Tar/Oil – / 10 No Recent Reports · Unknown, Not Clean
Surf 4-5 ft @ 12.3 s Estimated Breaking Height And Its Period
At A Glance
Tar
Reading the tar scoreHigher is cleaner. 10 means less tar reported; lower scores mean more tar or oil.Based on beach reports. Reports from the past 72 hours count, with more weight given to recent, better-supported reports. The lowest sand, water or smell score sets the overall score.A dash means unknown. No reports does not mean a clean beach.How scoring works
– / 10
No Recent Reports
Sand – no reportsWater – no reports
Reports today0
no tar reports on record
Surf
Reading the surfHeight & period. Estimated breaking-wave height at this beach, followed by seconds between waves. The buoy readings below describe conditions offshore instead.Word & dots. More filled dots mean better predicted surf, based on waves and wind. Unrated means an input is missing.Before paddling out. This is an estimate, not a live surf check or a safety rating. Check conditions at the beach.How scoring works
4-5ft@12.3s
chest-to-head
Good4 out of 5
Offshore Swell
obs 37m ago
3.7ftHeight15.4sPeriod212° SSWFrom
San Pedro South Buoy. 10/20 11:30 PM
Model: Tarline Zyphyr Model v4
Temp
Air and water temperaturesAir. The weather forecast for this beach.Water. A nearby buoy reading. Water at the shoreline can be warmer or colder.Units & time. Temperatures are in °F. The water reading's time is Pacific time.
Air68.0°F
Water73.0°F
Water: San Pedro South Buoy. 10/20 11:58 PM
Wind
Reading the windSpeed & gusts. Shown in knots (kt). Gusts are short bursts of stronger wind.Direction. The arrow and compass bearing show where the wind comes from.At the beach. Offshore blows toward the water; onshore blows toward land. Sideshore blows along the coast.
4.8 kt gusting 6.4 kt (+1.6)
284° WNW sideshore
Model: Open-Meteo Weather
Tide
Reading the tidesPredicted, not measured. Dots mark NOAA's predicted high and low tides for the CO-OPS station mapped to this beach, which is a different place from the sand you stand on. The line between the dots is Tarline's own interpolation.Height & time. Feet above NOAA's low-water reference, not the water depth. All times are Pacific.Explore the curve. Tap or focus a dot for its time and height.
Plotted Window, Pacific Time
4.9 ft @ 7:44 amHighest · Thu, Oct 220.6 ft @ 12:50 amLowest · Wed, Oct 21
NOAA 9410840 · predicted tides
As Of 10/21/26 12amForecastAbout this forecast timeThe forecast hour. This is the hour the weather forecast describes, not when it was downloaded.Other readings. Buoy readings and tar reports have their own times on the cards. Tides are predictions.Every source and time. Open Sources & timestamps below for each feed's observation, forecast and retrieval times in full.
Sources & timestamps6 sources
Surf estimateTarline multi-buoy spectral model (buoy-spectrum-shadow-3)
buoys 46253, 46256, 46222, 46277, 46224, 46221
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Calculated
the recorded time of the local calculation
Estimated from measured directional spectra, screened by this beach's exposure. The calculation time is when the model last ran. The observation time is the newest spectrum considered; other inputs may be older. This is not observed breaking surf or an independently calibrated accuracy claim.
Offshore swellCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
San Pedro South (46253)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading of open water, selected independently of the water temperature station. The observation time is the oldest of the wave fields shown, so it can overstate a single field's age but never understate it. Read through CDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography as 213. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
Water temperatureCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
San Pedro South (46253)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading, selected independently of the wave station. Read through CDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography as 213. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
the time this forecast or prediction describes, not when it was made
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Modeled hourly weather for this beach's coordinates, not a reading from an instrument at the beach. The upstream model issue time was not recorded with these data, so issuance is unknown.
SunCalc computes sun and moon rise/set times from the Pacific date and beach coordinates, assuming an unobstructed horizon. Moon phase depends on date and time, not the beach location. No feed or beach sensor is involved; terrain and atmospheric conditions affect visible rise/set times.
All times are Pacific. An upstream issue time is shown only when recorded. A feed response time is not the provider's model initialization or publication time. Unlisted timestamps were not recorded or do not apply.
Estimated breaking-face height at the beach is separate from offshore buoy wave height. These estimates are not validated measurements.
Surf Forecast
Morning and evening estimates, with swell and wind context.
Day
Time of day
Rating
Size
Surf
Offshore swell
Wind
Weather
Surf basis
WED OCT 21
Wed, 10/21
Morning
3-4 ft @ 11.5 s · chest-to-head
3-4 ft @ 13.3 s
3.6kt sideshore
Clear · 69.3°F
Exposure estimate
Wed, 10/21
Evening
4-5 ft @ 11.8 s · chest-to-head
3-4 ft @ 13.4 s
14.8kt onshore
Overcast · 72.7°F
Exposure estimate
THU OCT 22
Thu, 10/22
Morning
3-4 ft @ 12.2 s · chest-to-head
3-4 ft @ 12.3 s
9kt onshore
Mostly cloudy · 64.4°F
Exposure estimate
Thu, 10/22
Evening
4-5 ft @ 12.1 s · chest-to-head
3-4 ft @ 12.7 s
10.9kt onshore
Partly cloudy · 69.8°F
Exposure estimate
FRI OCT 23
Fri, 10/23
Morning
3-4 ft @ 12.6 s · chest-to-head
3-4 ft @ 11.1 s
7.6kt sideshore
Mostly cloudy · 66.6°F
Exposure estimate
Fri, 10/23
Evening
3-4 ft @ 12.5 s · chest-to-head
3-4 ft @ 11.6 s
5.5kt onshore
Overcast · 70.9°F
Exposure estimate
SAT OCT 24
Sat, 10/24
Morning
2-3 ft @ 8.2 s · waist-high
3-4 ft @ 10.8 s
0.6kt sideshore
Clear · 68.2°F
Exposure estimate
Sat, 10/24
Evening
3-4 ft @ 11.2 s · chest-to-head
2-3 ft @ 11.3 s
8.1kt onshore
Clear · 75.3°F
Exposure estimate
SUN OCT 25
Sun, 10/25
Morning
3-4 ft @ 12.2 s · chest-to-head
2-3 ft @ 12.4 s
0.6kt onshore
Clear · 70.5°F
Exposure estimate
Sun, 10/25
Evening
2-3 ft @ 12 s · waist-high
2-3 ft @ 12.6 s
6.8kt onshore
Clear · 81°F
Exposure estimate
MON OCT 26
Mon, 10/26
Morning
2-3 ft @ 11.8 s · waist-high
1-2 ft @ 12.6 s
0.9kt offshore
Clear · 73.4°F
Exposure estimate
Mon, 10/26
Evening
2-3 ft @ 11.7 s · waist-high
1-2 ft @ 12.9 s
6.9kt onshore
Clear · 83.4°F
Exposure estimate
TUE OCT 27
Tue, 10/27
Morning
2-3 ft @ 11 s · waist-high
1-2 ft @ 13.3 s
0.9kt onshore
Partly cloudy · 73.2°F
Exposure estimate
Tue, 10/27
Evening
2-3 ft @ 11.5 s · waist-high
1-2 ft @ 13.5 s
5.9kt onshore
Overcast · 80.7°F
Exposure estimate
WED OCT 28
Wed, 10/28
Morning
2-3 ft @ 12.5 s · waist-high
1-2 ft @ 13.6 s
1.4kt onshore
Overcast · 71.8°F
Exposure estimate
Wed, 10/28
Evening
2-3 ft @ 12.1 s · waist-high
1-2 ft @ 13.7 s
6.3kt onshore
Mostly cloudy · 80°F
Exposure estimate
THU OCT 29
Thu, 10/29
Morning
2-3 ft @ 13.4 s · waist-high
2-3 ft @ 13.8 s
1.8kt onshore
Overcast · 71.2°F
Exposure estimate
Thu, 10/29
Evening
2-3 ft @ 13.6 s · waist-high
2-3 ft @ 13.6 s
5kt onshore
Overcast · 75.9°F
Exposure estimate
Surf is an unvalidated breaking-wave estimate; offshore wave height is not surf height. Each height carries the period of its own source: the Surf period comes from the sample the breaking estimate was computed from, the Offshore swell period from the wave model's own row. A period shown as – is one the source did not supply. No calibrated accuracy percentage is available. Wind is the atmospheric weather forecast, not wind-wave direction.
