OfflineBuoy 45024
Ludington Buoy, MI
Michigan, 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
- Rawley Point East, WI7.2 ftLive · 40 km
- Muskegon Buoy, MI2.0 ft · 4 sLive · 90 km
- Holland Buoy, MI1.3 ft · 3 sStale · 122 km
- Sleeping Bear Dunes0.0 ftStale · 126 km
- GB17 - South Green Bay, WI2.6 ft · 4 sStale · 131 km
- ATW20 - Atwater Park, WI6.2 ft · 8 sLive · 143 km
Other readings
- Water temperature
- 61°F (16.1°C)
- Wind
- 4 kt from the W, gusts 4 kt
- Air temperature
- 61°F (16.1°C)
- Pressure
- 1017.6 hPa
Reported Oct 8, 5:10 PM EDT.
How to read this buoy
- Station id
- 45024
- Operator
- University of Michigan CILER
- Program
- IOOS Partners
- Position
- 43.980°N, 86.560°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 University of Michigan CILER. 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.
