Wave intelligence
The systems in the sea
A buoy's significant wave height sums everything in the sea: long groundswell from a storm a thousand miles off, a closer swell, the chop of the local wind. Each buoy's measured directional spectrum is partitioned into those systems, which are followed through time, used to place the storms the swells came from, and checked for seas that cross.
- Stations analysed
- 161 of 163
- Newest spectrum
- 52 min ago
- Systems named
- 313
- Swell · wind sea
- 209 · 104
- Seas crossing
- 7 buoys
- Storms, last month
- 187 placed →
- Window
- The last 4 days
- Method
- Reference
The wave systems in each buoy's latest spectrum, largest first, and whether each is building or fading.
Each petal is a system, pointing to where it comes from, north up. Its length grows with height (the ring is 13 ft); its width is the directional spread. Swell Wind sea Storm placed
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| Station | Systems now | Seas crossing | Storm placed |
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| Barnegat, NJ (209) 44091 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
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| Bethany Beach, DE 44084 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
| About 2150 mi to the ENE (067°T) | |
| Block Island, RI (154) 44097 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
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| Boston, MA 44013 · Eastern Seaboard North · 52 min ago |
| About 850 mi to the ENE (071°T) | |
| Buzzards Bay, MA (260) 44085 · Eastern Seaboard North · 2 h ago |
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| Cape Cod Bay, MA (221) 44090 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
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| Cape Henry, VA 44099 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
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| Georges Bank, MA 44011 · Eastern Seaboard North · 52 min ago |
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| Jeffrey's Ledge, NH 44098 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
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| Jonesport, ME 44027 · Eastern Seaboard North · 52 min ago |
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| Long Island, NY 44025 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
| About 950 mi to the E (087°T) | |
| Nantucket Offshore, MA 44008 · Eastern Seaboard North · 52 min ago |
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| Nantucket Sound, MA 44020 · Eastern Seaboard North · 52 min ago |
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| New York Harbor Entrance, NY 44065 · Eastern Seaboard North · 52 min ago |
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| Portland, ME 44007 · Eastern Seaboard North · 52 min ago |
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| Thimble Shoal, VA 44087 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
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| Virginia Beach Offshore, VA 44088 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
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| Virginia Beach, VA 44014 · Eastern Seaboard North · 52 min ago |
| About 700 mi to the S (177°T) | |
| East Lake Ontario 45012 · Great Lakes · 52 min ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| East Superior 45004 · Great Lakes · 52 min ago |
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| Grand Island North, MI 45211 · Great Lakes · 1 h ago |
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| Mid Superior 45001 · Great Lakes · 52 min ago |
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| North Michigan 45002 · Great Lakes · 1 h ago |
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| Oswego, NY 45215 · Great Lakes · 2 h ago |
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| Rawley Point East, WI 45210 · Great Lakes · 1 h ago |
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| West Superior 45006 · Great Lakes · 52 min ago |
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| Canaveral East, FL 41010 · Eastern Seaboard South · 52 min ago |
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| Canaveral, FL 41009 · Eastern Seaboard South · 52 min ago |
| About 3800 mi to the NE (052°T) | |
| Cape Canaveral Nearshore, FL 41113 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
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| Cape Hatteras East, NC (250) 41120 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
| About 1850 mi to the ENE (057°T) | |
| Diamond Shoals, NC 41025 · Eastern Seaboard South · 52 min ago |
| About 650 mi to the E (099°T) | |
| Duck FRF 26 m, NC 44100 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
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| Duck FRF, NC 44056 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
| About 1750 mi to the NE (053°T) | |
| Edisto, SC 41004 · Eastern Seaboard South · 52 min ago |
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| Fernandina Beach, FL Offshore 41112 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
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| Fort Pierce, FL (134) 41114 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
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| Frying Pan Shoals, NC 41013 · Eastern Seaboard South · 52 min ago |
| About 400 mi to the ESE (104°T) | |
| Grays Reef, GA 41008 · Eastern Seaboard South · 52 min ago |
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| Hollywood Beach, FL (265) 41122 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
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| Masonboro Inlet, ILM2, NC (150) 41110 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
| About 5700 mi to the ESE (101°T) | |
| NE BAHAMAS - 350 NM ENE of Nassau, Bahamas 41047 · Eastern Seaboard South · 52 min ago |
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| Nags Head, NC 44086 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
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| Onslow Bay Outer, NC (217) 41159 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
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| Oregon Inlet, NC 44095 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