Forecast sources & timestamps3 sources
Surf estimateTarline exposure window model on Open-Meteo Marine
request coordinates 33.61,-117.93
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Computed here from the modeled offshore swell and wind sea for this beach's hour, screened by the beach's exposure windows. Modeled throughout, with no measurement at the beach. The upstream model issue time was not recorded with these data, so issuance is unknown. Rows in this table are valid for different forecast hours, so no single valid time is shown here; read the row's own Day and Time of day.
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Modeled open-water wave forecast requested at rounded coordinates, not a beach measurement. These coordinates identify Tarline's request, not necessarily the provider's returned model cell. The upstream model issue time was not recorded with these data, so issuance is unknown. Rows in this table are valid for different forecast hours, so no single valid time is shown here; read the row's own Day and Time of day.
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Modeled hourly weather for this beach's coordinates, not a reading from an instrument at the beach. The upstream model issue time was not recorded with these data, so issuance is unknown. Rows in this table are valid for different forecast hours, so no single valid time is shown here; read the row's own Day and Time of day.
All times are Pacific. An upstream issue time is shown only when recorded. A feed response time is not the provider's model initialization or publication time. Unlisted timestamps were not recorded or do not apply.
Breaking surf and offshore swellOffshore buoy: San Pedro · NDBC 46222 · CDIP 092
Offshore buoy, latest measurementno observed readingNext estimated breaking face3-4 ft @ 11.5 s · Wed, Oct 21, 9:00 AM
Estimated Breaking Face, Not Offshore Wave Height
No exact beach-reported face heights in the latest reports. Hovering an estimated-face point states the period of the sample that height was modeled from. The report form does not collect a wave period, so a crowd report's height says the period was not reported rather than borrowing the forecast's.
Swell from
202° SSW forecast
Offshore height
unknown observed and forecast span 1.8 to 3.4 ft
Dominant period
unknown
Beach faces
220° SW dashed on compass
Offshore Wave Height, Observed And Forecast
Dominant Period, Observed And Forecast
Solid left of NOW: buoy measurements. Dashed right of NOW: wave-model forecast. Offshore significant wave height, not breaking face.
Nothing to plot: no field reports have been scored for this beach in this window. An empty 0-10 lane would look the same as a clean beach, so none is drawn.
Arrows point the way the wind is heading; the reading is the bearing it comes from, 0° = north.
TodayUV 5 ModerateSunrise 7:01 AMSunset 6:10 PMMoonrise 3:42 PMMoonset 2:21 AM Waxing Gibbousapprox. next full moon Oct 27
Weather sources & timestamps3 sources
WeatherOpen-Meteo Forecast API
Requested at 33.6060, -117.9290
Valid for
the time this forecast or prediction describes, not when it was made
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Modeled hourly weather for this beach's coordinates, not a reading from an instrument at the beach. The upstream model issue time was not recorded with these data, so issuance is unknown.
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading, selected independently of the wave station. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
SunCalc computes sun and moon rise/set times from the Pacific date and beach coordinates, assuming an unobstructed horizon. Moon phase depends on date and time, not the beach location. No feed or beach sensor is involved; terrain and atmospheric conditions affect visible rise/set times. Sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset and phase are calculated per Pacific calendar day for 7 days from this one.
All times are Pacific. An upstream issue time is shown only when recorded. A feed response time is not the provider's model initialization or publication time. Unlisted timestamps were not recorded or do not apply.
Water reference: San Pedro South · 46253 . Latest prior accepted buoy measurement at each hour, at most three hours old—not a shoreline thermometer or a water-temperature forecast.
Nearby stations and configured reference sites with current usable readings. Measurements describe conditions at the instrument, not breaking surf on this beach. The map includes the wider station catalog.
San Pedro
NDBC 46222 · CDIP 092
Reporting
Moored buoy · 35.7 km from this beach · 476 m depth
Significant wave height is the total measured sea state at this mooring, not the height breaking at
this beach. The modeled breaking estimate is on the Surf tab.
Partitions, computed hereWhere these partitions come from
Tarline splits this station's own directional wave spectrum into a swell part and a wind sea part.
The split is this site's computation, not a provider product, and it is deliberately conservative:
two parts, not a list of named swell trains. Variances add and heights do not, so the combined
figure below is 4 times the square root of the total variance rather than a sum of the partition
heights.
Swell 3.7 ft @ 14.3s energy period 10.6 s from WSW 244°
Partitions combine to 3.7 ft significant height , against 3.7 ft measured at the station. Spectrum sampled Oct 20, 11:30 PM.
Station sources & timestamps4 sources
Latest station reportNDBC, NOAA
San Pedro (46222)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Latest report received from this physical station; individual fields can have older observation times. This is the recorded start of the most recent successful live poll across this station's products, not response completion or proof that every field refreshed.
Offshore swellCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
San Pedro (46222)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading of open water, selected independently of the water temperature station. The observation time is the oldest of the wave fields shown, so it can overstate a single field's age but never understate it. Read through CDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography as 092. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
Water temperatureCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
San Pedro (46222)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading, selected independently of the wave station. Read through CDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography as 092. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
Directional wave spectrumCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
San Pedro (46222)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Wave systems are partitioned from this measured spectrum. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this provider's spectral product, not response completion. Spectra are retained for 72 hours.
All times are Pacific. An upstream issue time is shown only when recorded. A feed response time is not the provider's model initialization or publication time. Unlisted timestamps were not recorded or do not apply.
Significant wave height is the total measured sea state at this mooring, not the height breaking at
this beach. The modeled breaking estimate is on the Surf tab.
Partitions, computed hereWhere these partitions come from
Tarline splits this station's own directional wave spectrum into a swell part and a wind sea part.
The split is this site's computation, not a provider product, and it is deliberately conservative:
two parts, not a list of named swell trains. Variances add and heights do not, so the combined
figure below is 4 times the square root of the total variance rather than a sum of the partition
heights.
