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Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area

TAR/OIL 8.4/10 0 reports today Β· last 3 days ago
Tar/Oil scores 0–10 Β· 10 clean
8.4 Sand
10.0 Water
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now 2.1 ft falling Β· next L 2.0 Β· 10:13 AM
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61.4Β°F Air

Tar/Oil Conditions

TAR/OIL SCORE (0-10 Β· 10 = clean) Β· 7 DAYSHow scoring works β†’
now 8.4

Surf

Offshore Buoy β€” Santa Maria46011 Β· obs + forecast Β· NDBC / wave model
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Weather

Weather
61.4Β°Fovercast1.4 ktUV 0Sunrise 6:38 AM Β· Sunset 7:23 PM
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Wind direction
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TodayUV 7 HighSunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:23 PMMoonrise 12:18 AMMoonset 3:50 PM🌘 Waning Crescentnext full moon Sep 27

Live Observations

Jul 18, 10:22 AM anon Rocks Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Firm None – C
Jul 17, 4:17 PM anon Dry sand Clean Sporadic 1-10% Balls Plate Firm None – B
Jul 16, 10:20 AM eastbeach_ellie Wrack line Clean Sporadic 1-10% Balls Slab Hard – – C
Jul 15, 11:02 AM anon Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard – – A
Jul 13, 4:44 PM anon Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls – Firm None – B
Jul 12, 6:08 PM anon Wrack line Clean Trace <1% Balls Pea Firm None – B
Jul 11, 10:43 AM anon Waterline Clean Broken-continuous >50% Balls Slab Hard – – A
Jul 10, 7:25 AM anon Wrack line Clean Trace <1% Balls Pea Firm – – C
Jul 9, 11:06 AM anon Wrack line Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Firm – – B
Jul 8, 11:42 AM channelkeeper_jo Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard – – C
Jul 8, 11:09 AM channelkeeper_lu Dry sand Clean Sporadic 1-10% Balls Coin Hard None – A
Jul 5, 5:03 PM anon Waterline Black line Broken-continuous >50% Film – – – – A
Jul 5, 3:14 PM anon Waterline Sheen Broken-continuous >50% Balls Pea Firm – – B
Jul 4, 1:06 PM anon Wrack line Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard – – B
Jul 3, 5:17 PM anon Wrack line Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard None – A
Jul 3, 9:42 AM rincon_rider Rocks Clean Trace <1% Film – – – – C
Jul 3, 6:53 AM wavewatcher22 Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard None – B
Jul 2, 8:37 AM anon Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls Pea Firm – – A
Jul 1, 1:03 PM anon Dry sand Sheen Sporadic 1-10% Balls – Firm – – B
Jun 30, 9:18 AM reef_walker Rocks Clean Trace <1% Film – – None – C

16-Day Forecast

Confidence is an estimate based on forecast lead time.

Nearby Buoys

Buoy 46011 just now
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Water temp 62.4Β°F
Station 46011 on NDBC →

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Nearby Incident Reports

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