West Chedabucto Bay

Last reading

This reading is more than 3 hours old. The buoy may have stopped sending waves for now.

Close to flat at the buoy: 0.3 ft of total wave height.

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

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

Nearby buoys

• East of Chedabucto Bay1.3 ft · 4 sStale · 16 km
• Halifax Harbour2.0 ft · 7 sStale · 209 km

Other readings

Water temperature

48°F (9.1°C)

Wind

10 kt from the W, gusts 12 kt

Air temperature

41°F (5.1°C)

Pressure

1005.5 hPa

Reported Nov 12, 11:00 PM AST.

How to read this buoy

Station id

44489

Operator

Environment and Climate Change Canada

Program

International Partners

Position

45.490°N, 61.140°W

Type

Moored buoy

Local time zone

America/Glace_Bay

Swell split

No, whole-sea numbers only

Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center (NDBC); station operated by Environment and Climate Change Canada. 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.