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
- 162 of 164
- Newest spectrum
- 50 min ago
- Systems named
- 316
- Swell · wind sea
- 217 · 99
- Seas crossing
- 4 buoys
- Storms, last month
- 212 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 4 m); 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 |
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| Block Island, RI (154) 44097 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
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| Boston, MA 44013 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
| About 1350 km to the ENE (072°T) | |
| Buzzards Bay, MA (260) 44085 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 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 · 1 h 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 · 1 h ago |
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| Long Island, NY 44025 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
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| Nantucket Offshore, MA 44008 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
| About 2300 km to the S (187°T) | |
| Nantucket Sound, MA 44020 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
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| New York Harbor Entrance, NY 44065 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
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| Portland, ME 44007 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
| About 1100 km to the ESE (114°T) | |
| 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 · 1 h ago |
| About 1100 km to the S (177°T) | |
| East Lake Ontario 45012 · Great Lakes · 50 min ago |
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| East Superior 45004 · Great Lakes · 1 h ago |
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| Grand Island North, MI 45211 · Great Lakes · 1 h ago |
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| McGulpin Point North, MI 45194 · Great Lakes · 1 h ago |
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| Mid Superior 45001 · Great Lakes · 50 min ago |
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| North Michigan 45002 · Great Lakes · 1 h ago |
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| Oswego, NY 45215 · Great Lakes · 4 h ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| Rawley Point East, WI 45210 · Great Lakes · 1 h ago |
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| West Superior 45006 · Great Lakes · 1 h ago |
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| Canaveral East, FL 41010 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
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| Canaveral, FL 41009 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
| About 4500 km to the NE (053°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 |
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| Diamond Shoals, NC 41025 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
| About 1000 km 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 |
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| Edisto, SC 41004 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
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| Fernandina Beach, FL Offshore 41112 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
| About 4650 km to the E (086°T) | |
| Fort Pierce, FL (134) 41114 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
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| Frying Pan Shoals, NC 41013 · Eastern Seaboard South · 50 min ago |
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| Grays Reef, GA 41008 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
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| Hollywood Beach, FL (265) 41122 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
| About 5800 km to the ENE (064°T) | |
| Masonboro Inlet, ILM2, NC (150) 41110 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
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| NE BAHAMAS - 350 NM ENE of Nassau, Bahamas 41047 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h 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 · 1 h ago |
| About 2350 km to the NE (034°T) | |
| South Hatteras 41002 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
| About 1100 km to the SSE (150°T) | |
| St. Augustine, FL (194) 41117 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
| About 5250 km to the ENE (063°T) | |
| West Bermuda 41048 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
| About 3250 km to the ENE (078°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 · 1 h 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 · 1 h ago |
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| Mid Gulf 42001 · Gulf of Mexico · 1 h 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 · 1 h ago |
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| Pensacola, FL 42039 · Gulf of Mexico · 1 h 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 · 1 h ago |
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| West Tampa, FL 42036 · Gulf of Mexico · 1 h ago |
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| Yucatan Basin, MX 42056 · Gulf of Mexico · 1 h ago |
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| Arecibo, PR 41121 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 1 h ago |
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| Caribbean Valley 42060 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 1 h ago |
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| Central Caribbean 42058 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 1 h ago |
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| East Bahamas 41046 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 1 h ago |
| About 1700 km to the W (278°T) | |
| NE Puerto Rico 41043 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 1 h ago |
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| NE St Martin 41044 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 1 h ago |
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| North Equatorial One 41040 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 1 h ago |
| About 2100 km to the E (093°T) | |
| North Equatorial Two 41041 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 1 h ago |
| About 3950 km to the NNE (014°T) | |
| Western Caribbean 42057 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 1 h ago |
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| Bodega Bay, CA 46013 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 2400 km to the WNW (301°T) | |
| Cape Mendocino, CA (094) 46213 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Cape San Martin, CA 46028 · California · 1 h ago |
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| 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 3000 km to the WSW (248°T) | |
| East Santa Barbara, CA 46053 · California | No spectrum in the last six hours | ||
| Eel River, CA 46022 · California · 1 h ago |
| 65° apart | About 4700 km to the WNW (302°T) |
| Green Beach Offshore 46277 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Harvest, CA (071) 46218 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 2700 km to the NW (305°T) | |
| 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 5800 km to the SW (235°T) | |
| Monterey Canyon Outer, CA (156) 46236 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Monterey, CA 46042 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Oceanside Offshore, CA 46224 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Point Arena, CA 46014 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 1800 km to the WNW (296°T) | |