Swell 3.7 ft @ 15.4s energy period 10.7 s from WSW 244°
Partitions combine to 3.7 ft significant height , against 3.7 ft measured at the station. Spectrum sampled Oct 20, 11:30 PM.
Station sources & timestamps4 sources
Latest station reportNDBC, NOAA
San Pedro South (46253)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Latest report received from this physical station; individual fields can have older observation times. This is the recorded start of the most recent successful live poll across this station's products, not response completion or proof that every field refreshed.
Offshore swellCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
San Pedro South (46253)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading of open water, selected independently of the water temperature station. The observation time is the oldest of the wave fields shown, so it can overstate a single field's age but never understate it. Read through CDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography as 213. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
Water temperatureCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
San Pedro South (46253)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading, selected independently of the wave station. Read through CDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography as 213. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
Directional wave spectrumCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
San Pedro South (46253)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Wave systems are partitioned from this measured spectrum. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this provider's spectral product, not response completion. Spectra are retained for 72 hours.
All times are Pacific. An upstream issue time is shown only when recorded. A feed response time is not the provider's model initialization or publication time. Unlisted timestamps were not recorded or do not apply.
Moored buoy · 27.2 km from this beach · 23 m depth
last observation Oct 20, 2026, 11:58 PM
Significant wave height
4.8 ftobserved Oct 20, 2026, 11:30 PM · CDIP 215
Dominant period
15.4 sobserved Oct 20, 2026, 11:30 PM · CDIP 215
Average period
11.4 sobserved Oct 20, 2026, 11:30 PM · CDIP 215
Mean wave direction
S 188° observed Oct 20, 2026, 11:30 PM · CDIP 215
Water temperature
73.0 °Fobserved Oct 20, 2026, 11:58 PM · CDIP 215
Wind
–ktnot in the latest transmission
Gust
–ktnot in the latest transmission
Wind direction
–not in the latest transmission
Air temperature
–°Fnot in the latest transmission
Significant wave height is the total measured sea state at this mooring, not the height breaking at
this beach. The modeled breaking estimate is on the Surf tab.
Partitions, computed hereWhere these partitions come from
Tarline splits this station's own directional wave spectrum into a swell part and a wind sea part.
The split is this site's computation, not a provider product, and it is deliberately conservative:
two parts, not a list of named swell trains. Variances add and heights do not, so the combined
figure below is 4 times the square root of the total variance rather than a sum of the partition
heights.
Swell 4.8 ft @ 15.4s energy period 13.5 s from SSW 213°
Partitions combine to 4.8 ft significant height , against 4.8 ft measured at the station. Spectrum sampled Oct 20, 11:30 PM.
Station sources & timestamps4 sources
Latest station reportNDBC, NOAA
Long Beach Channel (46256)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Latest report received from this physical station; individual fields can have older observation times. This is the recorded start of the most recent successful live poll across this station's products, not response completion or proof that every field refreshed.
Offshore swellCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Long Beach Channel (46256)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading of open water, selected independently of the water temperature station. The observation time is the oldest of the wave fields shown, so it can overstate a single field's age but never understate it. Read through CDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography as 215. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
Water temperatureCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Long Beach Channel (46256)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading, selected independently of the wave station. Read through CDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography as 215. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
Directional wave spectrumCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Long Beach Channel (46256)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Wave systems are partitioned from this measured spectrum. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this provider's spectral product, not response completion. Spectra are retained for 72 hours.
All times are Pacific. An upstream issue time is shown only when recorded. A feed response time is not the provider's model initialization or publication time. Unlisted timestamps were not recorded or do not apply.
Significant wave height is the total measured sea state at this mooring, not the height breaking at
this beach. The modeled breaking estimate is on the Surf tab.
Partitions, computed hereWhere these partitions come from
Tarline splits this station's own directional wave spectrum into a swell part and a wind sea part.
The split is this site's computation, not a provider product, and it is deliberately conservative:
two parts, not a list of named swell trains. Variances add and heights do not, so the combined
figure below is 4 times the square root of the total variance rather than a sum of the partition
heights.
Swell 3.6 ft @ 14.3s energy period 11.6 s from SW 217°
Partitions combine to 3.6 ft significant height , against 3.6 ft measured at the station. Spectrum sampled Oct 20, 11:30 PM.
Station sources & timestamps4 sources
Latest station reportNDBC, NOAA
Capistrano Beach Nearshore (46285)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Latest report received from this physical station; individual fields can have older observation times. This is the recorded start of the most recent successful live poll across this station's products, not response completion or proof that every field refreshed.
Offshore swellCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Capistrano Beach Nearshore (46285)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading of open water, selected independently of the water temperature station. The observation time is the oldest of the wave fields shown, so it can overstate a single field's age but never understate it. Read through CDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography as 284. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
Water temperatureCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Capistrano Beach Nearshore (46285)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading, selected independently of the wave station. Read through CDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography as 284. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
Directional wave spectrumCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Capistrano Beach Nearshore (46285)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Wave systems are partitioned from this measured spectrum. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this provider's spectral product, not response completion. Spectra are retained for 72 hours.
All times are Pacific. An upstream issue time is shown only when recorded. A feed response time is not the provider's model initialization or publication time. Unlisted timestamps were not recorded or do not apply.
69.6 °Fobserved Oct 20, 2026, 11:30 PM · NDBC 46277
Significant wave height is the total measured sea state at this mooring, not the height breaking at
this beach. The modeled breaking estimate is on the Surf tab.
Partitions, computed hereWhere these partitions come from
Tarline splits this station's own directional wave spectrum into a swell part and a wind sea part.
The split is this site's computation, not a provider product, and it is deliberately conservative:
two parts, not a list of named swell trains. Variances add and heights do not, so the combined
figure below is 4 times the square root of the total variance rather than a sum of the partition
heights.
Swell 4.1 ft @ 14.3s energy period 11.3 s from SW 219°
Partitions combine to 4.1 ft significant height , against 4.1 ft measured at the station. Spectrum sampled Oct 20, 11:00 PM.
Station sources & timestamps4 sources
Latest station reportNDBC, NOAA
Green Beach Offshore (46277)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Latest report received from this physical station; individual fields can have older observation times. This is the recorded start of the most recent successful live poll across this station's products, not response completion or proof that every field refreshed.
Offshore swellCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Green Beach Offshore (46277)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading of open water, selected independently of the water temperature station. The observation time is the oldest of the wave fields shown, so it can overstate a single field's age but never understate it. Read through CDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography as 271. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
Water temperatureCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Green Beach Offshore (46277)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading, selected independently of the wave station. Read through CDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography as 271. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
Directional wave spectrumCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Green Beach Offshore (46277)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Wave systems are partitioned from this measured spectrum. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this provider's spectral product, not response completion. Spectra are retained for 72 hours.
All times are Pacific. An upstream issue time is shown only when recorded. A feed response time is not the provider's model initialization or publication time. Unlisted timestamps were not recorded or do not apply.
69.3 °Fobserved Oct 20, 2026, 11:30 PM · NDBC 46275
Significant wave height is the total measured sea state at this mooring, not the height breaking at
this beach. The modeled breaking estimate is on the Surf tab.
