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
- 55 min ago
- Systems named
- 293
- Swell · wind sea
- 185 · 108
- Seas crossing
- 8 buoys
- Storms, last month
- 204 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 |
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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 · 55 min ago |
| About 850 mi to the ENE (071°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 · 3 h ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| Cape Henry, VA 44099 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
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| Georges Bank, MA 44011 · Eastern Seaboard North · 55 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 · 55 min ago |
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| Long Island, NY 44025 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
| About 450 mi to the ENE (077°T) | |
| Nantucket Offshore, MA 44008 · Eastern Seaboard North · 55 min ago |
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| Nantucket Sound, MA 44020 · Eastern Seaboard North · 55 min ago |
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| New York Harbor Entrance, NY 44065 · Eastern Seaboard North · 55 min ago |
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| Portland, ME 44007 · Eastern Seaboard North · 55 min ago |
| About 750 mi to the ESE (115°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 |
| About 4950 mi to the E (101°T) | |
| Virginia Beach, VA 44014 · Eastern Seaboard North · 55 min ago |
| About 650 mi to the S (178°T) | |
| East Lake Ontario 45012 · Great Lakes · 55 min ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| East Superior 45004 · Great Lakes · 55 min ago |
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| Grand Island North, MI 45211 · Great Lakes · 2 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 · 55 min ago |
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| North Michigan 45002 · Great Lakes · 55 min ago |
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| Oswego, NY 45215 · Great Lakes · 1 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 · 55 min ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| Canaveral East, FL 41010 · Eastern Seaboard South · 55 min ago |
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| Canaveral, FL 41009 · Eastern Seaboard South · 55 min ago |
| About 3300 mi to the NE (054°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 |
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| 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 · 55 min ago |
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| Fernandina Beach, FL Offshore 41112 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
| About 3400 mi to the E (086°T) | |
| Fort Pierce, FL (134) 41114 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
| About 1400 mi to the NE (044°T) | |
| Frying Pan Shoals, NC 41013 · Eastern Seaboard South · 55 min ago |
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| Grays Reef, GA 41008 · Eastern Seaboard South · 55 min ago |
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| Hollywood Beach, FL (265) 41122 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
| About 4300 mi to the ENE (063°T) | |
| Masonboro Inlet, ILM2, NC (150) 41110 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
| About 5350 mi to the ESE (105°T) | |
| NE BAHAMAS - 350 NM ENE of Nassau, Bahamas 41047 · Eastern Seaboard South · 55 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 · 55 min ago |
| About 1550 mi to the NNE (034°T) | |
| South Hatteras 41002 · Eastern Seaboard South · 55 min ago |
| About 650 mi to the SSE (154°T) | |
| St. Augustine, FL (194) 41117 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
| About 3350 mi to the ENE (063°T) | |
| West Bermuda 41048 · Eastern Seaboard South · 55 min ago |
| About 2050 mi to the E (080°T) | |
| Aransas Pass Channel Entrance, TX 42092 · Gulf of Mexico · 2 h ago |
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| Bay of Campeche, MX 42055 · Gulf of Mexico · 55 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 · 55 min ago |
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| Mid Gulf 42001 · Gulf of Mexico · 55 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 · 55 min ago |
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| Pensacola, FL 42039 · Gulf of Mexico · 55 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 · 55 min 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 · 55 min ago |
| 80° apart | |
| Arecibo, PR 41121 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 1 h ago |
| About 1450 mi to the N (009°T) | |
| Caribbean Valley 42060 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 55 min ago |
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| Central Caribbean 42058 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 55 min ago |
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| East Bahamas 41046 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 55 min ago |
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| NE Puerto Rico 41043 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 1 h ago |
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| NE St Martin 41044 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 55 min ago |
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| North Equatorial One 41040 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 55 min ago |
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| North Equatorial Two 41041 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 55 min ago |
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| Western Caribbean 42057 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 55 min ago |
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| Bodega Bay, CA 46013 · California · 55 min ago |
| About 1500 mi to the WNW (302°T) | |
| Cape Mendocino, CA (094) 46213 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 2850 mi to the WNW (283°T) | |
| Cape San Martin, CA 46028 · California · 55 min 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 1850 mi to the WSW (243°T) | |
| East Santa Barbara, CA 46053 · California | No spectrum in the last six hours | ||
| Eel River, CA 46022 · California · 55 min ago |
| About 2900 mi to the WNW (303°T) | |
