Central Bering Sea - 310 NM North of Adak, AK
Alaska, United States
Last wave reading:
Now at the buoy
Significant wave height at the buoy
7.5 ft
2.3 m
- Dominant period
- —
- Direction
- from NNW 343°
Swell
7.2 ft2.2 m
9.1 sfrom NNW 338°
Wind waves
1.6 ft0.5 m
3.3 sfrom W 270°
Short-period swell leads: 7.2 ft at 9.1 s from the NNW, with 1.6 ft of wind waves at 3.3 s from the W on top. 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 tracked the buoy within 10%.
| Day | Height | Peak period | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Nov 12 | 7.5 ft | 8.5 s | W |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 7.4 ft | 9.5 s | SW |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 14.8 ft | 9.1 s | N |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 14.8 ft | 9.2 s | N |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 8.6 ft | 8.3 s | WSW |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 7.9 ft | 6.7 s | ENE |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 14.2 ft | 9.5 s | NW |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 14.4 ft | 9.6 s | NW |
ECMWF WAM wave model via Open-Meteo, nearest model cell (57.000°N, 177.500°W). Both lines are significant wave height at sea, the same measure the buoy reports. Model output, not a Quiver beach forecast.
Nearby buoys
- Southeast Bering Sea - 205 NM WNW of Dutch Harbor, AK8.2 ft · 10 sLive · 416 km
- Southwest Bering Sea - 142NM NNE of Attu Is, AK7.5 ft · 7 sLive · 503 km
Other readings
- Water temperature
- 42°F (5.8°C)
- Wind
- 6 kt from the NNW, gusts 10 kt
Reported Nov 12, 9:50 PM GMT-12.
How to read this buoy
Over the readings shown here, most wave energy reached this buoy from the SW and W.
Biggest hourly reading in that record: 30.5 ft at 13 s on Oct 22.
- Station id
- 46035
- Operator
- NDBC
- Program
- NDBC Meteorological/Ocean
- Position
- 57.034°N, 177.468°W
- Type
- Moored buoy
- Local time zone
- GMT-12 (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.
