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Local California, South wave buoys are also listed on the map on the main surf reports page (the small circle icons) or here is a comprehensive list of buoys in the region:
46011 SANTA MARIA - 21 NM Northwest of Point Arguello, CA [SwellTrack]
46023 PT ARGUELLO - 17NM West Northwest of Point Arguello, CA
46025 Santa Monica Basin - 33NM West Southwest of Santa Monica, CA [SwellTrack]
46028 CAPE SAN MARTIN - 55NM West Northwest of Morro Bay, CA [SwellTrack]
46042 MONTEREY - 27NM West of Monterey Bay, CA [SwellTrack]
46054 SANTA BARBARA W 38 NM West of Santa Barbara, CA [SwellTrack]
46063 Pt.Conception, CA - 50NM West of Santa Barbara, CA. [SwellTrack]
46069 South Santa Rosa Island, CA
The NOAA choose a number of buoy locations to issue full spectral forecasts for. Although the wave buoy doesn't actually have anything to do with the forecast (The SwellTrack spectral information is all produced by the NWWIII Model) it's useful to compare the SwellTrack with the actual observations to spot the arrival of a new swell front. These spectral
forecasts are simply the most detailed idea of what's coming in the days ahead...
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