OfflineBuoy 41002
South Hatteras - 225 NM South of Cape Hatteras
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
- Frying Pan Shoals, NC5.9 ft · 5 sLive · 324 km
- Onslow Bay Outer, NC6.2 ft · 5 sLive · 331 km
- Wilmington Harbor, NC3.9 ft · 7 sLive · 361 km
- Diamond Shoals, NC6.2 ft · 5 sLive · 367 km
- Masonboro Inlet, ILM2, NC2.0 ftLive · 371 km
- Cape Hatteras East, NC6.2 ft · 8 sLive · 392 km
Other readings
- Water temperature
- 83°F (28.4°C)
- Wind
- 2 kt from the E, gusts 4 kt
- Air temperature
- 82°F (27.6°C)
- Pressure
- 1020.5 hPa
Reported Oct 3, 11:50 AM GMT-5.
How to read this buoy
- Station id
- 41002
- Operator
- NDBC
- Program
- NDBC Meteorological/Ocean
- Position
- 31.743°N, 74.955°W
- Type
- Moored buoy
- Local time zone
- GMT-5 (open ocean)
- Swell split
- Yes, swell and wind waves reported
Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center (NDBC). 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.
