Santa Maria - 21NM NW of Point Arguello, CA
NDBC station 46011 · 3-meter discus buoy w/ seal cage · California Coast
Santa Maria - 21NM NW of Point Arguello, CA, 21 mi SW of Port San Luis: waves 6.6 ft at 11 s from the WNW, wind N 10 kt gusting 12 kt, water 70°F, air 68°F — observed 27 min ago.
Wind reported 27 min ago · Waves reported 1.3 h ago · Water temp reported 27 min ago
Observed 9:40 PM UTC, Nov 8 · 27 min ago · Source: NOAA NDBC station 46011
The last 24 hours
Hourly readings from this station’s own reports. The dot is the latest report in the trend window.
Conditions in full
- Wind
- N (350°) at 10 kt (5.0 m/s), gusting 12 kt (6.0 m/s) 27 min ago
- Waves
- 6.6 ft (2.0 m) · dominant period 11 s, average period 7.2 s, from the WNW (296°) 1.3 h ago
- Pressure
- 30.02 inHg (1,016.7 hPa) · tendency +0.3 hPa over 3 h 27 min ago
- Water temperature
- 70°F (21.3°C) 27 min ago
- Air temperature
- 68°F (20.2°C) 27 min ago
- Dew point
- 64°F (17.5°C) 27 min ago
Every value is this station’s own latest report; the time beside it is when that reading was taken. Fields this station does not report are not shown.
Tides near this station
Nearest tide station: Port San Luis, 21 mi NE of here.
- Port San Luis · 21 mi NE of this station
- Oil Platform Harvest · 37 mi SSE of this station
Tide times are NOAA CO-OPS predictions for the named station, in that station’s local time, fetched live when you open this page. Predictions, not observations.
Nearest stations
- Diablo Canyon, CA (076) · 20 mi · waves 5.6 ft · water 72°F
- Avila Beach Nearshore, CA (285) · 22 mi · waves 2.0 ft · water 69°F
- Cal Poly Pier, CA · 22 mi · wind ESE 5 kt
Station facts
- Station
- NDBC 46011
- Type
- 3-meter discus buoy w/ seal cage · 3D26
- Operator
- NDBC
- Position
- 34.937°N, 120.999°W
- Region
- California Coast
Full record, wave spectra and station history: NOAA NDBC station 46011.