Reported Nov 13, 1:00 AM PSTBuoy 46267

Angeles Point, WA

Name: Angeles Point, WA buoy 46267 wave observations
Creator: NOAA National Data Buoy Center (NDBC); station operated by SCRIPPS
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

Washington, United States

Last wave reading: Nov 13, 12:30 AM PST

Now at the buoy

Significant wave height at the buoy

0.7 ft

0.2 m

Dominant period: —
Direction: no direction

Swell

0.3 ft0.1 m

10 sfrom NW 315°

Wind waves

0.7 ft0.2 m

9.5 sfrom NW 315°

Close to flat at the buoy: 0.7 ft of total wave height. Fading over the last 6 hours, down 0.9 ft.

Significant wave height is the average of the biggest third of waves at the buoy. It is not surf height at a beach.

Trend at the buoy

Height at the buoy

Total (significant height)
Swell
Wind waves

Period

Swell period
Wind-wave period

Hourly means of the buoy's readings. Arrows point the way the waves travel.

Model vs the buoy

Buoy, hourly
Model, past days
Model forecast

Over the last 5 days, the model ran 60% high against the buoy.

Model peak each day at the buoy
Day	Height	Peak period	From
Fri, Nov 13	3.5 ft	12 s	E
Sat, Nov 14	6.3 ft	5.8 s	E
Sun, Nov 15	6.0 ft	5.9 s	E
Mon, Nov 16	2.9 ft	15 s	WNW
Tue, Nov 17	3.9 ft	5.7 s	E
Wed, Nov 18	5.3 ft	5.2 s	E
Thu, Nov 19	2.2 ft	13 s	WNW

ECMWF WAM wave model via Open-Meteo, nearest model cell (48.250°N, 123.500°W). Both lines are significant wave height at sea, the same measure the buoy reports. Model output, not a Quiver beach forecast.

Beaches whose Quiver forecast uses this buoy

Fort Ebey62 km
Quiver forecast now: 0-1ft

Beach numbers are each beach's own Quiver forecast, not a conversion of this buoy reading.

Nearby buoys

New Dungeness - 17 NM NE of Port Angeles, WA1.0 ft · 10 sLive · 36 km
Neah Bay - 6 NM North of Cape Flattery, WA (Traffic Separation Lighted Buoy)12.5 ftLive · 91 km
Backyard Buoys - Quinault NorthOffline · 101 km
Cape Elizabeth - 45NM NW of Aberdeen, WA15.1 ftLive · 125 km
Entrance to English Bay0.7 ft · 3 sStale · 127 km
Halibut Bank0.7 ft · 3 sStale · 130 km

Nearest tide station: Crescent Bay 9 km for today’s highs and lows.

How to read this buoy

Angeles Point, WA sits in open water, 62 km from the closest beach listed here. It sees swell before the coast bends, blocks or shrinks it, so expect beach surf to differ from this reading.

Over the readings shown here, most wave energy reached this buoy from the NW.

Biggest hourly reading in that record: 3.9 ft at 10 s on Oct 22.

Station id: 46267
CDIP id: 248
Operator: SCRIPPS
Program: IOOS Partners
Position: 48.171°N, 123.600°W
Type: Moored buoy
Local time zone: America/Los_Angeles
Swell split: Yes, swell and wind waves reported

Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center (NDBC); station operated by SCRIPPS. Licence: Public domain (US government work). Station page at the source.

Not for navigation. Readings can be late, missing or wrong; check official marine forecasts before going to sea.

Buoy terms

Significant height: The average of the biggest third of waves the buoy measured. Sets in the surf zone can be bigger or smaller.
Dominant period: Seconds between the waves carrying the most energy. Longer period means more power and more bend around points.
Swell vs wind waves: Swell was made by distant wind; wind waves were made nearby. The buoy splits its spectrum at a cutoff period to report each.
Direction: Where waves come from, in degrees true. 270° is from the west.