OfflineBuoy 45167
Erie Nearshore Buoy, Erie, PA
Pennsylvania, United States
Last wave reading:
No current reading
This buoy has not reported waves in the last 30 days. It may be adrift, under repair or retired. Nearby buoys below are still reporting.
Nearby buoys
- Ashtabula BuoyOffline · 63 km
- Dunkirk Buoy0.7 ftStale · 71 km
- Port Colborne2.6 ft · 3 sStale · 93 km
- Port Stanley3.3 ft · 4 sStale · 94 km
- Mentor Harbor Buoy2.6 ft · 5 sLive · 114 km
- West Lake Ontario - Grimsby3.6 ft · 4 sStale · 128 km
Other readings
- Water temperature
- 67°F (19.5°C)
- Wind
- 8 kt from the SW, gusts 12 kt
- Air temperature
- 64°F (17.5°C)
Reported Sep 29, 9:20 AM EDT.
How to read this buoy
- Station id
- 45167
- Operator
- Regional Science Consortium
- Program
- IOOS Partners
- Position
- 42.185°N, 80.135°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 Regional Science Consortium. 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.
