Directional wave and sea surface temperature measurements collected in situ by Datawell Waverider buoys located near POINT SUR, CA from 2008/11/05 to 2026/10/25.
Directional wave and sea surface temperature measurements collected in situ by Datawell Waverider buoys located near POINT SUR, CA from 2008/11/05 to 2026/10/25. This dataset includes publicly-released data only, excluding all records flagged bad by quality control procedures. A total of 311438 wave samples were analyzed for this area, where the water depth is approximately 366 to 369 meters.
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Temporal extent 2008-11-05 – 2026-10-25 Date (creation) 2026-10-26 Date (issued) 2026-10-26 Date (revision) 2026-10-26 Status onGoing Update frequency asNeeded Metadata language en License These data may be redistributed and used without restriction. Source metadata ISO 19115 XML Last updated 2026-11-04 Created 2026-11-04 API package_show
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EARTH SCIENCE OCEANS OCEAN WAVES GRAVITY WAVES WIND WAVES SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT WAVE FREQUENCY WAVE PERIOD WAVE SPECTRA OCEAN TEMPERATURE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE WATER TEMPERATURE OCEAN PACIFIC OCEAN EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN ATMOSPHERE ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE SURFACE TEMPERATURE OCEAN CIRCULATION OCEAN CURRENTS Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP) Coastal Data Information Program, SIO/UCSD status_flag sea_surface_wave_significant_height sea_surface_wave_period_at_variance_spectral_density_maximum sea_surface_wave_mean_period_from_variance_spectral_density_first_frequency_moment sea_surface_wave_from_direction_at_variance_spectral_density_maximum sea_surface_wave_energy_at_variance_spectral_density_maximum sea_surface_wave_mean_period_from_variance_spectral_density_second_frequency_moment sea_surface_wave_variance_spectral_density sea_surface_wave_from_direction sea_surface_wave_directional_spread sea_surface_temperature sea_water_speed direction_of_sea_water_velocity upward_sea_water_velocity platform_orientation sea_surface_wave_mean_height sea_surface_wave_maximum_height sea_surface_wave_period_of_highest_wave sea_surface_wave_zero_upcrossing_period sea_surface_wave_maximum_period sea_surface_wave_mean_height_of_highest_tenth sea_surface_wave_mean_period_of_highest_tenth sea_surface_wave_significant_period air_temperature latitude longitude sea_floor_depth_below_sea_surface time wave_frequency
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