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| South Bermuda 41049 · Eastern Seaboard South · 52 min ago |
| About 1150 mi to the NE (038°T) | |
| South Hatteras 41002 · Eastern Seaboard South · 52 min ago |
| About 550 mi to the SSE (148°T) | |
| St. Augustine, FL (194) 41117 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
| About 3650 mi to the ENE (063°T) | |
| West Bermuda 41048 · Eastern Seaboard South · 52 min ago |
| About 1800 mi to the ENE (061°T) | |
| Aransas Pass Channel Entrance, TX 42092 · Gulf of Mexico · 1 h ago |
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| Bay of Campeche, MX 42055 · Gulf of Mexico · 52 min ago |
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| Egmont Channel Entrance, FL 42098 · Gulf of Mexico · 1 h ago |
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| Galveston, TX 42035 · Gulf of Mexico · 52 min ago |
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| Mid Gulf 42001 · Gulf of Mexico · 52 min ago |
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| Offshore St. Petersburg, FL 42099 · Gulf of Mexico · 1 h ago |
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| Orange Beach, AL 42012 · Gulf of Mexico · 52 min ago |
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| Pensacola, FL 42039 · Gulf of Mexico · 52 min ago |
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| Satan Shoal, FL 42095 · Gulf of Mexico · 1 h ago |
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| Southwest Pass Entrance W, LA 42084 · Gulf of Mexico · 1 h ago |
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| West Gulf 42002 · Gulf of Mexico · 52 min ago |
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| West Tampa, FL 42036 · Gulf of Mexico · 52 min ago |
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| Yucatan Basin, MX 42056 · Gulf of Mexico · 52 min ago |
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| Arecibo, PR 41121 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 1 h ago |
| About 1100 mi to the N (007°T) | |
| Caribbean Valley 42060 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 52 min ago |
| About 550 mi to the ESE (114°T) | |
| Central Caribbean 42058 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 52 min ago |
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| East Bahamas 41046 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 52 min ago |
| About 2950 mi to the NE (041°T) | |
| NE Puerto Rico 41043 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 52 min ago |
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| NE St Martin 41044 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 52 min ago |
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| North Equatorial One 41040 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 52 min ago |
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| North Equatorial Two 41041 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 52 min ago |
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| Western Caribbean 42057 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 52 min ago |
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| Bodega Bay, CA 46013 · California · 52 min ago |
| About 1450 mi to the WNW (302°T) | |
| Cape Mendocino, CA (094) 46213 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Cape San Martin, CA 46028 · California · 52 min ago |
| About 1650 mi to the NNW (329°T) | |
| Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA 46285 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Del Mar Nearshore, CA 46266 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Diablo Canyon, CA 46215 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 1850 mi to the SW (234°T) | |
| East Santa Barbara, CA 46053 · California · 52 min ago |
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| Eel River, CA 46022 · California · 52 min ago |
| About 2900 mi to the WNW (302°T) | |
| Green Beach Offshore 46277 · California · 2 h ago |
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| Harvest, CA (071) 46218 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Leucadia Nearshore 46274 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Long Beach Channel, CA 46256 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Mission Bay West, CA 46258 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 5250 mi to the SW (223°T) | |
| Monterey Canyon Outer, CA (156) 46236 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Monterey, CA 46042 · California · 52 min ago |
| About 2900 mi to the NW (314°T) | |
| Oceanside Offshore, CA 46224 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Point Arena, CA 46014 · California · 52 min ago |
| About 1150 mi to the WNW (299°T) | |
| Point Loma South, CA 46232 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Point Reyes, CA 46214 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 3850 mi to the W (275°T) | |
| Point Sur, CA (157) 46239 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 3550 mi to the WNW (295°T) | |
| Red Beach Nearshore 46275 · California · 1 h ago |
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| San Francisco, CA 46026 · California · 52 min ago |
| About 3200 mi to the W (262°T) | |
| San Nicolas Island, CA 46219 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 3250 mi to the NW (309°T) | |
| San Pedro South, CA 46253 · California · 1 h ago |
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| San Pedro, CA 46222 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Santa Cruz Basin, CA 46251 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 5650 mi to the SSW (203°T) | |
| Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA 46259 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 3550 mi to the NW (304°T) | |
| Santa Maria, CA 46011 · California · 52 min ago |
| About 3250 mi to the NW (310°T) | |
| Santa Monica Basin, CA 46025 · California · 52 min ago |
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| Santa Monica Bay, CA 46221 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Scripps Nearshore, CA 46254 · California · 1 h ago |
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| South Santa Rosa Island, CA 46069 · California · 52 min ago |
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| Southeast Papa 46006 · California · 52 min ago |
