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NDBC Station46244

Humboldt Bay Buoy 46244

Owned and maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography (CDIP)Waverider Buoy
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LiveConditions at 46244 as of Oct 11, 8:56 AM PDT· NDBC reports every 30 min
Current conditions
Wave height WVHT
10.2ft10sDPD6.9sAPD
from NW
Wind WSPD
—
no wind sensor
Water temp WTMP
51.6°F
Air temp ATMP
—
Pressure PRES
—

Recent (Last 24 hours)

Every 10-minute transmission NDBC published, newest first. Blank = not reported in that transmission; waves are sampled every 30 minutes.
WavesWindSeaAir
TIMEPDTWVHTftDPDsecAPDsecMWD WDIR WSPDktsGSTktsWTMP°FTIDEftPRESinPTDYinATMP°FDEWP°FVISnmi
10/11/2026 08:56 AM10.2106.9NW---51.6------
10/11/2026 08:26 AM10.897.1NW---51.6------
10/11/2026 07:56 AM10.596.8NNW---51.6------
10/11/2026 07:26 AM11.297.0NW---51.6------
10/11/2026 06:56 AM10.586.8NW---51.6------
10/11/2026 06:26 AM10.596.9NW---51.6------
10/11/2026 05:56 AM9.897.0NNW---51.6------
10/11/2026 05:26 AM10.587.1NW---51.6------
10/11/2026 04:56 AM9.886.8NW---51.8------
10/11/2026 04:26 AM10.5107.1NW---51.8------
10/11/2026 03:56 AM10.2106.8NNW---51.8------
10/11/2026 03:26 AM10.596.9NW---51.8------
10/11/2026 02:56 AM10.286.7NNW---51.8------
10/11/2026 02:26 AM10.2106.9NNW---52.0------
10/11/2026 01:56 AM10.8106.9NNW---52.0------
10/11/2026 01:26 AM10.886.8NNW---52.0------
10/11/2026 12:56 AM11.296.9NW---52.2------
10/11/2026 12:26 AM11.8107.0NW---52.2------
10/10/2026 11:56 PM11.886.8NNW---52.2------
10/10/2026 11:26 PM11.8106.9NNW---52.2------
10/10/2026 10:56 PM12.186.9NNW---52.2------
10/10/2026 10:26 PM12.887.0NW---52.2------
10/10/2026 09:56 PM11.586.5NNW---52.2------
10/10/2026 09:26 PM12.597.0NW---52.3------
10/10/2026 08:56 PM12.196.9NW---52.3------
10/10/2026 08:26 PM11.8106.8NW---52.3------
10/10/2026 07:56 PM11.886.9NW---52.2------
10/10/2026 07:26 PM10.876.5NNW---52.2------
10/10/2026 06:56 PM11.586.8NW---52.0------
10/10/2026 06:26 PM10.286.6NW---52.0------
10/10/2026 05:56 PM10.586.6NNW---52.2------
10/10/2026 05:26 PM10.286.5NNW---52.0------
10/10/2026 04:56 PM10.286.5NNW---52.0------
10/10/2026 03:56 PM9.886.4NNW---52.0------
10/10/2026 03:26 PM11.286.7NNW---52.0------
10/10/2026 02:56 PM10.286.4NNW---52.0------
10/10/2026 02:26 PM10.586.4NNW---52.0------
10/10/2026 01:56 PM10.886.6NW---52.0------
10/10/2026 01:26 PM10.586.7NNW---52.0------
