Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau
Palau
Last wave reading:
Now at the buoy
Significant wave height at the buoy
5.2 ft
1.6 m
- Dominant period
- 6 s
- Direction
- from NE 44°
Swell
2.3 ft0.7 m
11 sfrom NE 45°
Wind waves
4.6 ft1.4 m
6.5 sfrom NE 45°
Wind waves lead: 4.6 ft at 6.5 s from the NE, over 2.3 ft of mid-period swell at 11 s from the NE. 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
- Total (significant height)
- Swell
- Wind waves
Period
- Swell period
- Wind-wave 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 5 days, the model ran 10% high against the buoy.
| Day | Height | Peak period | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Nov 13 | 5.8 ft | 10 s | NE |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 6.1 ft | 12 s | NE |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6.0 ft | 11 s | NE |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 5.3 ft | 10 s | NE |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 4.7 ft | 9.3 s | ENE |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 5.0 ft | 7.4 s | ENE |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 5.6 ft | 7.9 s | ENE |
| Fri, Nov 20 | 5.5 ft | 8.1 s | ENE |
ECMWF WAM wave model via Open-Meteo, nearest model cell (7.750°N, 134.750°E). Both lines are significant wave height at sea, the same measure the buoy reports. Model output, not a Quiver beach forecast.
Nearby buoys
- Rumung, Yap, Micronesia6.6 ft · 14 sStale · 448 km
Nearest tide station: West Passage 22 km for today’s highs and lows.
Other readings
- Water temperature
- 86°F (30.0°C)
- Air temperature
- 79°F (26.1°C)
Reported Nov 13, 6:30 PM GMT+9.
How to read this buoy
Over the readings shown here, most wave energy reached this buoy from the NE.
Biggest hourly reading in that record: 7.2 ft at 13 s on Nov 3.
- Station id
- 52212
- CDIP id
- 219
- Operator
- Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
- Program
- IOOS Partners
- Position
- 7.630°N, 134.671°E
- Type
- Moored buoy
- Local time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Swell split
- Yes, swell and wind waves reported
Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center (NDBC); station operated by Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System. 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.
