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
- 1 h ago
- Systems named
- 298
- Swell · wind sea
- 205 · 93
- Seas crossing
- 3 buoys
- Storms, last month
- 184 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 |
| About 2300 mi to the ENE (073°T) | |
| Bethany Beach, DE 44084 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
| About 2200 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 · 1 h 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 · 2 h ago |
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| Cape Henry, VA 44099 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
| About 2450 mi to the NE (050°T) | |
| Georges Bank, MA 44011 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
| 180° apart | |
| 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 |
| About 1000 mi to the E (088°T) | |
| Nantucket Offshore, MA 44008 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
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| 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 |
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| Thimble Shoal, VA 44087 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| Virginia Beach Offshore, VA 44088 · Eastern Seaboard North · 2 h ago |
| About 3050 mi to the E (081°T) | |
| Virginia Beach, VA 44014 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
| About 700 mi to the S (178°T) | |
| East Lake Ontario 45012 · Great Lakes · 1 h 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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| Mid Superior 45001 · Great Lakes · 1 h ago |
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| North Michigan 45002 · Great Lakes · 1 h ago |
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| Oswego, NY 45215 · Great Lakes | No spectrum in the last six hours | ||
| Rawley Point East, WI 45210 · Great Lakes · 2 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 3950 mi to the NE (051°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 2200 mi to the NE (055°T) | |
| Diamond Shoals, NC 41025 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
| About 650 mi to the E (100°T) | |
| Duck FRF 26 m, NC 44100 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
| About 2100 mi to the ENE (062°T) | |
| Duck FRF, NC 44056 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
| About 1900 mi to the NE (053°T) | |
| Edisto, SC 41004 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h 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 · 2 h ago |
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| Frying Pan Shoals, NC 41013 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
| About 600 mi to the E (099°T) | |
| 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 |
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| Masonboro Inlet, ILM2, NC (150) 41110 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
| About 5750 mi to the E (098°T) | |
| 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 3150 mi to the NE (039°T) | |
| South Hatteras 41002 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
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| St. Augustine, FL (194) 41117 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
| About 3950 mi to the ENE (063°T) | |
| West Bermuda 41048 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
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| Aransas Pass Channel Entrance, TX 42092 · Gulf of Mexico · 2 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 · 2 h ago |
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| Southwest Pass Entrance W, LA 42084 · Gulf of Mexico · 2 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 |
| About 1150 mi to the N (007°T) | |
| Caribbean Valley 42060 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 1 h ago |
| About 650 mi to the ESE (110°T) | |
| 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 1050 mi 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 |
| About 1000 mi to the ESE (120°T) | |
| North Equatorial One 41040 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 1 h ago |
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| North Equatorial Two 41041 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 1 h ago |
| About 2450 mi to the N (008°T) | |
| Western Caribbean 42057 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 1 h ago |
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| Bodega Bay, CA 46013 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 1500 mi to the WNW (301°T) | |
| Cape Mendocino, CA (094) 46213 · California · 2 h ago |
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| Cape San Martin, CA 46028 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 2700 mi to the WSW (253°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 2000 mi to the SW (235°T) | |
| East Santa Barbara, CA 46053 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Eel River, CA 46022 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 2900 mi to the NW (306°T) | |
| Green Beach Offshore 46277 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Harvest, CA (071) 46218 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 2250 mi to the WNW (301°T) | |
| Leucadia Nearshore 46274 · California · 2 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 · 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 1100 mi to the WNW (297°T) | |
| Point Loma South, CA 46232 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Point Reyes, CA 46214 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 3800 mi to the W (276°T) | |
| Point Sur, CA (157) 46239 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 3550 mi to the WNW (300°T) | |
| Red Beach Nearshore 46275 · California · 1 h ago |
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| San Francisco, CA 46026 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 3250 mi to the W (262°T) | |
| San Nicolas Island, CA 46219 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 3550 mi to the NW (309°T) | |
| San Pedro South, CA 46253 · California · 2 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 5400 mi to the SSW (193°T) | |
| Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA 46259 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 3550 mi to the NW (307°T) | |
| Santa Maria, CA 46011 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 3400 mi to the NW (307°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 · 2 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 1700 mi to the WNW (297°T) | |
| Tanner Bank, CA 46047 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 3100 mi to the WNW (295°T) | |
| Topanga Nearshore 46268 · California · 2 h ago |
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| Torrey Pines Outer, CA 46225 · California · 1 h ago |
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| West California 46059 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 1400 mi to the NW (314°T) | |
| West Santa Barbara, CA 46054 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 3450 mi to the WNW (299°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 1000 mi to the SW (221°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 · 1 h ago |
| About 2300 mi to the WNW (294°T) | |
| Grays Harbor, WA 46211 · Pacific Northwest · 2 h ago |
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| Neah Bay, WA 46087 · Pacific Northwest · 3 h ago |
| About 1150 mi to the SW (226°T) | |
| New Dungeness, WA 46088 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h 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 · 1 h ago |
| About 2750 mi to the WNW (302°T) | |
| Stonewall Bank, OR 46050 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
| About 850 mi to the W (264°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 · 1 h ago |
| About 2000 mi to the WNW (293°T) | |
| Umpqua, OR Offshore 46229 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
| About 2050 mi to the WNW (293°T) | |
| West Oregon 46002 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
| About 2700 mi to the WNW (294°T) | |
| West Washington 46005 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
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| Albatross Bank, AK 46078 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
| About 3250 mi to the WSW (236°T) | |
| Cape Cleare, AK 46076 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
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| Cape Edgecumbe, AK 46084 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
| About 800 mi to the WSW (245°T) | |
| Cape Suckling, AK 46082 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
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| Central Aleutians, AK 46072 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
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| Central Bering Sea, AK Offshore 46035 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
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| Central Gulf of Alaska 46085 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
| About 650 mi to the WSW (245°T) | |
| Fairweather Ground, AK 46083 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
| About 450 mi to the WSW (244°T) | |
| Lower Cook Inlet, AK 46108 · Alaska · 2 h ago |
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| Portlock Bank, AK 46080 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
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| 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 · 1 h ago |
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| W Aleutians (Amchitka), AK 46071 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
| About 700 mi to the S (177°T) | |
| W Gulf of Alaska 46001 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
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| West Orca Bay, AK 46060 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
| About 750 mi to the S (180°T) | |
| Western Prince William Sound 46081 · Alaska · 1 h ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI (238) 51212 · Hawaii · 2 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 · 1 h ago |
| About 900 mi 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 |
| 65° apart | About 1500 mi to the SSE (152°T) |
| Pauwela, Maui, HI 51205 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
| About 2950 mi to the NW (325°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 |
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| SW Hawaii - 200 NM SW of Kona 51002 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
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| Waimea Bay, HI 51201 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
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| Western Hawaii 51003 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
| 160° apart | |
| Aunuu, American Samoa 51209 · Pacific islands · 1 h ago |
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| King-Poloa, American Samoa 51214 · Pacific islands · 2 h ago |
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| Ngaraard, Palau 52212 · Pacific islands · 2 h ago |
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| North Point, Pohnpei 52213 · Pacific islands · 2 h ago |
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| Pikareej, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands 52216 · Pacific islands · 2 h ago |
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| Rumung, Yap 52214 · Pacific islands · 2 h ago |
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