OfflineBuoy 46453

Backyard Buoys - Quinault North

United States

Last wave reading:

No current reading

This buoy has not reported waves in the last 30 days. It may be adrift, under repair or retired. Nearby buoys below are still reporting.

Nearby beaches

Listed by distance only. Their Quiver forecasts are not linked to this buoy.

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

Nearby buoys

Nearest tide station: Point Grenville 20 km for today’s highs and lows.

Other readings

Water temperature
56°F (13.2°C)

Reported Sep 28, 12:55 PM PDT.

How to read this buoy

Backyard Buoys - Quinault North sits 18 km from the closest beach listed here: near enough to show what is arriving, far enough that islands, points and the seabed still change it before it breaks.

Station id
46453
Operator
Quinault Indian Nation
Program
IOOS Partners
Position
47.450°N, 124.430°W
Type
other
Local time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Swell split
Yes, swell and wind waves reported

Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center (NDBC); station operated by Quinault Indian Nation. 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.