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New Buoy Station in Southern CA

New Buoy Station in Southern CA

CDIP 284 Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA was established on July 9, 2025, with station funding provided by the California State Parks Natural Resources Division. Together with beach observations by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Coastal Processes Group, and a seabed pressure sensor from CORDC, buoy data from this

Strong waves out of season: CA and NH

Strong waves out of season: CA and NH

As we approach the official start of summer, wave heights recorded at a few CDIP buoy stations were surprisingly intense in recent days, relative to climatological expectations. Northerly winds along the West Coast set up waves of Hs = 7 m (23’) at Tp ~ 11 sec, with individual peaks reaching Hmax

New Lake Ontario Buoy Deployed

New Lake Ontario Buoy Deployed

A new station, CDIP 274 OSWEGO,NY was deployed 09 Apr 2024. This station supports USACE research efforts in the great lakes. https://cdip.ucsd.edu/m/products/?stn=274p1

Tropical Storm Ophelia Bulletin

Tropical Storm Ophelia Bulletin

CDIP waves bulletin for Tropical Storm Ophelia.

Hurricane Idalia Bulletin

Hurricane Idalia Bulletin

CDIP stations measured historic waves from Idalia.

School Visit

Organized by Coastal Defenders, students from the EarthEcho International ResilienSea Program toured the CDIP lab.

Two New Stations Added

Two New Stations Added

2 new stations were added: Pajaro Beach South, CA and Tillamook Bay, OR

Routine Cleaning at CDIP 255 Trinity Shoal, LA

Routine Cleaning at CDIP 255 Trinity Shoal, LA

CDIP 255 Trinity Shoal, LA was cleaned and inspected. This station provides valuable data for the Louisiana coast.

New Lake Superior Buoy Deployed

New Lake Superior Buoy Deployed

New station CDIP 268 Grand Island, MI was deployed.

Typhoon Mawar Bulletin

Typhoon Mawar Bulletin

Typhoon Mawar struck Guam this week.

Cleaning at CDIP 255 Trinity Shoal, LA

Cleaning at CDIP 255 Trinity Shoal, LA

CDIP 255 Trinity Shoal, LA was cleaned and inspected.

New California Station Deployed

New California Station Deployed

A new station, CDIP 266, was deployed.

New Florida Station Deployed

New CDIP buoy deployed off Hollywood Beach, FL.

Florida Buoy Replaced

Florida Buoy Replaced

The buoy at CDIP 214 Egmont Channel Entrance, FL was replaced today. http://cdip.ucsd.edu/m/products/?stn=214p1 This buoy is part of the Tampa Bays PORTS system, which provides real-time data to vessels transiting in and out of the Port of Tampa Bay.

CDIP 248 Cleaned

CDIP 248 Cleaned

CDIP 248 was cleaned.

CDIP 100 Buoy Replaced

CDIP 100 Buoy Replaced

The field team replaced the buoy at CDIP 100 Torrey Pines Outer today.

New CDIP Paper Published

CDIP-funded post doctoral scholar, John Lodise, is being recognized for his science contribution to understanding wave climates in Eos. Fewer than 2 per cent of papers are selected to be featured in this way! Congratulations John! Tracking Ocean Waves from Extratropical Cyclones on Global Scale - EosA new way of

West Coast Atmospheric River

West Coast Atmospheric River

Powerful waves impacted the west coast.

New Delaware Buoy

New Delaware Buoy

New station CDIP 263 deployed.

Kona Low

A “Kona Low” impacted Hawaii.

Hawaii Large Wave Events

Hawaii Large Wave Events

Large waves impacted hawaii.

Hurricane Nicole

Hurricane Nicole

Hurricane Nicole

Angeles Point Cleaned

Angeles Point Cleaned

CDIP 248 was cleaned

Hurricane Ian

Alaska Storm

Alaska storm waves