10/10/2026 12:56 PM10.586.4NW---52.0------
10/10/2026 12:26 PM10.886.8NNW---52.0------
10/10/2026 11:56 AM10.286.6NW---52.0------
10/10/2026 11:26 AM10.286.6NW---51.8------
10/10/2026 10:56 AM10.586.7NNW---51.8------
10/10/2026 10:26 AM10.286.7NW---52.0------
10/10/2026 09:56 AM9.886.6NW---52.0------
10/10/2026 09:26 AM9.586.6NW---52.2------
10/10/2026 08:56 AM9.586.6NW---52.3------
10/10/2026 08:26 AM9.886.6NW---52.3------
10/10/2026 07:56 AM10.286.7NW---52.5------
10/10/2026 07:26 AM9.886.6NW---52.7------
10/10/2026 06:56 AM9.886.7NNW---52.9------
10/10/2026 06:26 AM10.886.9NW---53.2------
10/10/2026 05:56 AM10.286.9NNW---53.4------
10/10/2026 05:26 AM9.886.8NNW---53.4------
10/10/2026 04:56 AM9.886.8NNW---53.6------
10/10/2026 04:26 AM10.287.0NNW---53.6------
10/10/2026 03:56 AM9.886.6NNW---53.8------
10/10/2026 03:26 AM9.586.6NNW---53.8------
10/10/2026 02:56 AM10.586.7NNW---53.4------
10/10/2026 02:26 AM9.886.6NNW---53.4------
10/10/2026 01:56 AM9.586.7NNW---53.4------
10/10/2026 01:26 AM9.586.5NNW---53.4------
10/10/2026 12:56 AM9.886.8NNW---53.4------
10/10/2026 12:26 AM9.886.8NNW---53.4------
10/09/2026 11:56 PM9.886.8NNW---53.4------
10/09/2026 11:26 PM9.586.7NNW---53.4------
10/09/2026 10:56 PM9.587.0NNW---53.2------
10/09/2026 10:26 PM9.887.0NNW---53.4------
10/09/2026 09:56 PM9.886.9NNW---53.4------
10/09/2026 09:26 PM8.586.8NNW---53.2------
10/09/2026 08:56 PM8.586.8NNW---53.2------
10/09/2026 08:26 PM8.586.8NNW---53.1------
10/09/2026 07:56 PM8.576.8NNW---53.2------
10/09/2026 07:26 PM7.986.7NNW---53.2------
10/09/2026 06:56 PM8.587.0NNW---53.4------
10/09/2026 06:26 PM8.986.9NNW---54.0------
10/09/2026 05:56 PM7.987.0NNW---54.7------
10/09/2026 05:26 PM8.277.2NW---55.2------
10/09/2026 04:56 PM7.987.2NNW---55.2------
10/09/2026 04:26 PM8.287.2NNW---54.7------
10/09/2026 03:56 PM8.287.1NNW---54.7------
10/09/2026 03:26 PM8.587.4NNW---54.3------
10/09/2026 02:56 PM8.587.5NNW---54.0------
10/09/2026 02:26 PM8.287.5NNW---53.6------
10/09/2026 01:56 PM8.287.5NNW---53.6------
10/09/2026 01:26 PM8.587.5NNW---53.6------
10/09/2026 12:56 PM8.997.5NNW---53.6------
10/09/2026 12:26 PM8.297.3NW---53.4------
10/09/2026 11:56 AM8.987.3NNW---53.1------
10/09/2026 11:26 AM9.297.4NNW---52.9------
10/09/2026 10:56 AM9.297.4NW---52.7------
10/09/2026 10:26 AM10.597.8NW---52.7------
10/09/2026 09:56 AM10.597.8NW---52.7------
10/09/2026 09:26 AM11.2107.9NW---52.7------
10/09/2026 08:56 AM11.297.8NW---52.7------
