SANTA BARBARA W 38 NM West of Santa Barbara, CA (46054) 34.27 North -120.45 West | MapBlast
Local Time: 3:11 PM PDT on July 23, 2008 [America/Los_Angeles]  
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: 2:50 PM PDT on July 23, 2008
Air Temperature 57 °F / 14 °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) 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) 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) 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) 29.92 in / 1013 hPa
Pressure Tendency (PT) -0.03 in / -1.0 hPa
Steady or increasing, then decreasing; or decreasing, then decreasing more rapidly
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Current Wave Detail Observations
Updated:3:00 PM PDT on July 23, 2008
Water Depth1467 ft / 447 m
Wave Height4.56 ft / 1.39 m
Spectral Peak Period10.0 sec
Average Wave Period7.2 sec
Sampling Interval0.5 sec
Wave Record1200 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 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 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

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

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