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Station 46219 - San Nicolas Island, CA (067)

Station 46219 Owned and maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Waverider Buoy
33.22 N 119.88 W (33°13'17" N 119°52'55" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Water depth: 335 m

Observations from Nearby Stations and Ships

Latest Satellite Wind Map for this Area

Conditions at 46219 as of
(1:56 am PDT)
0856 GMT on 10/17/2004:
Unit of Measure:    Time Zone:   

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.

5-day plot - Wave HeightWave Height (WVHT): 4.6 ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave PeriodDominant Wave Period (DPD): 13 sec
5-day plot - Water TemperatureWater Temperature (WTMP): 61.9 °F

Previous observations
MM DD TIME
(PDT)		   WDIR WSPD
kts		 GST
kts		 WVHT
ft		 DPD
sec		 APD
sec		 MWD PRES
in		 PTDY
in		 ATMP
°F		 WTMP
°F		 DEWP
°F		 SAL VIS
mi		 TIDE
ft
1017 1:26 am  --- 4.9 13----- 61.9----
101712:56 am  --- 4.9 12----- 61.7----
101712:26 am  --- 4.9 11----- 61.9----
101611:56 pm  --- 5.2 12----- 61.9----
101611:26 pm  --- 4.9 13----- 61.9----
101610:56 pm  --- 5.6 12----- 61.9----
101610:26 pm  --- 5.6 12----- 61.9----
1016 9:56 pm  --- 5.2 14----- 61.9----
1016 9:26 pm  --- 5.2 11----- 62.1----
1016 8:56 pm  --- 5.6 12----- 62.1----
1016 8:26 pm  --- 5.2 13----- 62.1----
1016 7:56 pm  --- 5.2 12----- 62.1----
1016 7:26 pm  --- 5.2 11----- 62.1----
1016 6:56 pm  --- 5.2 13----- 62.1----
1016 6:26 pm  --- 5.2 13----- 62.1----
1016 5:56 pm  --- 5.6 14----- 61.9----
1016 5:26 pm  --- 5.6 12----- 61.9----
1016 4:56 pm  --- 5.2 12----- 62.1----
1016 4:26 pm  --- 5.6 12----- 62.1----
1016 3:56 pm  --- 5.2 14----- 62.2----
1016 3:26 pm  --- 5.2 11----- 62.2----
1016 2:56 pm  --- 5.2 11----- 62.2----
1016 2:26 pm  --- 5.2 14----- 62.1----
1016 1:56 pm  --- 4.9 14----- 62.1----
1016 1:26 pm  --- 5.2 14----- 62.1----
101612:56 pm  --- 4.9 12----- 62.1----
101612:26 pm  --- 4.9 14----- 61.9----
101611:56 am  --- 4.9 12----- 61.9----
101611:26 am  --- 4.6 12----- 61.9----
101610:56 am  --- 4.6 12----- 61.9----
101610:26 am  --- 4.9 14----- 61.9----
1016 9:56 am  --- 4.3 13----- 61.9----
1016 9:26 am  --- 4.6 15----- 61.9----
1016 8:56 am  --- 4.9 15----- 61.9----
1016 8:26 am  --- 4.6 11----- 61.9----
1016 7:56 am  --- 4.6 14----- 61.9----
1016 7:26 am  --- 4.3 14----- 61.9----
1016 6:56 am  --- 4.6 12----- 61.9----
1016 6:26 am  --- 4.6 15----- 61.9----
1016 5:56 am  --- 4.6 12----- 62.1----
1016 5:26 am  --- 4.6 14----- 62.1----
1016 4:56 am  --- 4.6 10----- 62.1----
1016 4:26 am  --- 4.3 12----- 62.2----
1016 3:56 am  --- 4.6 10----- 62.2----
1016 3:26 am  --- 4.9 13----- 62.2----
1016 2:56 am  --- 4.6 13----- 62.2----
1016 2:26 am  --- 4.6 12----- 62.2----
1016 1:56 am  --- 4.3 12----- 62.1----

Description of Measurements

Links which are specific to this station are listed below:

Real Time Data in tabular form for the last forty-five days.

Historical Data & Climatic Summaries for quality controlled data for the current month, previous months, and previous years.

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