Reported Nov 13, 5:56 AM ESTBuoy 41113

Cape Canaveral Nearshore, FL

Name: Cape Canaveral Nearshore, FL buoy 41113 wave observations
Creator: NOAA National Data Buoy Center (NDBC); station operated by SCRIPPS
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

Florida, United States

Last wave reading: Nov 13, 5:56 AM EST

Now at the buoy

Significant wave height at the buoy

1.0 ft

0.3 m

Dominant period: 5 s
Direction: from NE 55°

Swell

0.3 ft0.1 m

11 sfrom E 90°

Wind waves

1.0 ft0.3 m

4.8 sfrom NE 45°

Wind waves lead: 1.0 ft at 4.8 s from the NE, over 0.3 ft of mid-period swell at 11 s from the E. Holding steady over the last 6 hours.

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	3.0 ft	5.3 s	NNW
Sat, Nov 14	3.3 ft	6.7 s	N
Sun, Nov 15	2.8 ft	8.1 s	NE
Mon, Nov 16	4.2 ft	5.7 s	ENE
Tue, Nov 17	5.2 ft	7.1 s	ENE
Wed, Nov 18	6.6 ft	8.4 s	ENE
Thu, Nov 19	7.4 ft	8.7 s	E

ECMWF WAM wave model via Open-Meteo, nearest model cell (28.500°N, 80.500°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

Cherie Down Park Beach6.1 km
Quiver forecast now: 0-1ft

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

Nearby buoys

Canaveral 20 NM East of Cape Canaveral, FL3.0 ft · 5 sLive · 36 km
Fort Pierce, FL1.6 ft · 6 sLive · 98 km
Ponce de Leon Inlet Waves (PNCWAVE)3.3 ft · 5 sLive · 102 km
St. Augustine, FL4.3 ft · 6 sLive · 186 km
Canaveral East - 120NM East of Cape Canaveral6.6 ft · 7 sLive · 207 km
Egmont Channel Entrance, FL3.9 ft · 6 sLive · 252 km

Nearest tide station: Cape Canaveral 5 km for today’s highs and lows.

How to read this buoy

Cape Canaveral Nearshore, FL sits close to shore, 6.1 km from the closest beach listed here. Its readings already include some of the local shadowing, so they track nearby beaches more closely than an offshore buoy.

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

Biggest hourly reading in that record: 6.9 ft at 11 s on Oct 27.

Station id: 41113
CDIP id: 143
Operator: SCRIPPS
Program: IOOS Partners
Position: 28.400°N, 80.533°W
Type: Moored buoy
Local time zone: America/New_York
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.