SANTA BARBARA W 38 NM West of Santa Barbara, CA (46054) 34.27 North -120.45 West | MapBlast
Local Time: 4:18 PM PDT on July 09, 2009 [America/Los_Angeles]  
Buoy Type: 10-meter discus buoy Buoy Hull: 10D12 Payload: DACT payload Owned by:
Windspeed measured by: obtained from anemometer Sea Surface measured by: Intake Note: This station will be disestablished at the first available opportunity.  The station is a non-NWS funded station for which the operating agreement between the NWS and the Program Sponsor has expired and will not be renewed.   In the absence of the station, the NOAA-NDBC directs the user to station 46063 (Point Conception, CA) which is currently located eleven (11) nautical miles from the disestablished station.

Current Weather/Wave Observations
Updated: 3:50 PM PDT on July 09, 2009
Air Temperature 58 °F
Wind direction (W Dir) NW (305 - 314 Degrees)
Wind Speed (W Spd) 21.4 kts (24.6 mph)
Dominant Wave Period (DWP) 8 sec
Dominant Wave Height (DWH) 7.22 ft
Dominant Wave Range (DWR) exactly 7.2 ft
Wind Wave Period (WWP) 6 sec
Wind Wave Height (WWH) 6.56 ft
Wind Wave Range (WWR) 5.74 - 7.38 ft
Wave Swell Period (WSP) 8 sec
Wave Swell Height (WSH) 3.28 ft
Wave Swell Range (WSR) 2.46 - 4.10 ft
Atmospheric Pressure (AP) 29.94 in
Pressure Tendency (PT) -0.02 in
Steady or increasing, then decreasing; or decreasing, then decreasing more rapidly
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Current Wave Detail Observations
Updated:4:00 PM PDT on July 09, 2009
Water Depth1509 ft
Wave Height7.25 ft
Spectral Peak Period8.3 sec
Average Wave Period5.4 sec
Sampling Interval0.6 sec
Wave Record2400 sec
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Weather/Wave Buoy Data for July 9, 2009
Update Time Temperature Humidity Wind Dominant Wave Wind Wave Wave Swell Pressure
Air(°F) Water(°F) Dir Spd (kts) Spd (mph) Period (sec) Height (ft) Range
(ft)		 Period (sec) Height (ft) Range
(ft)		 Period (sec) Height (ft) Range
(ft)		 Atmosphere (in) Tendency (in)
20:50 57 58
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 NW 19.4 22.4 7 7.22 exactly 7.2 7 6.56 5.74 - 7.38 15 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 29.91 +0.01
21:50 57 58
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 NW 21.4 24.6 8 6.89 exactly 6.9 8 6.56 5.74 - 7.38
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 29.91 +0.02
22:50 56 58
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 NW 19.4 22.4 8 6.89 exactly 6.9 8 6.56 5.74 - 7.38
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 29.92 +0.01
23:50 56 58
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 NW 19.4 22.4 7 6.56 exactly 6.6 7 4.92 4.10 - 5.74 12 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 29.91
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00:50 56 58
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 NW 19.4 22.4 9 6.56 exactly 6.6 7 4.92 4.10 - 5.74 9 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 29.92
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01:50 56 58
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 NW 19.4 22.4 8 6.89 exactly 6.9 6 4.92 4.10 - 5.74 8 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 29.92
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02:50 55 58
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 NW 17.5 20.1 9 6.56 exactly 6.6 7 4.92 4.10 - 5.74 9 4.92 4.10 - 5.74 29.92
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03:50 55 58
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 NW 17.5 20.1 9 6.89 exactly 6.9 7 4.92 4.10 - 5.74 9 4.92 4.10 - 5.74 29.91
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04:50 55 58
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 NW 17.5 20.1 8 6.23 exactly 6.2 7 4.92 4.10 - 5.74 8 4.92 4.10 - 5.74 29.93
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05:50 55 58
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 NW 17.5 20.1 8 7.22 exactly 7.2 6 4.92 4.10 - 5.74 8 4.92 4.10 - 5.74 29.93 +0.01
06:50 56 58
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 NW 15.6 17.9 8 7.22 exactly 7.2 6 6.56 5.74 - 7.38 8 4.92 4.10 - 5.74 29.94 +0.03
07:50 57 57
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 NW 17.5 20.1 7 6.89 exactly 6.9 7 6.56 5.74 - 7.38 8 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 29.96 +0.03
08:50 57 57
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 NW 15.6 17.9 9 7.22 exactly 7.2 6 4.92 4.10 - 5.74 9 4.92 4.10 - 5.74 29.97 +0.04
09:50 56 57
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 NW 13.6 15.7 8 6.23 exactly 6.2 6 4.92 4.10 - 5.74 8 4.92 4.10 - 5.74 29.98 +0.04
10:50 56 57
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 NW 17.5 20.1 8 6.56 exactly 6.6 8 6.56 5.74 - 7.38
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 29.97 +0.01
11:50 57 58
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 NW 19.4 22.4 8 6.56 exactly 6.6 6 4.92 4.10 - 5.74 8 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 29.97
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12:50 57 58
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 WNW 19.4 22.4 8 6.89 exactly 6.9 7 6.56 5.74 - 7.38 8 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 29.96 -0.02
13:50 58 58
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 NW 21.4 24.6 7 6.89 exactly 6.9 7 6.56 5.74 - 7.38
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 29.96 -0.02
14:50 58 58
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 NW 23.3 26.8 8 6.89 exactly 6.9 8 6.56 5.74 - 7.38
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 29.95 -0.03
15:50 58 58
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 NW 21.4 24.6 8 7.22 exactly 7.2 6 6.56 5.74 - 7.38 8 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 29.94 -0.02

Wave Detail Buoy Data for July 9, 2009
Update Time Water Depth Wave Height Spectral Peak Period Average Wave Period Sampling Interval Wave Record
20:00 1509 ft 6.86 ft 7.1 sec 5.3 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
21:00 1509 ft 7.28 ft 7.1 sec 5.5 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
22:00 1509 ft 6.99 ft 7.7 sec 5.5 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
23:00 1509 ft 7.05 ft 7.7 sec 5.7 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
00:00 1509 ft 6.63 ft 7.1 sec 5.4 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
01:00 1509 ft 6.63 ft 9.1 sec 5.5 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
02:00 1509 ft 6.76 ft 8.3 sec 5.5 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
03:00 1509 ft 6.69 ft 9.1 sec 6.0 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
05:00 1509 ft 6.23 ft 8.3 sec 5.7 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
06:00 1509 ft 7.12 ft 8.3 sec 6.2 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
07:00 1509 ft 7.35 ft 8.3 sec 6.0 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
08:00 1509 ft 6.99 ft 7.1 sec 5.8 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
09:00 1509 ft 7.09 ft 9.1 sec 5.9 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
10:00 1509 ft 6.27 ft 8.3 sec 5.7 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
11:00 1509 ft 6.53 ft 7.7 sec 5.8 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
12:00 1509 ft 6.63 ft 8.3 sec 5.6 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
13:00 1509 ft 6.76 ft 8.3 sec 5.4 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
14:00 1509 ft 6.82 ft 7.1 sec 5.4 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
15:00 1509 ft 6.86 ft 7.7 sec 5.2 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
16:00 1509 ft 7.25 ft 8.3 sec 5.4 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec

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