Dial-A-Buoy provides the mariner with an easy to use system to receive current weather information for the U.S. West Coast. The system is accessed through a toll free phone number allowing the mariner to gather up to date weather information any time and anywhere they can make a phone call.
The tables below list the coast stations and buoys along the West Coast of the United States. We have broken it down by geographic area to assist in locating the stations of importance to you. We have also converted the mixed character and number station id’s to their numeric equivalent to aid in dialing in the correct number.
We have started in Washington and continued south to California and the Mexican Border.
While not every station has been included, the list is comprehensive enough to provide very good coverage. If any errors are noted or if you would like to see a particular station included that we have left out, please e-mail us with any corrections or recommendations.
U.S. West Coast WX Reporting Buoys & Stations |
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Washington / Oregon |
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Name | Station ID | Location | Description | Wave Heights | Phone ID |
South Brooks Buoy | 46132 | 49°44’24" N 127°55’48" W | 150 NM NW of Cape Flattery, WA | Yes | 46132 |
La Perouse Bank Buoy | 46206 | 48°50’24" N 125°00’00" W | 47 NM NW of Cape Flattery, WA | Yes | 46206 |
South Nomad Buoy | 46036 | 48°21’00" N 133°56’24" W | 369 NM West of Cape Flattery, WA | Yes | 46036 |
Neah Bay Buoy | 46087 | 48°29’35" N 124°43’35" W | 6 NM NNW of Cape Flattery, WA | Yes | 46087 |
Destruction Island | DESW1 | 47°40’30" N 124°29’06" W | Destruction Island Light, WA | 33791 | |
Cape Elizabeth Buoy | 46041 | 47°21’10" N 124°43’50" W | 45 NM NW of Aberdeen, WA | Yes | 46041 |
Gray’s Harbor Buoy | 46211 | 46°51’30" N 124°14’38" W | 5.5 NM West of Cohassett Beach, WA | Yes | 46211 |
Clatsop Spit Buoy | 46243 | 46°12’58" N 124°07’42" W | 5.0 NM West of Clatsop Spit, OR | Yes | 46243 |
Columbia River Bar Buoy | 46029 | 46°089’36" N 124°29’06" W | 20 NM W of the Columbia River Mouth | Yes | 46029 |
Astoria Canyon Buoy | 46248 | 46°07’45" N 124°38’50" W | 34 NM West of Astoria, OR | Yes | 46208 |
Tillamook Buoy | 46089 | 45°55’29" N 125°46’17" W | 85 NM WSW of Astoria. OR | Yes | 46089 |
Garibaldi | TLBO3 | 45°33’16" N 123°55’08" W | Tillamook Bay, OR | 85263 | |
Stonewall Bank Buoy | 46050 | 44°40’39" N 124°30’53" W | 20 NM West of Newport, OR | Yes | 46050 |
Umpqua Buoy | 46229 | 43°46’10" N 124°32’50" W | 17 NM WNW of Winchester Bay, OR | Yes | 46229 |
Port Orford Buoy | 46015 | 42°45’52" N 124°49’57" W | 15 NM West of Port Orford, OR | Yes | 46015 |
West Oregon Buoy | 46002 | 42°36’42" N 130°32’12" W | 275 NM West of Coos Bay, OR | Yes | 46002 |
U.S. West Coast WX Reporting Buoys & Stations |
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California |
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Name | Station ID | Location | Description | Wave Heights | Phone ID |
St. Georges Buoy | 46027 | 41°51’06" N 124°22’54" W | 8 NM WNW of Crescent City, CA | Yes | 46027 |
Humboldt Bay Buoy | 46244 | 40°53’46" N 124°21’25" W | 10 NM NW of Eureka, CA | Yes | 46244 |
Southeast Papa Buoy | 46006 | 40°46’57" N 137°23’51" W | 600 NM West of Eureka, CA | Yes | 46006 |
