Bay of Campeche - 214 NM NE of Veracruz, MX
Mexico
Last wave reading:
Now at the buoy
Significant wave height at the buoy
4.3 ft
1.3 m
- Dominant period
- —
- Direction
- from NW 311°
Swell
3.3 ft1.0 m
6.7 sfrom NW 315°
Wind waves
2.6 ft0.8 m
4.5 sfrom NW 315°
Short-period wind chop leads: 3.3 ft at 6.7 s from the NW, with 2.6 ft of wind waves at 4.5 s from the NW on top. Building over the last 6 hours, up 0.8 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 tracked the buoy within 10%.
| Day | Height | Peak period | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4.3 ft | 6.2 s | NW |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 4.2 ft | 6 s | NNE |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 4.5 ft | 6.5 s | ENE |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 4.3 ft | 6.7 s | E |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 6.3 ft | 7.4 s | NNW |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 5.6 ft | 8 s | N |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 4.2 ft | 8.1 s | NE |
ECMWF WAM wave model via Open-Meteo, nearest model cell (22.250°N, 94.000°W). Both lines are significant wave height at sea, the same measure the buoy reports. Model output, not a Quiver beach forecast.
Nearby buoys
- West Gulf - 207 NM East of Brownsville, TX3.6 ft · 5 sLive · 425 km
Other readings
- Water temperature
- 83°F (28.6°C)
- Wind
- 10 kt from the W, gusts 14 kt
- Air temperature
- 78°F (25.5°C)
- Pressure
- 1011.8 hPa
Reported Nov 13, 4:50 AM GMT-6.
How to read this buoy
Over the readings shown here, most wave energy reached this buoy from the NE and E.
Biggest hourly reading in that record: 19.2 ft at 11 s on Oct 17.
- Station id
- 42055
- Operator
- NDBC
- Program
- NDBC Meteorological/Ocean
- Position
- 22.140°N, 94.112°W
- Type
- Moored buoy
- Local time zone
- GMT-6 (open ocean)
- Swell split
- Yes, swell and wind waves reported
Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center (NDBC). 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.
