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Santa Cruz Basin, CA (203) buoy

33.769°N, 119.565°W · NDBC station 46251 · West Coast

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About this buoy

Santa Cruz Basin, CA (203) is a moored weather buoy in the West Coast. It reports wind speed and direction with gusts, air pressure, and air and water temperature, and — where wave sensors are fitted — significant wave height and dominant wave period. Reports arrive about hourly and are served here live from NOAA's CoastWatch ERDDAP as they land.

RegionWest Coast
Position33.769°N, 119.565°W
OperatorSCRIPPS

Nearest tide station: Prisoners Harbor, Santa Cruz Island · 19 mi N of the buoy. Full record, wave spectra, and station history: NOAA NDBC station 46251.