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Rain Quarter · Week 4 of 52 · Late January

Winter Swell

North Pacific storms send long-period swell down the coast all winter.

Front of Winter Swell: week 4 of 52, actual Noun #67 with baseball gameball head
Front · 150 × 75 mm
Back of Winter Swell: how it is earned, and the traits of Noun #67
Back · how it is earned

How it is earned

Earned by logging the swell from shore next to the nearest buoy's height and period. Watching counts; nobody has to paddle out. Notes trade one for one.

Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center ↗

Design concept for a community almanac. Not legal tender, not for sale, no cash value and no redemption. Dates are typical for Southern California and shift from year to year.

  • Week4 of 52
  • WhenLate January
  • WhereThe pier and the buoy readout
  • SerialCB-ALM-W04-N0067
  • QuarterRain Quarter
  • NounActual Noun #67 ↗
  • Headbaseball gameball
  • Glassessquare yellow orange multi
  • Bodypeachy B
  • Accessorywave
  • Seedbg 0 · body 20 · acc 128 · head 7 · glasses 19