Partitions, computed hereWhere these partitions come from
Tarline splits this station's own directional wave spectrum into a swell part and a wind sea part.
The split is this site's computation, not a provider product, and it is deliberately conservative:
two parts, not a list of named swell trains. Variances add and heights do not, so the combined
figure below is 4 times the square root of the total variance rather than a sum of the partition
heights.
Swell 3.1 ft @ 14.3s energy period 12.1 s from SW 220°
Partitions combine to 3.1 ft significant height , against 3.1 ft measured at the station. Spectrum sampled Oct 20, 11:00 PM.
Station sources & timestamps4 sources
Latest station reportNDBC, NOAA
Red Beach Nearshore (46275)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Latest report received from this physical station; individual fields can have older observation times. This is the recorded start of the most recent successful live poll across this station's products, not response completion or proof that every field refreshed.
Offshore swellCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Red Beach Nearshore (46275)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading of open water, selected independently of the water temperature station. The observation time is the oldest of the wave fields shown, so it can overstate a single field's age but never understate it. Read through CDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography as 264. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
Water temperatureCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Red Beach Nearshore (46275)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading, selected independently of the wave station. Read through CDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography as 264. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
Directional wave spectrumCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Red Beach Nearshore (46275)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Wave systems are partitioned from this measured spectrum. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this provider's spectral product, not response completion. Spectra are retained for 72 hours.
All times are Pacific. An upstream issue time is shown only when recorded. A feed response time is not the provider's model initialization or publication time. Unlisted timestamps were not recorded or do not apply.
Significant wave height is the total measured sea state at this mooring, not the height breaking at
this beach. The modeled breaking estimate is on the Surf tab.
Partitions, computed hereWhere these partitions come from
Tarline splits this station's own directional wave spectrum into a swell part and a wind sea part.
The split is this site's computation, not a provider product, and it is deliberately conservative:
two parts, not a list of named swell trains. Variances add and heights do not, so the combined
figure below is 4 times the square root of the total variance rather than a sum of the partition
heights.
Swell 3.5 ft @ 15.4s energy period 12.2 s from SSW 212°
Partitions combine to 3.5 ft significant height , against 3.5 ft measured at the station. Spectrum sampled Oct 20, 11:30 PM.
Station sources & timestamps4 sources
Latest station reportNDBC, NOAA
Oceanside Offshore (46224)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Latest report received from this physical station; individual fields can have older observation times. This is the recorded start of the most recent successful live poll across this station's products, not response completion or proof that every field refreshed.
Offshore swellCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Oceanside Offshore (46224)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading of open water, selected independently of the water temperature station. The observation time is the oldest of the wave fields shown, so it can overstate a single field's age but never understate it. Read through CDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography as 045. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
Water temperatureCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Oceanside Offshore (46224)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading, selected independently of the wave station. Read through CDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography as 045. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
Directional wave spectrumCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Oceanside Offshore (46224)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Wave systems are partitioned from this measured spectrum. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this provider's spectral product, not response completion. Spectra are retained for 72 hours.
All times are Pacific. An upstream issue time is shown only when recorded. A feed response time is not the provider's model initialization or publication time. Unlisted timestamps were not recorded or do not apply.
Significant wave height is the total measured sea state at this mooring, not the height breaking at
this beach. The modeled breaking estimate is on the Surf tab.
Partitions, computed hereWhere these partitions come from
Tarline splits this station's own directional wave spectrum into a swell part and a wind sea part.
The split is this site's computation, not a provider product, and it is deliberately conservative:
two parts, not a list of named swell trains. Variances add and heights do not, so the combined
figure below is 4 times the square root of the total variance rather than a sum of the partition
heights.
Swell 2.9 ft @ 14.3s energy period 12.8 s from SW 220°
Wind sea 1.3 ft @ 4.5s energy period 3.8 s from W 270°
Wind sea 0.5 ft @ 2.3s energy period 2.1 s from W 277°
Partitions combine to 3.3 ft significant height , against 3.3 ft measured at the station. Spectrum sampled Oct 20, 11:30 PM.
Station sources & timestamps4 sources
Latest station reportNDBC, NOAA
Santa Monica Bay (46221)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Latest report received from this physical station; individual fields can have older observation times. This is the recorded start of the most recent successful live poll across this station's products, not response completion or proof that every field refreshed.
Offshore swellCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Santa Monica Bay (46221)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading of open water, selected independently of the water temperature station. The observation time is the oldest of the wave fields shown, so it can overstate a single field's age but never understate it. Read through CDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography as 028. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
Water temperatureCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Santa Monica Bay (46221)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading, selected independently of the wave station. Read through CDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography as 028. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
Directional wave spectrumCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Santa Monica Bay (46221)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Wave systems are partitioned from this measured spectrum. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this provider's spectral product, not response completion. Spectra are retained for 72 hours.
All times are Pacific. An upstream issue time is shown only when recorded. A feed response time is not the provider's model initialization or publication time. Unlisted timestamps were not recorded or do not apply.
Moored buoy · 75.8 km from this beach · 20 m depth
last observation Oct 20, 2026, 10:15 PM
Significant wave height
–fttoo old to show, last reported Oct 20, 2026, 10:00 PM · NDBC 46268
Dominant period
–stoo old to show, last reported Oct 20, 2026, 10:00 PM · NDBC 46268
Average period
–stoo old to show, last reported Oct 20, 2026, 10:00 PM · NDBC 46268
Mean wave direction
–too old to show, last reported Oct 20, 2026, 10:00 PM · NDBC 46268
Water temperature
71.8 °Fobserved Oct 20, 2026, 10:15 PM · CDIP 103
Wind
–ktnot in the latest transmission
Gust
–ktnot in the latest transmission
Wind direction
–not in the latest transmission
Air temperature
–°Fnot in the latest transmission
Significant wave height is the total measured sea state at this mooring, not the height breaking at
this beach. The modeled breaking estimate is on the Surf tab.
No accepted directional spectrum from the past 90 minutes is available, so no partitions are shown.
Station sources & timestamps3 sources
Latest station reportNDBC, NOAA
Topanga Nearshore (46268)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Latest report received from this physical station; individual fields can have older observation times. This is the recorded start of the most recent successful live poll across this station's products, not response completion or proof that every field refreshed.
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading of open water, selected independently of the water temperature station. The observation time is the oldest of the wave fields shown, so it can overstate a single field's age but never understate it. No accepted reading from this station is on record for the window shown. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
Water temperatureCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Topanga Nearshore (46268)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading, selected independently of the wave station. Read through CDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography as 103. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
All times are Pacific. An upstream issue time is shown only when recorded. A feed response time is not the provider's model initialization or publication time. Unlisted timestamps were not recorded or do not apply.
Significant wave height is the total measured sea state at this mooring, not the height breaking at
this beach. The modeled breaking estimate is on the Surf tab.
No accepted directional spectrum from the past 90 minutes is available, so no partitions are shown.
Station sources & timestamps3 sources
Latest station reportNDBC, NOAA
Leucadia Nearshore (46274)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Latest report received from this physical station; individual fields can have older observation times. This is the recorded start of the most recent successful live poll across this station's products, not response completion or proof that every field refreshed.
