Reported Nov 13, 6:00 PM GMT+9Buoy 22104

Station 22104

South Korea

Last wave reading:

Now at the buoy

Significant wave height at the buoy

0.0 ft

0.0 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.

Close to flat at the buoy: 0.0 ft of total wave height. Fading over the last 6 hours, down 1.6 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

2 ft4 ft9 Mon10 Tue11 Wed12 Thu13 Fri
  • Total (significant height)

Period

5 s10 s15 s9 Mon10 Tue11 Wed12 Thu13 Fri
  • Dominant period
dir

Hourly means of the buoy's readings. Arrows point the way the waves travel.

Model vs the buoy

2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ftforecast
  • Buoy, hourly
  • Model, past days
  • Model forecast
Model peak each day at the buoy
DayHeightPeak periodFrom
Fri, Nov 130.7 ft6.8 sN
Sat, Nov 142.2 ft5.4 sSSW
Sun, Nov 153.4 ft5.3 sNE
Mon, Nov 167.1 ft8.1 sNE
Tue, Nov 178.0 ft8.3 sENE
Wed, Nov 186.8 ft6.6 sWSW
Thu, Nov 196.6 ft7.6 sW
Fri, Nov 204.2 ft5.7 sW

ECMWF WAM wave model via Open-Meteo, nearest model cell (34.750°N, 129.000°E). Both lines are significant wave height at sea, the same measure the buoy reports. Model output, not a Quiver beach forecast.

Nearby buoys

Other readings

Water temperature
67°F (19.2°C)
Wind
6 kt from the WSW
Air temperature
62°F (16.4°C)

Reported Nov 13, 6:00 PM GMT+9.

How to read this buoy

Biggest hourly reading in that record: 1.6 ft on Nov 11.

Station id
22104
Operator
Korean Meteorological Administration
Program
International Partners
Position
34.770°N, 128.900°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.