| Point Loma South, CA 46232 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Point Reyes, CA 46214 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 6150 km to the W (274°T) | |
| Point Sur, CA (157) 46239 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 5750 km to the WNW (299°T) | |
| Red Beach Nearshore 46275 · California · 1 h ago |
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| San Francisco, CA 46026 · California · 50 min ago |
| About 5150 km to the W (263°T) | |
| San Nicolas Island, CA 46219 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 3150 km to the NW (306°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 |
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| Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA 46259 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 5750 km to the NW (304°T) | |
| Santa Maria, CA 46011 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 5200 km to the NW (312°T) | |
| Santa Monica Basin, CA 46025 · California · 1 h 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 · 1 h ago |
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| Southeast Papa 46006 · California · 1 h ago |
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| St Georges, CA 46027 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 2750 km to the WNW (297°T) | |
| Tanner Bank, CA 46047 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 4750 km to the WNW (299°T) | |
| Topanga Nearshore 46268 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 7200 km to the SSW (207°T) | |
| Torrey Pines Outer, CA 46225 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 2900 km to the W (274°T) | |
| West California 46059 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 3300 km to the NW (312°T) | |
| West Santa Barbara, CA 46054 · California · 50 min ago |
| About 5050 km to the NW (304°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 · 1 h ago |
| About 1500 km to the SW (222°T) | |
| Clatsop Spit, OR 46243 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
| About 3900 km to the W (260°T) | |
| Columbia River Bar, OR 46029 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
| About 550 km to the NW (310°T) | |
| Grays Harbor, WA 46211 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
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| Neah Bay, WA 46087 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
| About 1350 km to the SW (233°T) | |
| New Dungeness, WA 46088 · Pacific Northwest · 50 min ago |
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| Ocean Station PAPA (166) 46246 · Pacific Northwest · 3 h ago |
| About 5500 km to the W (281°T) | |
| Port Orford, OR 46015 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
| 50° apart | About 4400 km to the WNW (303°T) |
| Stonewall Bank, OR 46050 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
| About 1400 km to the W (268°T) | |
| Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR 46278 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
| About 4450 km to the WNW (289°T) | |
| Tillamook, OR 46089 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
| About 2150 km to the W (260°T) | |
| Umpqua, OR Offshore 46229 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
| About 4600 km to the WNW (297°T) | |
| West Oregon 46002 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
| About 6250 km to the WNW (296°T) | |
| West Washington 46005 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
| 75° apart | |
| Albatross Bank, AK 46078 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
| About 3450 km to the WSW (240°T) | |
| Cape Cleare, AK 46076 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
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| Cape Edgecumbe, AK 46084 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
| About 1300 km to the WSW (245°T) | |
| Cape Suckling, AK 46082 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
| About 4700 km to the SSW (213°T) | |
| Central Aleutians, AK 46072 · Alaska · 50 min ago |
| 100° apart | |
| Central Bering Sea, AK Offshore 46035 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
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| Central Gulf of Alaska 46085 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
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| Fairweather Ground, AK 46083 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
| About 750 km to the WSW (244°T) | |
| Lower Cook Inlet, AK 46108 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
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| Portlock Bank, AK 46080 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
| About 3500 km to the SSW (208°T) | |
| Seal Rocks, AK 46061 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
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| Shelikof Strait, AK 46077 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
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| Shumagin Islands, AK 46075 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
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| South Kodiak, AK 46066 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
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| Southeast Bering Sea, AK 46073 · Alaska | No spectrum in the last six hours | ||
| Southwest Bering Sea, AK 46070 · Alaska · 50 min ago |
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| W Aleutians (Amchitka), AK 46071 · Alaska · 50 min ago |
| About 1200 km to the S (185°T) | |
| W Gulf of Alaska 46001 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
| About 4800 km to the WSW (238°T) | |
| West Orca Bay, AK 46060 · Alaska · 1 h 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 |
| About 2050 km to the S (188°T) | |
| Hilo, HI 51206 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
| About 4100 km to the NNW (327°T) | |
| Mokapu Point, Oahu, HI 51202 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
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| NW Hawaii - 200 NM NW of Kauai 51001 · Hawaii · 50 min ago |
| About 1400 km to the S (180°T) | |
| Northern Hawaii One 51000 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
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| Northwestern Hawaii Two 51101 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
| About 2500 km to the SSE (147°T) | |
| Pauwela, Maui, HI 51205 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
| About 2750 km to the NW (324°T) | |
| Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI (233) 51211 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
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| SE Hawaii - 200 NM SE of Hilo 51004 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
| About 4150 km to the N (349°T) | |
| SW Hawaii - 200 NM SW of Kona 51002 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
| About 3800 km to the WNW (304°T) | |
| Waimea Bay, HI 51201 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
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| Western Hawaii 51003 · Hawaii · 50 min ago |
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| 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 |
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| Pikareej, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands 52216 · Pacific islands · 1 h ago |
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| Rumung, Yap 52214 · Pacific islands · 1 h ago |
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