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading of open water, selected independently of the water temperature station. The observation time is the oldest of the wave fields shown, so it can overstate a single field's age but never understate it. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
Water temperatureCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Leucadia Nearshore (46274)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading, selected independently of the wave station. Read through CDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography as 262. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
All times are Pacific. An upstream issue time is shown only when recorded. A feed response time is not the provider's model initialization or publication time. Unlisted timestamps were not recorded or do not apply.
Significant wave height is the total measured sea state at this mooring, not the height breaking at
this beach. The modeled breaking estimate is on the Surf tab.
Partitions, computed hereWhere these partitions come from
Tarline splits this station's own directional wave spectrum into a swell part and a wind sea part.
The split is this site's computation, not a provider product, and it is deliberately conservative:
two parts, not a list of named swell trains. Variances add and heights do not, so the combined
figure below is 4 times the square root of the total variance rather than a sum of the partition
heights.
Swell 3.6 ft @ 14.3s energy period 11.5 s from SW 228°
Partitions combine to 3.6 ft significant height , against 3.6 ft measured at the station. Spectrum sampled Oct 20, 11:30 PM.
Station sources & timestamps4 sources
Latest station reportNDBC, NOAA
Torrey Pines Outer (46225)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Latest report received from this physical station; individual fields can have older observation times. This is the recorded start of the most recent successful live poll across this station's products, not response completion or proof that every field refreshed.
Offshore swellCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Torrey Pines Outer (46225)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading of open water, selected independently of the water temperature station. The observation time is the oldest of the wave fields shown, so it can overstate a single field's age but never understate it. Read through CDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography as 100. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
Water temperatureCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Torrey Pines Outer (46225)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading, selected independently of the wave station. Read through CDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography as 100. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
Directional wave spectrumCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Torrey Pines Outer (46225)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Wave systems are partitioned from this measured spectrum. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this provider's spectral product, not response completion. Spectra are retained for 72 hours.
All times are Pacific. An upstream issue time is shown only when recorded. A feed response time is not the provider's model initialization or publication time. Unlisted timestamps were not recorded or do not apply.
Significant wave height is the total measured sea state at this mooring, not the height breaking at
this beach. The modeled breaking estimate is on the Surf tab.
Partitions, computed hereWhere these partitions come from
Tarline splits this station's own directional wave spectrum into a swell part and a wind sea part.
The split is this site's computation, not a provider product, and it is deliberately conservative:
two parts, not a list of named swell trains. Variances add and heights do not, so the combined
figure below is 4 times the square root of the total variance rather than a sum of the partition
heights.
Swell 2.5 ft @ 14.3s energy period 12.2 s from WSW 244°
Partitions combine to 2.5 ft significant height , against 2.5 ft measured at the station. Spectrum sampled Oct 20, 11:30 PM.
Station sources & timestamps4 sources
Latest station reportNDBC, NOAA
Del Mar Nearshore (46266)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Latest report received from this physical station; individual fields can have older observation times. This is the recorded start of the most recent successful live poll across this station's products, not response completion or proof that every field refreshed.
Offshore swellCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Del Mar Nearshore (46266)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading of open water, selected independently of the water temperature station. The observation time is the oldest of the wave fields shown, so it can overstate a single field's age but never understate it. Read through CDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography as 153. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
Water temperatureCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Del Mar Nearshore (46266)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading, selected independently of the wave station. Read through CDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography as 153. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
Directional wave spectrumCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Del Mar Nearshore (46266)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Wave systems are partitioned from this measured spectrum. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this provider's spectral product, not response completion. Spectra are retained for 72 hours.
All times are Pacific. An upstream issue time is shown only when recorded. A feed response time is not the provider's model initialization or publication time. Unlisted timestamps were not recorded or do not apply.
Significant wave height is the total measured sea state at this mooring, not the height breaking at
this beach. The modeled breaking estimate is on the Surf tab.
Partitions, computed hereWhere these partitions come from
Tarline splits this station's own directional wave spectrum into a swell part and a wind sea part.
The split is this site's computation, not a provider product, and it is deliberately conservative:
two parts, not a list of named swell trains. Variances add and heights do not, so the combined
figure below is 4 times the square root of the total variance rather than a sum of the partition
heights.
Swell 1.6 ft @ 15.4s energy period 8.0 s from W 278°
Partitions combine to 1.6 ft significant height , against 1.5 ft measured at the station. Spectrum sampled Oct 20, 11:00 PM.
Station sources & timestamps4 sources
Latest station reportNDBC, NOAA
Scripps Nearshore (46254)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Latest report received from this physical station; individual fields can have older observation times. This is the recorded start of the most recent successful live poll across this station's products, not response completion or proof that every field refreshed.
Offshore swellCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Scripps Nearshore (46254)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading of open water, selected independently of the water temperature station. The observation time is the oldest of the wave fields shown, so it can overstate a single field's age but never understate it. Read through CDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography as 201. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
Water temperatureCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Scripps Nearshore (46254)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading, selected independently of the wave station. Read through CDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography as 201. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
Directional wave spectrumCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Scripps Nearshore (46254)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Wave systems are partitioned from this measured spectrum. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this provider's spectral product, not response completion. Spectra are retained for 72 hours.
All times are Pacific. An upstream issue time is shown only when recorded. A feed response time is not the provider's model initialization or publication time. Unlisted timestamps were not recorded or do not apply.
Significant wave height is the total measured sea state at this mooring, not the height breaking at
this beach. The modeled breaking estimate is on the Surf tab.
This station publishes no directional spectrum, so no partitions can be computed.
Station sources & timestamps3 sources
Latest station reportCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
La Jolla (073)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Latest report received from this physical station; individual fields can have older observation times. This is the recorded start of the most recent successful live poll across this station's products, not response completion or proof that every field refreshed.
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading of open water, selected independently of the water temperature station. The observation time is the oldest of the wave fields shown, so it can overstate a single field's age but never understate it. Read through NDBC, NOAA as ljpc1. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
Water temperatureCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
La Jolla (073)
No source time available. This entry carries no observation, valid, issue, calculation or retrieval time, so its age is unknown.
One instrument's own reading, selected independently of the wave station. No accepted reading from this station is on record for the window shown. A successful fetch time for this field's provider and product is unavailable.
All times are Pacific. An upstream issue time is shown only when recorded. A feed response time is not the provider's model initialization or publication time. Unlisted timestamps were not recorded or do not apply.
Significant wave height is the total measured sea state at this mooring, not the height breaking at
this beach. The modeled breaking estimate is on the Surf tab.
Partitions, computed hereWhere these partitions come from
Tarline splits this station's own directional wave spectrum into a swell part and a wind sea part.
The split is this site's computation, not a provider product, and it is deliberately conservative:
two parts, not a list of named swell trains. Variances add and heights do not, so the combined
figure below is 4 times the square root of the total variance rather than a sum of the partition
heights.
Swell 4.4 ft @ 14.3s energy period 12.4 s from SW 219°
Partitions combine to 4.4 ft significant height , against 4.4 ft measured at the station. Spectrum sampled Oct 20, 11:30 PM.
