Canaveral East - 120NM East of Cape Canaveral
United States
Last wave reading:
Now at the buoy
Significant wave height at the buoy
5.9 ft
1.8 m
- Dominant period
- —
- Direction
- from NW 313°
Swell
0.7 ft0.2 m
11 sfrom E 90°
Wind waves
5.9 ft1.8 m
6.2 sfrom NW 315°
Wind waves lead: 5.9 ft at 6.2 s from the NW, over 0.7 ft of mid-period swell at 11 s from the E. Building over the last 6 hours, up 2.0 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)
- 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 13% low against the buoy.
| Day | Height | Peak period | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Nov 13 | 5.9 ft | 6.6 s | NW |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 7.2 ft | 7.2 s | NW |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 5.1 ft | 9 s | NNE |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 5.1 ft | 5.8 s | NE |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 7.6 ft | 7.2 s | ENE |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 9.6 ft | 8.1 s | ENE |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 10.5 ft | 8.4 s | ENE |
ECMWF WAM wave model via Open-Meteo, nearest model cell (28.750°N, 78.500°W). Both lines are significant wave height at sea, the same measure the buoy reports. Model output, not a Quiver beach forecast.
Nearby buoys
- Canaveral 20 NM East of Cape Canaveral, FL3.0 ft · 5 sLive · 171 km
- Cape Canaveral Nearshore, FL1.0 ft · 9 sLive · 207 km
- Fort Pierce, FL1.6 ft · 7 sLive · 223 km
- Ponce de Leon Inlet Waves (PNCWAVE)3.0 ft · 4 sLive · 231 km
- St. Augustine, FL4.3 ft · 5 sLive · 282 km
Other readings
- Water temperature
- 81°F (27.1°C)
- Wind
- 17 kt from the W, gusts 21 kt
- Air temperature
- 77°F (25.2°C)
- Pressure
- 1006.0 hPa
Reported Nov 13, 4:50 AM GMT-5.
How to read this buoy
Over the readings shown here, most wave energy reached this buoy from the E and NE.
Biggest hourly reading in that record: 19.0 ft at 11 s on Oct 25.
- Station id
- 41010
- Operator
- NDBC
- Program
- NDBC Meteorological/Ocean
- Position
- 28.860°N, 78.478°W
- Type
- Moored buoy
- Local time zone
- GMT-5 (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.