10/09/2026 08:26 AM11.297.8NW---52.7------
10/09/2026 07:56 AM10.897.7NW---52.9------
10/09/2026 07:26 AM10.5137.6WNW---52.9------
10/09/2026 06:56 AM10.2137.6WNW---52.9------
10/09/2026 06:26 AM11.2137.9WNW---52.9------
10/09/2026 05:56 AM9.5138.1WNW---52.9------
10/09/2026 05:26 AM9.5128.2WNW---52.9------
10/09/2026 04:56 AM9.8138.1WNW---52.9------
10/09/2026 04:26 AM10.2128.5WNW---53.1------
10/09/2026 03:56 AM9.8138.3WNW---52.9------
10/09/2026 03:26 AM9.8148.4WNW---52.9------
10/09/2026 02:56 AM9.598.2NW---52.7------
10/09/2026 02:26 AM9.2138.0WNW---52.5------
10/09/2026 01:56 AM8.9128.1WNW---52.5------
10/09/2026 01:26 AM9.5118.2WNW---52.5------
10/09/2026 12:56 AM8.597.6NW---52.5------
10/09/2026 12:26 AM8.997.6NW---52.7------
10/08/2026 11:56 PM8.997.7NW---52.9------
10/08/2026 11:26 PM9.587.8NNW---53.1------
10/08/2026 10:56 PM8.997.5NNW---53.1------
10/08/2026 10:26 PM9.587.6NNW---53.1------
10/08/2026 09:56 PM9.287.6NNW---53.4------
10/08/2026 09:26 PM9.2137.9WNW---52.9------
10/08/2026 08:56 PM9.287.7NW---52.9------
10/08/2026 08:26 PM10.288.3NW---52.9------
10/08/2026 07:56 PM9.8138.0WNW---53.1------
10/08/2026 07:26 PM9.8108.2WNW---53.4------
10/08/2026 06:56 PM10.2118.2NW---53.6------
10/08/2026 06:26 PM9.5138.2WNW---53.8------
10/08/2026 05:56 PM9.5138.1WNW---53.6------
10/08/2026 05:26 PM10.2138.5WNW---53.6------
10/08/2026 04:56 PM9.8138.8WNW---54.0------
10/08/2026 04:26 PM9.8138.6WNW---54.0------
10/08/2026 03:56 PM9.8138.9WNW---54.3------
10/08/2026 03:26 PM9.2118.8WNW---54.3------
10/08/2026 02:56 PM9.288.7NW---54.3------
10/08/2026 02:26 PM10.5119.2WNW---54.7------
10/08/2026 01:56 PM9.2148.8WNW---54.9------
10/08/2026 01:26 PM8.9138.8NW---54.9------
10/08/2026 12:56 PM10.2139.4WNW---54.7------
10/08/2026 12:26 PM9.2148.9NW---54.7------
10/08/2026 11:56 AM9.5148.8WNW---54.5------
10/08/2026 11:26 AM8.9138.6NW---54.3------
10/08/2026 10:56 AM8.5128.4NW---54.1------
10/08/2026 10:26 AM9.5139.0WNW---54.0------
10/08/2026 09:56 AM8.5138.4WNW---53.2------
10/08/2026 09:26 AM8.2107.8WNW---53.2------
10/08/2026 08:56 AM9.2148.5WNW---53.2------
10/08/2026 08:26 AM8.9148.1WNW---53.1------
10/08/2026 07:56 AM8.9147.7WNW---53.1------
10/08/2026 07:26 AM9.5147.9NW---53.1------
10/08/2026 06:56 AM9.8158.1WNW---53.2------
10/08/2026 06:26 AM9.2148.0WNW---53.4------
10/08/2026 05:56 AM8.587.8NNW---53.8------
All NDBC fields for the Oct 11, 8:56 AM PDT observation