Station sources & timestamps4 sources
Latest station reportNDBC, NOAA
Mission Bay West (46258)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Latest report received from this physical station; individual fields can have older observation times. This is the recorded start of the most recent successful live poll across this station's products, not response completion or proof that every field refreshed.
Offshore swellCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Mission Bay West (46258)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading of open water, selected independently of the water temperature station. The observation time is the oldest of the wave fields shown, so it can overstate a single field's age but never understate it. Read through CDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography as 220. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
Water temperatureCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Mission Bay West (46258)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading, selected independently of the wave station. Read through CDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography as 220. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
Directional wave spectrumCDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Mission Bay West (46258)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Wave systems are partitioned from this measured spectrum. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this provider's spectral product, not response completion. Spectra are retained for 72 hours.
All times are Pacific. An upstream issue time is shown only when recorded. A feed response time is not the provider's model initialization or publication time. Unlisted timestamps were not recorded or do not apply.
70.7 °Fobserved Oct 20, 2026, 11:20 PM · NDBC 46025
Wind
3.9 ktobserved Oct 20, 2026, 11:20 PM · NDBC 46025
Gust
5.8 ktobserved Oct 20, 2026, 11:20 PM · NDBC 46025
Wind direction
W 270° observed Oct 20, 2026, 11:20 PM · NDBC 46025
Air temperature
67.1 °Fobserved Oct 20, 2026, 11:20 PM · NDBC 46025
Significant wave height is the total measured sea state at this mooring, not the height breaking at
this beach. The modeled breaking estimate is on the Surf tab.
No accepted directional spectrum from the past 90 minutes is available, so no partitions are shown.
Station sources & timestamps3 sources
Latest station reportNDBC, NOAA
Santa Monica Basin (46025)
Observed
when the instrument took this reading
Successful fetch
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
Latest report received from this physical station; individual fields can have older observation times. This is the recorded start of the most recent successful live poll across this station's products, not response completion or proof that every field refreshed.
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading of open water, selected independently of the water temperature station. The observation time is the oldest of the wave fields shown, so it can overstate a single field's age but never understate it. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
recorded time for the last accepted fetch; not proof the value changed (see source timing details below)
One instrument's own reading, selected independently of the wave station. The fetch timestamp records the start of a successful poll of this field's provider and product, not response completion or the age of the reading.
All times are Pacific. An upstream issue time is shown only when recorded. A feed response time is not the provider's model initialization or publication time. Unlisted timestamps were not recorded or do not apply.
What the multi-buoy model is
The surf figure on this page is computed from several buoys' directional wave spectra, with the land
between each buoy and this beach screened out. It is a model ESTIMATE and it has not been calibrated
against measured breaking surf, so no accuracy figure is claimed for it. The baseline beside it is the
height the older exposure/CDIP tier produced at the same run, kept so the change stays auditable. A
difference between the two is two models disagreeing, not either one being right.
Multi-buoy model, this beach's estimate 4.3 ft
Legacy baseline, same run 3.8 ftwindow-model
Difference from the baseline +0.5 ft this beach's estimate minus the older tier at that run
Stations used: San Pedro South, Long Beach Channel, San Pedro, Green Beach Offshore, Oceanside Offshore, Santa Monica Bay
exposure: curated arcs at every frequency; bins at or above 0.09 Hz are UNSCREENED (no coastline geometry supplied)
46285: nearshore-transformed -- nearshore at this period (h/L0 0.05): a transformed nearshore record, not offshore forcing
46275: nearshore-transformed -- nearshore at this period (h/L0 0.07): a transformed nearshore record, not offshore forcing
Computed Oct 21, 12:03 AM · buoy-spectrum-shadow-3
Panel assembled Wed, Oct 21, 2026, 12:06 AM PDT. That is not how fresh any station reading is.
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Public incident records
Nearby Incident Reports
Records within 25 km. Proximity alone does not establish the source of tar at this beach.
NRC rawAbout NRC reportsUnverified initial reports. NRC publishes caller reports, not findings
validated by a response agency. The feed does not provide a verified/unverified status
for individual records. NRC's explanation ↗The caller received reports of a sheen, upon investigation the source was identified to be a vessel in the area. The cause of the release was attributed to the operator cleaning out the engine compartment with a cloth and ringing it out into the waterway. The amount of material that released is unknown, however the caller suspects upwards of (1) cup may have released.1.6 km away
No public source page available.
NRC rawAbout NRC reportsUnverified initial reports. NRC publishes caller reports, not findings
validated by a response agency. The feed does not provide a verified/unverified status
for individual records. NRC's explanation ↗Potential Release Report: Caller reporting a capsized vessel taking on water off shore of newport beach. The potential discharge was reported as a maximum of 30 gallons of gasoline.
No reported sheen in the waterway at the time of the report3 km away
No public source page available.
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DateSourceIncident reportDistance
NRC rawAbout NRC reportsUnverified initial reports. NRC publishes caller reports, not findings
validated by a response agency. The feed does not provide a verified/unverified status
for individual records. NRC's explanation ↗Caller reported that a vessel had an oil leak somewhere in the engine compartment leading to the bilge. While cleaning the bilge, they lifted the float switch, discharging 1 ounce of motor oil. Caller has drone footage confirming sheen sizes of 9000 sq feet and 6000 sq feet1 km away
No public source page available.
NRC rawAbout NRC reportsUnverified initial reports. NRC publishes caller reports, not findings
validated by a response agency. The feed does not provide a verified/unverified status
for individual records. NRC's explanation ↗///potential release reprt///
The caller is reporting a potential release of an unknown fuel and propane, into the pacific ocean, from an abandoned cabin cruiser that is taking on water. The caller states the cause of the vessel sinking is unknown at this time.22.4 km away
No public source page available.
IncidentNewsRelease of Methyl Methacrylate; Garden Grove, California21.1 km away
On May 22, 2026, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) District Response Advisory Team (DRAT) for the Southwest District contacted the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) regarding a damaged container of methyl methacrylate (MMA) monomer at the GKN Aerospace plant in Garden Grove, California, approximately 15 miles east-southeast of USCG Base Los Angeles-Long Beach. The damaged tank was reported to contain approximately 6,500 gallons of MMA. Local responders were concerned that, in addition to the potential for toxic exposure, the tank could explode. An evacuation order for nearby areas was issued. On May 24, the EPA contacted the NOAA SSC to request air hazard modeling in the event that the contents of the tank leaked into the secondary containment, and also requested information about what would happen if the mixture of cooling water and MMA were to breach the secondary containment and enter the sewer system. The NOAA OR&R chemistry team provided hazard analysis for the behavior of MMA with water, the consequences of a breach of secondary containment, and ALOHA modeling results for the evaporation of 7,000 gallons of MMA from the secondary containment berm. The situation resolved when the overheating tank naturally cracked just enough to release internal pressure safely, allowing the reactive chemical to cool and solidify. This averted an explosion or toxic spill, enabling officials to lift all evacuation orders for roughly 50,000 residents by May 27.
NRC rawAbout NRC reportsUnverified initial reports. NRC publishes caller reports, not findings
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for individual records. NRC's explanation ↗Caller reporting the discharge of approx (2-3) gallons of bio degradable hydraulic fluid (power flow nz hydraulic oil 46), from a ruptured hose on an excavator, to linda cove.
