OfflineBuoy 45027
McQuade Harbor Nearshore, MN
Minnesota, 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
- Western Lake SuperiorOffline · 9.2 km
- West Superior - 30NM NE of Outer Island, WI3.0 ftLive · 170 km
- Ontonagon, MI0.3 ftStale · 196 km
- North Entry Buoy, North Keweenaw Peninsula, MI0.7 ftStale · 256 km
- South Entry Buoy, South Keweenaw Peninsula, MI0.3 ftStale · 269 km
Other readings
- Water temperature
- 52°F (11.2°C)
- Wind
- 4 kt from the SSW
- Air temperature
- 51°F (10.7°C)
- Pressure
- 1013.2 hPa
Reported Oct 13, 3:30 PM CDT.
How to read this buoy
- Station id
- 45027
- Operator
- University of Minnesota, Duluth
- Program
- IOOS Partners
- Position
- 46.860°N, 91.930°W
- Type
- Moored buoy
- Local time zone
- America/Chicago
- Swell split
- Yes, swell and wind waves reported
Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center (NDBC); station operated by University of Minnesota, Duluth. 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.
