Station 22103
South Korea
Last wave reading:
Now at the buoy
Significant wave height at the buoy
1.6 ft
0.5 m
- Dominant period
- —
- Direction
- no direction
This station does not send a swell and wind-wave split, so the numbers are for the whole sea.
Waves: 1.6 ft. Building over the last 6 hours, up 0.8 ft.
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
| Day | Height | Peak period | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1.6 ft | 3.3 s | S |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 2.3 ft | 5.1 s | SSW |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 2.6 ft | 5.5 s | N |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 4.1 ft | 5.2 s | ENE |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 4.9 ft | 5.7 s | NE |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 8.3 ft | 6.9 s | WNW |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 7.4 ft | 6.7 s | WNW |
| Fri, Nov 20 | 4.0 ft | 4.9 s | W |
ECMWF WAM wave model via Open-Meteo, nearest model cell (34.000°N, 127.500°E). Both lines are significant wave height at sea, the same measure the buoy reports. Model output, not a Quiver beach forecast.
Nearby buoys
- Station 221040.0 ftLive · 154 km
- Station 221071.6 ftLive · 170 km
- Station 221021.6 ftLive · 182 km
- Station 221081.6 ftLive · 297 km
Other readings
- Water temperature
- 66°F (18.7°C)
- Wind
- 8 kt from the E
- Air temperature
- 62°F (16.4°C)
Reported Nov 13, 4:00 PM GMT+9.
How to read this buoy
Biggest hourly reading in that record: 1.6 ft on Nov 11.
- Station id
- 22103
- Operator
- Korean Meteorological Administration
- Program
- International Partners
- Position
- 34.000°N, 127.500°E
- Type
- Moored buoy
- Local time zone
- Asia/Seoul
- Swell split
- No, whole-sea numbers only
Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center (NDBC); station operated by Korean Meteorological Administration. 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.