It was noted the excavator was aboard the 'horton' barge at the time of the incident.2.6 km away
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NRC rawAbout NRC reportsUnverified initial reports. NRC publishes caller reports, not findings
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for individual records. NRC's explanation ↗The caller reported that a fuel crossover valve failed, causing a release of an unknown amount of diesel fuel into the waters of newport harbor. The valve was on a pleasure craft vessel.1.1 km away
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NRC rawAbout NRC reportsUnverified initial reports. NRC publishes caller reports, not findings
validated by a response agency. The feed does not provide a verified/unverified status
for individual records. NRC's explanation ↗The caller discovered an unknown sheen from an unknown source in the pacific ocean.21.3 km away
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NRC rawAbout NRC reportsUnverified initial reports. NRC publishes caller reports, not findings
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for individual records. NRC's explanation ↗****this is an update to NRC report #1454081****
Update is as follows:
- the caller states while abandoning a welll on a platform, when the valve broke off release 1.3 gallons of oil. Source is secured.
Original report
The caller discovered an unknown sheen from an unknown source in the pacific ocean.21.3 km away
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NRC rawAbout NRC reportsUnverified initial reports. NRC publishes caller reports, not findings
validated by a response agency. The feed does not provide a verified/unverified status
for individual records. NRC's explanation ↗Caller reported a pleasure craft struck a reef and is sinking. There is believed to be a release of fuel at this time.15.1 km away
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NRC rawAbout NRC reportsUnverified initial reports. NRC publishes caller reports, not findings
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for individual records. NRC's explanation ↗Crude oil discharged from a platform due to an overflow. Cause of the overflow is unknown at this time.13.8 km away
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NRC rawAbout NRC reportsUnverified initial reports. NRC publishes caller reports, not findings
validated by a response agency. The feed does not provide a verified/unverified status
for individual records. NRC's explanation ↗The caller discovered an unknown sheen incident, in long beach anchorage, on long beach harbor. The source of the sheen is unknown at this time.22.2 km away
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NRC rawAbout NRC reportsUnverified initial reports. NRC publishes caller reports, not findings
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for individual records. NRC's explanation ↗Caller is reporting an unknown sheen from an unknown source in the newport beach harbor. The sheen is rainbow in color and 400ft x 500ft in size.0.9 km away
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NRC rawAbout NRC reportsUnverified initial reports. NRC publishes caller reports, not findings
validated by a response agency. The feed does not provide a verified/unverified status
for individual records. NRC's explanation ↗Unknown sheen sighting. Exact source of the sheen is unknown at this time.0.9 km away
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NRC rawAbout NRC reportsUnverified initial reports. NRC publishes caller reports, not findings
validated by a response agency. The feed does not provide a verified/unverified status
for individual records. NRC's explanation ↗The caller reported the discovery of an unknown sheen at a mooring field from an unknown source on the waters of the pacific ocean. It is suspected to be coming from a nearby moored vessel, but that has not been confirmed.0.8 km away
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NRC rawAbout NRC reportsUnverified initial reports. NRC publishes caller reports, not findings
validated by a response agency. The feed does not provide a verified/unverified status
for individual records. NRC's explanation ↗Caller reported a mystery sheen in the water. Caller could not source the sheen.3.5 km away
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NRC rawAbout NRC reportsUnverified initial reports. NRC publishes caller reports, not findings
validated by a response agency. The feed does not provide a verified/unverified status
for individual records. NRC's explanation ↗Caller reported a loss of pressure in their hydraulic system while underway that could possibly result in a release of materials.24.9 km away
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NRC rawAbout NRC reportsUnverified initial reports. NRC publishes caller reports, not findings
validated by a response agency. The feed does not provide a verified/unverified status
for individual records. NRC's explanation ↗The caller states the drain pan failed, which is releasing 1 gallon of oily water into the pacific ocean.18.6 km away
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NRC rawAbout NRC reportsUnverified initial reports. NRC publishes caller reports, not findings
validated by a response agency. The feed does not provide a verified/unverified status
for individual records. NRC's explanation ↗Caller is reporting a leak from a drain pan on a platform. Material being released is a mix of crude oil and produced water. The amount of material being released is unknown. The cause of leak is unknown. Release is not yet secured. Workers are building scaffolding to contain and secure the release.18.6 km away
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NRC rawAbout NRC reportsUnverified initial reports. NRC publishes caller reports, not findings
validated by a response agency. The feed does not provide a verified/unverified status
for individual records. NRC's explanation ↗The caller reported an unknown sheen from an unknown source in the san pedro bay at the incident location.
The sheen is rainbow in color and approximately 50ft x 15ft.24.3 km away
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NRC rawAbout NRC reportsUnverified initial reports. NRC publishes caller reports, not findings
validated by a response agency. The feed does not provide a verified/unverified status
for individual records. NRC's explanation ↗Caller states that an old wooden boat bilge pump is activating for unknown reasons and is discharging an unknown amount of an unknown oil residue creating a long narrow sheen in the newport channel of the newport harbor.
Source not secured1 km away
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NRC rawAbout NRC reportsUnverified initial reports. NRC publishes caller reports, not findings
validated by a response agency. The feed does not provide a verified/unverified status
for individual records. NRC's explanation ↗The caller stated that a cap on a well head released crude oil due to a fitting being loose. The caller stated that this occurred when maintenance was being conducted a few days ago. Because of this incident an unknown amount of crude oil released in to the pacific ocean.21.3 km away
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IncidentNewsSheen Report; off Huntington Beach, CA15.2 km away
On the morning of 08-MAR-2024, USCG Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach contacted their NOAA SSC to request support for a 2.5 mile by 1.5 mile "sheen" about 2 miles off of Bolsa Chica wetlands. USCG requested trajectory support for potential impacts to local resources at risk.
IncidentNews43-Foot Vessel Sunk near Bolsa Chica Wetlands, Huntington Beach, CA13.4 km away
The evening of 17-AUG-2023, USCG Sector LA/Long Beach contacted their NOAA SSC to request support for a 43’ vessel sunk roughly 300 yds outside the entrance to the Bolsa Chica Wetlands, Huntington Beach, CA. At the time, the vessel was reportedly carrying 300 gallons diesel and it was not clear whether it was actively sheening or not. USCG requested trajectory support in the event of a catastrophic release overnight or during the morning hours.
IncidentNewsTarballs off Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Huntington Beach, CA15 km away
On December 22, 2021, the USCG Sector LA/Long Beach contacted their NOAA SSC regarding a report of sheen and tarballs offshore of Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve. Initial USCG overflight info indicates two small areas of rainbow sheen roughly 150’ by 100’ and by 200’, while on-water (vessel-based) observations described some tarballs amongst the sheen. USCG has requested trajectory support.
IncidentNewsBlack Oil Slick; Huntington Beach, CA14.5 km away
On 15-Dec-2021, Sector LA-Longbeach received a report of a black oil slick 30 feet by 90 feet in Huntington Beach near Bolsa Chica. They have requested a trajectory.
