Reported Nov 13, 7:00 AM UTCBuoy 62127

Cleeton AWS

Last wave reading:

Now at the buoy

Significant wave height at the buoy

10.5 ft

3.2 m

Dominant period
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Direction
no direction

This reading came without the swell and wind-wave split, so the numbers are for the whole sea.

Waves: 10.5 ft. 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

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  • Total (significant height)

Period

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  • Dominant period
dir

Hourly means of the buoy's readings. Arrows point the way the waves travel.

Model vs the buoy

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  • Buoy, hourly
  • Model, past days
  • Model forecast

Over the last 2 days, the model ran 19% high against the buoy.

Model peak each day at the buoy
DayHeightPeak periodFrom
Fri, Nov 1311.2 ft10 sN
Sat, Nov 146.5 ft9.7 sN
Sun, Nov 157.1 ft7.2 sWNW
Mon, Nov 169.8 ft8.8 sNW
Tue, Nov 177.9 ft11 sN
Wed, Nov 186.2 ft11 sN
Thu, Nov 197.5 ft10 sENE

ECMWF WAM wave model via Open-Meteo, nearest model cell (54.000°N, 0.750°E). Both lines are significant wave height at sea, the same measure the buoy reports. Model output, not a Quiver beach forecast.

Nearby buoys

Other readings

Air temperature
46°F (7.7°C)
Pressure
1012.8 hPa

Reported Nov 13, 7:00 AM UTC.

How to read this buoy

Biggest hourly reading in that record: 12.8 ft on Nov 12.

Station id
62127
Operator
Private Industry Oil Platform
Program
International Partners
Position
54.000°N, 0.700°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.