Eel River Buoy | 46022 | 40°43’12" N 124°31’52" W | 17 NM SW of Eureka, CA | Yes | 46022 |
Cape Mendocino Buoy | 46213 | 40°17’41" N 124°43’55" W | 16.9 NM SW of Cape Mendocino, CA | Yes | 46213 |
Fort Bragg Buoy | 46263 | 39°22’11" N 123°54’44" W | 6.7 NM SW of Fort Bragg, CA | Yes | 46263 |
Point Arena Buyoy | 46014 | 39°14’06" N 123°58’26" W | 9 NM WSW of Little River, CA | Yes | 46014 |
Bodega Bay Buoy | 46013 | 38°14’17" N 123°18’27" W | 48.0 NM NW of San Francisco, CA | Yes | 46013 |
West California Buoy | 46059 | 38°04’20" N 129°57’59" W | 357 NM West of San Francisco, CA | Yes | 46059 |
Point Reyes Buoy | 46214 | 37°57’00" N 123°28’18" W | 21 NM West of Point Reyes, CA | Yes | 46214 |
San Francisco | FTPC1 | 37°48’23" N 122°27’57" W | San Francisco, CA | 38721 | |
San Francisco Bar Buoy | 46237 | 37°47’11" N 122°38’03" W | 7.7 NM WSW of Golden Gate Bridge, CA | Yes | 46237 |
San Francisco Buoy | 46026 | 37°45’14" N 122°50’20" W | 18 NM West of San Francisco, CA | Yes | 46026 |
Half Moon Bay | 46012 | 37°21’20" N 122°52’51" W | 22.5 NM WSW of Half Moon Bay, CA | Yes | 46012 |
Monterey Buoy | 46042 | 36°47’05" N 122°23’54" W | 27 NM WNW of Monterey, CA | Yes | 46042 |
West Monterey Bay Buoy | 46114 | 36°43’22" N 122°21’03" W | 23.2 NM WNW of Monterey, CA | Yes | 46114 |
Point Sur Buoy | 46239 | 36°20’34" N 122°05’45" W | 10 NM WNW of Point Sur, CA | Yes | 46239 |
Cape San Martin Buoy | 46028 | 35°42’42" N 121°51’30" W | 55 NM WNW of Morro Bay, CA | Yes | 46028 |
Diablo Canyon Buoy | 46215 | 35°12’14" N 120°51’34" W | 0.5 NM SW of Diablo Canyon, CA | Yes | 46215 |
Santa Maria Buoy | 46011 | 34°57’22" N 121°01’07" W | 21 NM NW of Point Arguello, CA | Yes | 46011 |
Santa Lucia Buoy | 46259 | 34°43’54" N 121°39’51" W | 51 NM WNW of Point Arguello, CA | Yes | 46259 |
Harvest | 46218 | 34°27’16" N 120°46’59" W | 15.9 NM West of Point Conception, CA | Yes | 46218 |
West Santa Barbara Buoy | 46054 | 34°15’53" N 120°28’37" W | 38 NM West of Santa Barbara | Yes | 46054 |
East Santa Barbara Buoy | 46053 | 34°15’09" N 119°51’12" W | 12.4 NM SW of Santa Barbara, CA | Yes | 46053 |
Anacapa Passage Buoy | 46217 | 34°10’01" N 119°26’05" W | 13 NM W of Oxnard, CA | Yes | 46217 |
South Santa Rosa Island Buoy | 46069 | 33°40’28" N 120°12’42" W | 16.4 NM SSW of Santa Rosa Island, CA | Yes | 46069 |
Santa Cruz Basin Buoy | 46251 | 33°45’38" N 119°33’34" W | 16.4 NM SSW of Santa Rosa Island, CA | Yes | 46251 |
Santa Monica Basin Buoy | 46025 | 33°44’58" N 119°03’10" W | 33 NM WSW of Santa Monica, CA | Yes | 46025 |
Santa Monica Bay Buoy | 46221 | 33°51’19" N 118°38’04" W | 12 NM SW of Santa Monica, CA | Yes | 46221 |
San Nicolas Buoy | 46219 | 33°13’29" N 119°52’54" W | 19 NM West of San Nicolas Island, CA | Yes | 46219 |
San Pedro Buoy | 46222 | 33°37’04" N 118°19’00" W | 6.9 NM SSW of San Pedro, CA | Yes | 46222 |
Dana Point Buoy | 46223 | 33°27’30"N / 117°46’00"W | 3 NM W of Dana Point | Yes | 46223 |
Point Loma Buoy | 46232 | 32°31’47" N 117°25’17" W | 12.1 NM SW of Point Loma, CA | Yes | 46232 |
San Clemente Basin Buoy | 46086 | 32°29’27" N 118°02’05" W | 27 NM SE of San Clemente Island, CA | Yes | 46086 |
Tanner Bank Buoy | 46047 | 32°23’54" N 119°29’54" W | 121 NM WSW of San Diego, CA | Yes | 46047 |
The buoy and station lists can be downloaded for your personal use. The ZIP file contains the schedule in Adobe (.pdf) file format.