IncidentNewsPipeline Spill Huntington Beach, CA; United States15 km away
At 0840 hrs on 02-OCT-2021, USCG Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach contacted their NOAA SSC regarding a spill report. NRC Report No. 1318437 described an unknown sheen in the water at 1813 hrs local time on 01-OCT. Roughly 45 minutes later, a SENTINEL 1-A satellite image was obtained that became the basis for a NESDIS Marine Pollution Surveillance Report (MPSR) issued at 0015 hrs local (0815 UTC) on 02-OCT. USCG field teams investigating the reports in the morning, observed a large area of thick in the vicinity of the NRC and MPSR reports, black oil roughly 3.25 NM offshore and requested trajectory support.
IncidentNewsPC GODFATHER sinking; off Seal Beach, CA23.5 km away
On 15-JUL-2021, USCG Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach contacted their NOAA SSC regarding the 65’ pleasure craft GODFATHER that was partially sunk and drifting, roughly 1 mile off Seal Beach, CA. She is believed to be carrying roughly 500 gallons diesel on board, though no sheening has been observed, and is expected to make landfall in the vicinity of Seal Beach by 2100 hrs this evening. USCG requested a hypothetical “what if” trajectory under two scenarios: 1) if the vessel contacts shore and begins to leak, and 2) if it sinks while at anchor offshore where fuel offloading may be attempted.
IncidentNews35’ vessel submerged/grounded; Long Beach, CA24.6 km away
On December 10, 2020, the USCG Sector LA/Long Beach contacted their NOAA SSC regarding a 35’ vessel partially submerged & grounded in the vicinity of Island Chaffee (a man-made, industrial island near Long Beach, CA). The maximum potential for the vessel is 200 gallons, but the owner reports only 50 gallons of gasoline on board at the time of the incident (2230 hrs, 09-DEC-2020). Today, only light sheening has been observed near the vessel, but Sector wanted to know whether the vessel could impact nearby sensitive sites in the event of a catastrophic release.
IncidentNewsPleasure craft "The Lady" sunk; Huntington Beach, CA19.1 km away
On 25-AUG-2019, USCG Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach contacted the NOAA SSC regarding the 61' wooden pleasure craft "The Lady" that sank at the dock in Huntington Beach at 1530 hrs. The vessel had a max capacity of 600 gallons diesel on-board and rainbow sheen and a heavy slick were observed between the vessel and the dock. Reportedly, the vessel was still "bubbling up" a few hours later. USCG requested trajectory support for their upcoming response and investigations.
IncidentNewsMystery sheen; San Pedro Channel, Off Los Angeles, CA21 km away
In the early afternoon of 23-August-2012, USCG Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach contacted their NOAA SSC to request support for a mystery sheen reported earlier in the day. A sheen from an unknown source was observed and reported to the USCG at approximately 0700 hours (local) at 33º 30.09’N, 118º 07.08’W. A subsequent USCG overflight at approximately 1030 hours (local) observed a heavy sheen covering approximately 1 square mile. A trajectory estimate was requested.
IncidentNewsPlatform Elly sheen; Off Huntingon Beach, CA18.6 km away
On the evening of 09-May-2012, USCG Sector LA/Long Beach contacted their NOAA SSC regarding a cracked overflow pipe on Platform Elly (approx. 7.5NM off Huntingon Beach, CA) that was discharging a small amount of visible sheen. Release rate is reported as approximately 2-3 gallons per day and patching of the pipe is scheduled to commence early tomorrow morning. In the meantime, a precautionary (“what if”) trajectory estimate has been requested in the event the patching operations encounter difficulties.
IncidentNewsF/V Pacific Bully; Santa Ana jetty, CA4 km away
At approximately 0430hrs (local) on 20APR2010, the 58foot F/V Pacific Bully ran aground near the Santa Ana Jetty, south of Huntington Beach, CA with 600-700gallons of diesel and 40tons of sardines on board. No signs of pollution have been reported from overflights or by personnel on-scene and her tanks are being sounded regularly to monitor fuel levels. The NOAA SSC had been notified initially by USCG's D-11 Command Center. Subsequent discussions with USCG Sector LA/LB personnel resulted in a request for a oil fate & trajectory estimates as a precaution in the event the vessel cannot be removed during the afternoon's high tide.
IncidentNewsPlatform Elly; Huntington Beach, CA18.6 km away
At 1542hrs on 05 October, a release of 3,000 gallons of produce water (estimated 10 gallons crude) occurred at the Elly Platform (33deg 34'56"N, 118deg 7'39"W), approximately 7 miles offshore of Huntington Beach. On 06 October, Sector LA/LB requested trajectory to estimate time and location of beached tarballs.
IncidentNewsMystery Marsh Spill; Long Beach, California17.9 km away
A release of hydrochloric acid (HCl) at unknown concentrations was reported in a wetland water-filled depression in the Bolsa Chica wetlands, near Long Beach, California. Laboratory results indicated high hydrogen (pH 2 - 3) and HCl present. The depth of the saline or sea water in the depression was reportedly 1 foot. USCG district 11. Keyword: none.
IncidentNewsT/V American Trader; Huntington Beach, California8.7 km away
On February 7, 1990 at 1620, the single-hull tank vessel American Trader grounded on one of its anchors while approaching the Golden West Refining Company's offshore mooring. Two holes were punctured in one of the vessel's cargo tanks, releasing 9458 barrels of heavy crude oil into the water approximately 1.3 miles from Huntington Beach, California. The master of the vessel immediately reported the incident to the USCG Marine Safety Office/Group Los Angeles-Long Beach (MSO/Group LA-LB). The master moved the American Trader into deeper water one mile to the south. The commanding officer of the MSO/Group assumed the role of the Federal On-Scene Coordinator (FOSC). The responsible parties assumed full financial responsibility for the spill and sent representatives to the Long Beach area. Oil began to come ashore on February 8 in light concentrations around Newport Pier. By February 9, oil was ashore at Huntington Beach; in some instances, oil in the surf zone here appeared to be in heavier concentrations than observed earlier at Newport Beach. Calm seas and fair weather for most of the response period resulted in a rapid and successful cleanup. All of the beaches were cleaned by March 2. The FOSC concluded all cleanup operations by April 3. The 22,000 barrels of crude remaining in the damaged cargo tank were lightered by personnel from the USCG Pacific Strike Team and the responsible party using the USCG Air-Deliverable Anti-Pollution Transfer System (ADAPTS). By 1200 on February 9, the oil from the damaged tank plus 90,000 barrels from the mid-body tanks had been transferred into barges to decrease the draft of the vessel. Temporary patches were applied to the holes in the hull and the American Trader was moved to an oil transfer facility in Long Beach Harbor to off-load the remaining 470,000 barrels of crude oil. The vessel was moved to San Francisco on February 18 for drydocking and repair. USCG district 11. Keyword: Boom, Open Water Oil Containment and Recovery System (OWOCRS), U.S. Navy Superintendent of Salvage (NAVSUPSALV), sorbent pompoms, sorbent boom, sorbent pads, California Department of Fish and Game (CA DFG), International Bird Rescue and Research Center (IBRRC), Air-Deliverable Anti-Pollution Transfer System (ADAPTS), Expandiboom, vacuum truck, Marco skimmer, hot-water flushing, Clean Coastal Waters, Clean Seas, Pacific Strike Team (PST), National Wildlife Refuges, manual removal..
