Reported Nov 12, 10:20 PM GMT-9Buoy 46002

West Oregon - 275NM West of Coos Bay, OR

Name: West Oregon - 275NM West of Coos Bay, OR buoy 46002 wave observations
Creator: NOAA National Data Buoy Center (NDBC)
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

Oregon, United States

Last wave reading: Nov 12, 10:10 PM GMT-9

Now at the buoy

Significant wave height at the buoy

20.7 ft

6.3 m

Dominant period: —
Direction: from WSW 252°

Swell

17.7 ft5.4 m

10 sfrom WSW 248°

Wind waves

10.2 ft3.1 m

6.2 sfrom SW 225°

Mid-period swell leads: 17.7 ft at 10 s from the WSW, with 10.2 ft of wind waves at 6.2 s from the SW on top. Building over the last 6 hours, up 5.1 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)
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 tracked the buoy within 10%.

Model peak each day at the buoy
Day	Height	Peak period	From
Thu, Nov 12	20.7 ft	11 s	WSW
Fri, Nov 13	39.1 ft	18 s	W
Sat, Nov 14	26.8 ft	17 s	W
Sun, Nov 15	25.9 ft	15 s	W
Mon, Nov 16	21.1 ft	15 s	WNW
Tue, Nov 17	14.8 ft	12 s	WNW
Wed, Nov 18	14.4 ft	12 s	WNW
Thu, Nov 19	10.6 ft	13 s	WNW

ECMWF WAM wave model via Open-Meteo, nearest model cell (42.500°N, 130.500°W). Both lines are significant wave height at sea, the same measure the buoy reports. Model output, not a Quiver beach forecast.

Nearby buoys

West Washington - 300NM West of Aberdeen, WA15.4 ft · 11 sLive · 401 km
Port Orford - 15 NM West of Port Orford, OR16.7 ft · 9 sLive · 465 km
West California - 357NM West of San Francisco, CA15.7 ft · 13 sLive · 502 km
Umpqua Offshore, OR16.1 ft · 9 sLive · 503 km
St Georges - 8 NM NW of Crescent City, CA14.4 ft · 12 sLive · 512 km
Tillamook, OR - 85 NM WNW of Tillamook, OR15.4 ft · 12 sLive · 530 km

How to read this buoy

Over the readings shown here, most wave energy reached this buoy from the W and NW.

Biggest hourly reading in that record: 30.0 ft at 16 s on Nov 7.

Station id: 46002
Operator: NDBC
Program: NDBC Meteorological/Ocean
Position: 42.560°N, 130.523°W
Type: Moored buoy
Local time zone: GMT-9 (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.