Brae A
Last wave reading:
Now at the buoy
Significant wave height at the buoy
9.5 ft
2.9 m
- Dominant period
- —
- Direction
- no direction
This reading came without the swell and wind-wave split, so the numbers are for the whole sea.
Waves: 9.5 ft. Fading over the last 6 hours, down 4.0 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)
Period
- Dominant 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 2 days, the model ran 14% high against the buoy.
| Day | Height | Peak period | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Nov 13 | 12.1 ft | 9.4 s | NNW |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 10.6 ft | 8 s | WSW |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 13.9 ft | 9.3 s | NNW |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 16.3 ft | 10 s | NW |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 14.6 ft | 10 s | NW |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 12.5 ft | 13 s | NNE |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 12.7 ft | 13 s | NNE |
ECMWF WAM wave model via Open-Meteo, nearest model cell (58.750°N, 1.250°E). Both lines are significant wave height at sea, the same measure the buoy reports. Model output, not a Quiver beach forecast.
Nearby buoys
- Sleipner-A10.5 ft · 9.9 sLive · 51 km
- Beryl A AWS12.8 ftLive · 90 km
- Lomond AWS13.1 ftLive · 173 km
- Oseberg-A13.3 ft · 11 sLive · 217 km
- Troll-A12.3 ft · 9.8 sLive · 255 km
- Troll-B12.3 ft · 9.1 sLive · 261 km
Other readings
- Air temperature
- 43°F (6.0°C)
- Pressure
- 1006.2 hPa
Reported Nov 13, 7:00 AM UTC.
How to read this buoy
Biggest hourly reading in that record: 18.0 ft on Nov 12.
- Station id
- 62130
- Operator
- Private Industry Oil Platform
- Program
- International Partners
- Position
- 58.700°N, 1.300°E
- Type
- Offshore platform
- Local time zone
- UTC (open ocean)
- Swell split
- Yes, swell and wind waves reported
Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center (NDBC); station operated by Private Industry Oil Platform. 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.