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| St Georges, CA 46027 · California · 52 min ago |
| About 1750 mi to the WNW (295°T) | |
| Tanner Bank, CA 46047 · California · 52 min ago |
| About 3050 mi to the WNW (297°T) | |
| Topanga Nearshore 46268 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Torrey Pines Outer, CA 46225 · California · 1 h ago |
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| West California 46059 · California · 52 min ago |
| About 1050 mi to the SSE (152°T) | |
| West Santa Barbara, CA 46054 · California · 52 min ago |
| About 3550 mi to the WNW (292°T) | |
| Angeles Point, WA (248) 46267 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
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| Astoria Canyon, OR (179) 46248 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
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| Cape Elizabeth, WA 46041 · Pacific Northwest · 52 min ago |
| About 2400 mi to the WNW (289°T) | |
| Clatsop Spit, OR 46243 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
| About 2400 mi to the W (260°T) | |
| Columbia River Bar, OR 46029 · Pacific Northwest · 52 min ago |
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| Grays Harbor, WA 46211 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
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| Neah Bay, WA 46087 · Pacific Northwest | No spectrum in the last six hours | ||
| New Dungeness, WA 46088 · Pacific Northwest · 52 min ago |
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| Ocean Station PAPA (166) 46246 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
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| Port Orford, OR 46015 · Pacific Northwest · 52 min ago |
| About 2800 mi to the NW (304°T) | |
| Stonewall Bank, OR 46050 · Pacific Northwest · 52 min ago |
| About 900 mi to the W (268°T) | |
| Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR 46278 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
| About 2750 mi to the WNW (287°T) | |
| Tillamook, OR 46089 · Pacific Northwest · 52 min ago |
| About 1350 mi to the WSW (256°T) | |
| Umpqua, OR Offshore 46229 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
| About 2050 mi to the WNW (293°T) | |
| West Oregon 46002 · Pacific Northwest · 52 min ago |
| About 2700 mi to the WNW (295°T) | |
| West Washington 46005 · Pacific Northwest · 52 min ago |
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| Albatross Bank, AK 46078 · Alaska · 52 min ago |
| About 3050 mi to the WSW (237°T) | |
| Cape Cleare, AK 46076 · Alaska · 52 min ago |
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| Cape Edgecumbe, AK 46084 · Alaska · 52 min ago |
| About 800 mi to the WSW (245°T) | |
| Cape Suckling, AK 46082 · Alaska · 52 min ago |
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| Central Aleutians, AK 46072 · Alaska · 52 min ago |
| About 450 mi to the SE (138°T) | |
| Central Bering Sea, AK Offshore 46035 · Alaska · 52 min ago |
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| Central Gulf of Alaska 46085 · Alaska · 52 min ago |
| About 850 mi to the WSW (244°T) | |
| Fairweather Ground, AK 46083 · Alaska · 52 min ago |
| 95° apart | About 450 mi to the WSW (244°T) |
| Lower Cook Inlet, AK 46108 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
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| Portlock Bank, AK 46080 · Alaska · 52 min ago |
| 120° apart | |
| Seal Rocks, AK 46061 · Alaska · 52 min ago |
| About 500 mi to the SE (130°T) | |
| Shelikof Strait, AK 46077 · Alaska · 52 min ago |
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| Shumagin Islands, AK 46075 · Alaska · 52 min ago |
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| South Kodiak, AK 46066 · Alaska · 52 min ago |
| 55° apart | |
| Southeast Bering Sea, AK 46073 · Alaska | No spectrum in the last six hours | ||
| Southwest Bering Sea, AK 46070 · Alaska · 52 min ago |
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| W Aleutians (Amchitka), AK 46071 · Alaska · 52 min ago |
| 50° apart | |
| W Gulf of Alaska 46001 · Alaska · 52 min ago |
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| West Orca Bay, AK 46060 · Alaska · 52 min ago |
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| Western Prince William Sound 46081 · Alaska · 1 h ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI (238) 51212 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
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| Hilo, HI 51206 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
| About 2550 mi to the NW (326°T) | |
| Mokapu Point, Oahu, HI 51202 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
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| NW Hawaii - 200 NM NW of Kauai 51001 · Hawaii · 52 min ago |
| 50° apart | About 900 mi to the S (180°T) |
| Northern Hawaii One 51000 · Hawaii · 52 min ago |
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| Northwestern Hawaii Two 51101 · Hawaii · 52 min ago |
| About 1500 mi to the SSE (152°T) | |
| Pauwela, Maui, HI 51205 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
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| Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI (233) 51211 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
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| SE Hawaii - 200 NM SE of Hilo 51004 · Hawaii · 52 min ago |
| About 2700 mi to the NNW (345°T) | |
| SW Hawaii - 200 NM SW of Kona 51002 · Hawaii · 52 min ago |
| 140° apart | |
| Waimea Bay, HI 51201 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
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| Western Hawaii 51003 · Hawaii · 52 min ago |
| 130° apart | |
| Aunuu, American Samoa 51209 · Pacific islands · 1 h ago |
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| King-Poloa, American Samoa 51214 · Pacific islands · 1 h ago |
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| Ngaraard, Palau 52212 · Pacific islands · 1 h ago |
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| North Point, Pohnpei 52213 · Pacific islands · 1 h ago |
| About 2050 mi to the NNW (343°T) | |
| Pikareej, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands 52216 · Pacific islands · 1 h ago |
| About 2400 mi to the NNW (327°T) | |
| Rumung, Yap 52214 · Pacific islands · 1 h ago |
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