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Get real-time information along the central California coast and within San Luis Bay, the site of Cal Poly's Marine Science Research and Education Pier, located 1 km offshore of Avila Beach, California. Here you'll find the latest on currents, swell conditions, temperature, visibility, winds, tides, and satellite ocean color data!


 
 

Ocean Surface Currents

Please click these SCCOOS and CeNCOOS COCMP partner links for more regional information and see CORDC for a national overview. Surface current mapping visualization and application programming interface (API) provided by CORDC.

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Colorbar for RTV's

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Current Data from Avila Beach, California
Current Air Temperature Current Water Temperature Current Wind Direction
For a graph of air temperature for the past week, click on thermometer
For a graph of water temperature for the past week, click on thermometer
For a graph of wind direction for the past week, click on compass
Current air temperature at the Cal Poly Pier.
Current water temperature at the Cal Poly Pier.
Current wind direction at the Cal Poly Pier.
Current Data from Morro Bay, California

Water Quality Live Data


Water Quality Monitoring — Live Data
Parameter BM1
T-Pier
BS1
Back Bay
CM1
Creeks
Units
Instrument
Date & Time
15-Mar-2013
17:51:29
    UTC
Local
Date & Time
15-Mar-2013
10:51:29
    PST
Temperature - - - DOWN DOWN °C
- - -     °F
Salinity - - -    
Conductivity - - -     S/m
Depth - - - FOR FOR db
Tide - - -   * m
- - -   * ft
Oxygen - - -     µMol/l
Oxygen Saturation - - - ANNUAL ANNUAL %
Chlorophyll - - -     µg/l
Turbidity - - -     NTU
Nitrate - - - MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE µMol/l
- - -     mg/l


Weather Station Live Data


BS1 Live Meteorological Data
Parameter SI Units Imperial Units
Date 20-May-2013
Time 08:00:57 UTC
Air Temperature 0 ºC 32 ºF
Relative Humidity 0 %
Dew Point 0 ºC 32 ºF
Wind Speed 0 km/h 0 mph
0 m/s 0 knots
Wind Direction 359.47 º True
Wind Chill 0 ºC 32 ºF
Rainfall 0 mm/min 0 in/hr
Barometer 1011.99 mbars 29.88 inches Hg
Sunlight 0 W/m² (400-1100nm)
Battery Voltage 12.78 V
 
  12:47 PDT 10-May-2013