Waves

Wave HeightWVHT10.2 ft
Dominant Wave PeriodDPD10 sec
Average Wave PeriodAPD6.9 sec
Mean Wave DirectionMWDNW (323 deg true)
Swell HeightSwH4.6 ft
Swell PeriodSwP11.1 sec
Swell DirectionSwDNW
Wind Wave HeightWWH9.2 ft
Wind Wave PeriodWWP9.9 sec
Wind Wave DirectionWWDNW
Wave SteepnessSTEEPNESSaverage

Wind

Wind DirectionWDIRnot reported
Wind SpeedWSPDnot reported
Wind GustGSTnot reported
Highest 1-min WindSUPLnot reported

Sea

Water TemperatureWTMP51.6 °F
TideTIDEnot reported
SalinitySALnot reported
Ocean TemperatureOTMPnot reported
Surface CurrentADCPnot reported

Air

Atmospheric PressurePRESnot reported
Pressure TendencyPTDYnot reported
Air TemperatureATMPnot reported
Dew PointDEWPnot reported
VisibilityVISnot reported
Lowest 1-min PressureSUPLnot reported

Last 5 days at 46244

Hourly, from the buoy's own reports. Hover to read one moment across every instrument.

46 days · 2,150 observations · added by SeaLegs AI

Is today normal at Humboldt Bay?

Every reading the buoy has made since Aug 27, summarized. NDBC's page remembers 5 days; this is the memory it doesn't have.

Daily peak seas

Highest significant wave height each day, ft
Biggest day
12.8ft
Top gust
-kt
Water vs Aug 27
-6.9°F

Where the wind comes from

Share of hours by direction · length = how often
avg under 12 ktavg 12 kt+

How often it's rough

Share of readings by wave height
0–2 ft
0.0%
2–4 ft
0.0%
4–6 ft
9.8%
6–8 ft
7.1%
8+ ft
83.1%

0 readings in 10 were under 2 ft. Seas topped 6 ft on 4 days in the window.

Nearby stations

NOAA and partner stations reporting weather within 80 nm of 46244.

STATIONS NEAR 46244

Closest with recent data

Distance and bearing from 46244
NJLC1North Jetty Landing, CA
NOS
9 nm · SEHBYC1North Spit, CA
NOS
10 nm · SEHBXC1Humboldt, CA
Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System
10 nm · SETDPC1Trinidad Pier Trinidad, CA
Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System
14 nm · NE46022EEL RIVER - 17NM WSW of Eureka, CA
NDBC
14 nm · SW46213Cape Mendocino, CA (094)
SCRIPPS
40 nm · SSWCECC1Crescent City, CA
NOS
52 nm · N46027ST GEORGES - 8 NM NW of Crescent City, CA
NDBC
57 nm · N
Latest NWS Marine ForecastNotice to MarinersSAR dataNDBC station page

About station 46244

Humboldt Bay buoy 46244 is the offshore reference for boaters and anglers working these waters.

HullWaverider Buoy
Site elevationsea level
Water depth117 m · 384 ft
Sea temp depth0.46 m below water line
OwnerScripps Institution of Oceanography (CDIP)
ProgramIOOS Partners
ReportsEvery 30 min (wave buoy)
Historical dataNDBC archive ↗

Questions about buoy 46244

Where is buoy 46244?

NDBC station 46244 is moored at 40.896°N, 124.358°W — Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA (168), in 117 m of water. The closest other reporting station is North Jetty Landing, CA (NJLC1), 9 nm to the SE.

How big are the waves at the Humboldt Bay buoy right now?

As of the Oct 11, 8:56 AM PDT report, 46244 shows 10.2 ft significant wave height on a 10-second dominant period from the NW. Over the past 46 days, 0% of readings were under 2 ft and the biggest day reached 12.8 ft.

What is the water temperature at Humboldt Bay buoy?

Water temperature at the buoy is 51.6°F. That is 7°F cooler than on August 27.

Why are some fields blank?

Waves are sampled every 30 minutes, so most 10-minute rows carry no value for them. NDBC prints “-” (or “MM” in the raw feed). A field that stays blank for days usually means a sensor fault; NDBC lists outages on its station status page.

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Observations: NOAA National Data Buoy Center, station 46244, real-time feed. SeaLegs AI converts units and computes the 46-day summaries; the readings are NDBC's and are shown unaltered. Not a forecast. Not for navigation. NDBC station page ↗