Bodega Bay - 48NM North Northwest of San Francisco, CA (46013) 38.23 North -123.32 West | MapBlast
Local Time: 9:03 AM PDT on May 17, 2008 [America/Los_Angeles]  
Buoy Type: 3-meter discus buoy Buoy Hull: Hull Number 15 Payload: ARES payload Owned by:
Windspeed measured by: obtained from anemometer Sea Surface measured by: Intake Note: "Potential Explosion Hazard Exist for this Buoy"

Current Weather/Wave Observations
Updated: 8:50 AM PDT on May 17, 2008
Air Temperature 54 °F / 12 °C
Wind direction (W Dir) West (275 - 284 Degrees)
Wind Speed (W Spd) 7.8 kts (8.9 mph / 14.4 km/h)
Dominant Wave Period (DWP) 12 sec
Dominant Wave Height (DWH) 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
Dominant Wave Range (DWR) exactly 6.6 ft / exactly 2.0 m
Wind Wave Period (WWP) 3 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) 12 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) 30.10 in / 1019 hPa
Pressure Tendency (PT) +0.04 in / +1.3 hPa
Decreasing or steady, then increasing; or increasing, then increasing more rapidly
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Current Wave Detail Observations
Updated:9:00 AM PDT on May 17, 2008
Water Depth417 ft / 127 m
Wave Height6.40 ft / 1.95 m
Spectral Peak Period12.1 sec
Average Wave Period9.9 sec
Sampling Interval0.6 sec
Wave Record2400 sec
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Weather/Wave Buoy Data for May 17, 2008
Update Time Temperature Humidity Wind Dominant Wave Wind Wave Wave Swell Pressure
Air(°F / °C) Water(°F / °C) Dir Spd (kts) Spd (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 58 / 14 53 / 12
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 NW 7.8 8.9 / 14.4 14 6.56 / 2.00 exactly 6.6 / exactly 2.0
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 14 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 30.03 / 1017
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21:50 57 / 14 52 / 11
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 WNW 5.8 6.7 / 10.8 14 6.89 / 2.10 exactly 6.9 / exactly 2.1
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 14 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 30.04 / 1017 +0.03 / +0.9
22:50 56 / 13 52 / 11
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 NW 3.9 4.5 / 7.2 14 6.23 / 1.90 exactly 6.2 / exactly 1.9
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 14 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 30.04 / 1017 +0.02 / +0.8
23:50 57 / 14 52 / 11
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 West 7.8 8.9 / 14.4 14 6.89 / 2.10 exactly 6.9 / exactly 2.1 4 1.64 / 0.50 0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75 14 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 30.04 / 1017 +0.01 / +0.3
00:50 57 / 14 53 / 12
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 West 9.7 11.2 / 18.0 14 7.55 / 2.30 exactly 7.5 / exactly 2.3 5 1.64 / 0.50 0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75 14 8.20 / 2.50 7.38 - 9.02 / 2.25 - 2.75 30.04 / 1017
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01:50 56 / 13 54 / 12
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 NW 7.8 8.9 / 14.4 12 6.23 / 1.90 exactly 6.2 / exactly 1.9
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 12 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 30.04 / 1017
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02:50 55 / 13 54 / 12
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 NNE 1.9 2.2 / 3.6 14 5.58 / 1.70 exactly 5.6 / exactly 1.7 4 1.64 / 0.50 0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75 14 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 30.05 / 1018 +0.01 / +0.5
03:50 54 / 12 53 / 12
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 0.0 0.0 / 0.0 14 4.92 / 1.50 exactly 4.9 / exactly 1.5 4 1.64 / 0.50 0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75 14 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 30.05 / 1018 +0.02 / +0.6
04:50 54 / 12 53 / 12
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 WSW 3.9 4.5 / 7.2 13 5.58 / 1.70 exactly 5.6 / exactly 1.7 4 1.64 / 0.50 0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75 13 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 30.06 / 1018 +0.01 / +0.5
05:50 54 / 12 53 / 12
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 WSW 5.8 6.7 / 10.8 13 5.58 / 1.70 exactly 5.6 / exactly 1.7 3 1.64 / 0.50 0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75 13 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 30.06 / 1018 +0.01 / +0.4
06:50 54 / 12 53 / 12
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 West 9.7 11.2 / 18.0 11 5.58 / 1.70 exactly 5.6 / exactly 1.7 4 1.64 / 0.50 0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75 11 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 30.06 / 1018 +0.01 / +0.4
07:50 54 / 12 53 / 12
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 West 7.8 8.9 / 14.4 14 6.89 / 2.10 exactly 6.9 / exactly 2.1 4 1.64 / 0.50 0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75 14 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 30.08 / 1018 +0.02 / +0.7
08:50 54 / 12 53 / 12
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 West 7.8 8.9 / 14.4 12 6.56 / 2.00 exactly 6.6 / exactly 2.0 3 1.64 / 0.50 0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75 12 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 30.10 / 1019 +0.04 / +1.3

Wave Detail Buoy Data for May 17, 2008
Update Time Water Depth Wave Height Spectral Peak Period Average Wave Period Sampling Interval Wave Record
20:00 417 ft / 127 m 6.43 ft / 1.96 m 13.8 sec 9.5 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
21:00 417 ft / 127 m 6.59 ft / 2.01 m 13.8 sec 9.8 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
22:00 417 ft / 127 m 6.79 ft / 2.07 m 13.8 sec 10.1 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
23:00 417 ft / 127 m 6.40 ft / 1.95 m 13.8 sec 9.9 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
00:00 417 ft / 127 m 6.76 ft / 2.06 m 13.8 sec 9.9 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
01:00 417 ft / 127 m 7.55 ft / 2.30 m 13.8 sec 10.7 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
02:00 417 ft / 127 m 6.20 ft / 1.89 m 12.1 sec 9.6 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
03:00 417 ft / 127 m 5.61 ft / 1.71 m 13.8 sec 8.9 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
04:00 417 ft / 127 m 4.95 ft / 1.51 m 13.8 sec 8.2 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
05:00 417 ft / 127 m 5.45 ft / 1.66 m 12.9 sec 8.6 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
06:00 417 ft / 127 m 5.64 ft / 1.72 m 12.9 sec 9.1 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
07:00 417 ft / 127 m 5.71 ft / 1.74 m 11.4 sec 9.2 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
08:00 417 ft / 127 m 6.82 ft / 2.08 m 13.8 sec 10.0 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
09:00 417 ft / 127 m 6.40 ft / 1.95 m 12.1 sec 9.9 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec

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