Holland Buoy, MI
Michigan, United States
Last wave reading:
Last reading
This reading is more than 3 hours old. The buoy may have stopped sending waves for now.
Significant wave height at the buoy
1.3 ft
0.4 m
- Dominant period
- 3 s
- Direction
- from NNW 348°
This reading came without the swell and wind-wave split, so the numbers are for the whole sea.
Short-period wind chop: 1.3 ft at 3 s from the NNW.
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)
Period
- Dominant 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 4 days, the model ran 24% low against the buoy.
| Day | Height | Peak period | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Nov 13 | 2.6 ft | 6 s | NNW |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 3.0 ft | 5.1 s | NW |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1.8 ft | 4.5 s | NW |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 2.0 ft | 3.7 s | SW |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 2.6 ft | 4.2 s | WSW |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2.6 ft | 4.4 s | SW |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 2.4 ft | 4.4 s | SSW |
ECMWF WAM wave model via Open-Meteo, nearest model cell (43.000°N, 86.250°W). Both lines are significant wave height at sea, the same measure the buoy reports. Model output, not a Quiver beach forecast.
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Other readings
- Water temperature
- 52°F (11.2°C)
- Wind
- 16 kt from the N, gusts 21 kt
- Air temperature
- 50°F (9.9°C)
- Pressure
- 1009.2 hPa
Reported Nov 11, 1:50 PM EST.
How to read this buoy
Over the readings shown here, most wave energy reached this buoy from the SW and NW.
Biggest hourly reading in that record: 7.0 ft at 6.5 s on Oct 16.
- Station id
- 45029
- Operator
- Limno Tech
- Program
- IOOS Partners
- Position
- 42.900°N, 86.272°W
- Type
- Moored buoy
- Local time zone
- America/Detroit
- Swell split
- Yes, swell and wind waves reported
Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center (NDBC); station operated by Limno Tech. 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.
