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Live NOAA and Scripps buoy readings, checked against the forecast

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Ocean

Buoy	Wind kn	Gust	Waves ft	Water °F	Age
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Tap a buoy on the map or in the list. Each reading is checked against the forecast for the same spot, so you can see whether conditions out there are better or worse than predicted.

Playback (under the map) replays the last 48 hours of buoy readings over the model's own history, then runs the next 48 hours of forecast. Buoys report every 10 minutes from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center, which also carries the Scripps CDIP wave buoys. Wind is measured about 4 m above the water, a little lower than the 10 m the forecast uses, so a buoy reading slightly under the forecast is normal.