| Green Beach Offshore 46277 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Harvest, CA (071) 46218 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 1650 mi to the NW (306°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 |
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| Monterey Canyon Outer, CA (156) 46236 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Monterey, CA 46042 · California · 55 min ago |
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| Oceanside Offshore, CA 46224 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Point Arena, CA 46014 · California · 55 min ago |
| About 1150 mi to the WNW (298°T) | |
| Point Loma South, CA 46232 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 2500 mi to the WSW (240°T) | |
| Point Reyes, CA 46214 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 3800 mi to the W (274°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 · 55 min ago |
| About 3200 mi to the W (263°T) | |
| San Nicolas Island, CA 46219 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 2200 mi to the NW (305°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 3550 mi to the NW (307°T) | |
| Santa Maria, CA 46011 · California · 55 min ago |
| About 3200 mi to the NW (312°T) | |
| Santa Monica Basin, CA 46025 · California · 55 min ago |
| About 1100 mi to the WSW (238°T) | |
| 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 · 55 min ago |
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| Southeast Papa 46006 · California · 55 min ago |
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| St Georges, CA 46027 · California · 55 min ago |
| About 1700 mi to the WNW (297°T) | |
| Tanner Bank, CA 46047 · California · 55 min ago |
| About 2950 mi to the WNW (298°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 · 55 min ago |
| 55° apart | About 1400 mi to the NW (315°T) |
| West Santa Barbara, CA 46054 · California · 55 min ago |
| About 3450 mi to the WNW (295°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 · 55 min ago |
| About 1000 mi to the SW (219°T) | |
| Clatsop Spit, OR 46243 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
| About 2400 mi to the W (261°T) | |
| Columbia River Bar, OR 46029 · Pacific Northwest · 55 min ago |
| About 450 mi to the NW (310°T) | |
| Grays Harbor, WA 46211 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
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| Neah Bay, WA 46087 · Pacific Northwest · 2 h ago |
| About 1100 mi to the SW (228°T) | |
| New Dungeness, WA 46088 · Pacific Northwest · 55 min ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| Ocean Station PAPA (166) 46246 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
| About 3700 mi to the W (281°T) | |
| Port Orford, OR 46015 · Pacific Northwest · 55 min ago |
| 65° apart | About 2800 mi to the WNW (303°T) |
| Stonewall Bank, OR 46050 · Pacific Northwest · 55 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 (289°T) | |
| Tillamook, OR 46089 · Pacific Northwest · 55 min ago |
| About 1300 mi to the WSW (257°T) | |
| Umpqua, OR Offshore 46229 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
| About 2800 mi to the WNW (295°T) | |
| West Oregon 46002 · Pacific Northwest · 55 min ago |
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| West Washington 46005 · Pacific Northwest · 55 min ago |
| 75° apart | |
| Albatross Bank, AK 46078 · Alaska · 55 min ago |
| About 2400 mi to the WSW (239°T) | |
| Cape Cleare, AK 46076 · Alaska · 55 min ago |
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| Cape Edgecumbe, AK 46084 · Alaska · 55 min ago |
| About 800 mi to the WSW (245°T) | |
| Cape Suckling, AK 46082 · Alaska · 55 min ago |
| 150° apart | |
| Central Aleutians, AK 46072 · Alaska · 55 min ago |
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| Central Bering Sea, AK Offshore 46035 · Alaska · 55 min ago |
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| Central Gulf of Alaska 46085 · Alaska · 55 min ago |
| About 450 mi to the WSW (243°T) | |
| Fairweather Ground, AK 46083 · Alaska · 55 min ago |
| 50° 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 · 1 h ago |
| About 2200 mi to the SSW (208°T) | |
| Seal Rocks, AK 46061 · Alaska · 55 min ago |
| About 500 mi to the SE (131°T) | |
| Shelikof Strait, AK 46077 · Alaska · 55 min ago |
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| Shumagin Islands, AK 46075 · Alaska · 55 min ago |
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| South Kodiak, AK 46066 · Alaska · 55 min ago |
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| Southeast Bering Sea, AK 46073 · Alaska | No spectrum in the last six hours | ||
| Southwest Bering Sea, AK 46070 · Alaska · 55 min ago |
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| W Aleutians (Amchitka), AK 46071 · Alaska · 55 min ago |
| About 750 mi to the S (188°T) | |
| W Gulf of Alaska 46001 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
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| West Orca Bay, AK 46060 · Alaska · 55 min ago |
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| Western Prince William Sound 46081 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
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| Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI (238) 51212 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
| About 1300 mi to the S (188°T) | |
| Hilo, HI 51206 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
| About 2450 mi 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 · 55 min ago |
| About 900 mi to the S (180°T) | |
| Northern Hawaii One 51000 · Hawaii · 55 min ago |
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| Northwestern Hawaii Two 51101 · Hawaii · 55 min ago |
| About 1550 mi to the SSE (147°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 · 55 min ago |
| About 2500 mi to the NNW (342°T) | |
| SW Hawaii - 200 NM SW of Kona 51002 · Hawaii · 55 min ago |
| 170° apart | About 2250 mi to the NW (310°T) |
| Waimea Bay, HI 51201 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
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| Western Hawaii 51003 · Hawaii · 55 min ago |
| 55° 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 |
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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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