86 / 1011 +0.01 / +0.3
05:50 55 / 13 59 / 15
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NW 15.6 17.9 / 28.8 10 6.23 / 1.90 exactly 6.2 / exactly 1.9 4 3.28 / 1.00 2.46 - 4.10 / 0.75 - 1.25 10 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.88 / 1012 +0.02 / +0.7
07:50 56 / 13 59 / 15
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NW 5.8 6.7 / 10.8 9 6.89 / 2.10 exactly 6.9 / exactly 2.1 4 1.64 / 0.50 0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75 9 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 29.90 / 1012 +0.04 / +1.2
08:50 55 / 13 59 / 15
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NW 11.7 13.4 / 21.6 10 7.22 / 2.20 exactly 7.2 / exactly 2.2 5 1.64 / 0.50 0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75 10 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 29.90 / 1012 +0.02 / +0.8

Wave Detail Buoy Data for July 24, 2008

Update Time: Water Depth: Wave Height: Spectral Peak Period: Average Wave Period: Sampling Interval: Wave Record:
20:00 1467 ft / 447 m 5.45 ft / 1.66 m 10.0 sec 6.3 sec 0.5 sec 1200 sec
21:00 1467 ft / 447 m 5.61 ft / 1.71 m 10.0 sec 5.9 sec 0.5 sec 1200 sec
00:00 1467 ft / 447 m 5.77 ft / 1.76 m 10.0 sec 5.9 sec 0.5 sec 1200 sec
01:00 1467 ft / 447 m 6.40 ft / 1.95 m 10.0 sec 6.4 sec 0.5 sec 1200 sec
03:00 1467 ft / 447 m 6.50 ft / 1.98 m 10.0 sec 6.4 sec 0.5 sec 1200 sec
06:00 1467 ft / 447 m 6.10 ft / 1.86 m 10.0 sec 7.0 sec 0.5 sec 1200 sec
08:00 1467 ft / 447 m 6.79 ft / 2.07 m 9.1 sec 7.4 sec 0.5 sec 1200 sec
09:00 1467 ft / 447 m 7.22 ft / 2.20 m 10.0 sec 7.5 sec 0.5 sec 1200 sec

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