United States wave buoys

233 buoys · 177 live now

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Alabama1 buoy

Orange Beach - 44 NM SE of Mobile, AL420122.6 ft · NNWLive

Alaska17 buoys

Albatross Bank - 104NM South of Kodiak Is., AK460788.9 ft · 14 s · SWLive
Cape Cleare - 17 NM South of Montague Is, AK460764.9 ft · 9 s · SELive
Cape Edgecumbe - 25NM SSW of Cape Edgecumbe, AK460849.2 ft · 11 s · SWLive
Cape Suckling - 35 NM SE of Kayak Is, AK4608232.2 ft · 13 s · SEStale
Central Bering Sea - 310 NM North of Adak, AK460359.2 ft · 9 s · NNWLive
Central Gulf of Alaska - 265NM West of Cape Ommaney, AK4608510.2 ft · 10 s · SSELive
Fairweather Ground - 105 NM West of Juneau, AK460837.9 ft · 10 s · SSWLive
Portlock Bank - 76 NM ENE of Kodiak, AK460805.9 ft · 9 s · ESELive
Seal Rocks - Between Montague and Hinchinbrook Islands, AK460615.6 ft · 9 s · SELive
Shelikof Strait, AK460772.0 ft · 3 s · NNELive
Shumagin Islands - 85NM South of Sand Point, AK460758.5 ft · 12 s · SWLive
South Kodiak - 310NM SSW of Kodiak, AK4606610.8 ft · 13 s · WSWLive
Southeast Bering Sea - 205 NM WNW of Dutch Harbor, AK460737.9 ft · 9 s · NWLive
Southwest Bering Sea - 142NM NNE of Attu Is, AK460707.2 ft · WNWLive
West Orca Bay - 8NM NW of Hinchinbrook Is., AK460601.6 ft · 10 s · SLive
Western Aleutians - 14NM South of Amchitka Is, AK460716.9 ft · 10 s · NNEStale
Western Gulf of Alaska - 175NM SE of Kodiak, AK460019.5 ft · 10 s · SLive

American Samoa2 buoys

Aunuu, American Samoa5120910.2 ft · 10 s · SELive
King-Poloa, American Samoa512147.2 ft · 10 s · SSELive

California45 buoys

Avila Beach Nearshore, CA462864.6 ft · 14 s · SSWLive
Bodega Bay - 48NM NW of San Francisco, CA4601310.8 ft · 16 s · WLive
Cape Mendocino, CA462139.2 ft · 13 s · WNWStale
Cape San Martin - 55NM West NW of Morro Bay, CA460289.8 ft · 16 s · WLive
Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA462853.0 ft · 14 s · SWLive
Del Mar Nearshore, CA462663.6 ft · 14 s · WLive
Diablo Canyon, CA462156.9 ft · 15 s · WLive
East Santa Barbara - 12NM Southwest of Santa Barbara, CA460536.6 ft · 14 s · WSWLive
Eel River - 17NM WSW of Eureka, CA4602213.1 ft · 13 s · WLive
Green Beach Offshore, CA462773.0 ft · SWLive
Half Moon Bay - 24NM SSW of San Francisco, CA460128.5 ft · 14 sLive
Harvest, CA4621813.5 ft · 15 s · WNWLive
Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA4624412.5 ft · 13 s · WNWLive
La Jolla, CALJPC13.0 ft · 13 sLive
Leucadia Nearshore, CA462745.2 ft · WLive
Long Beach Channel, CA462562.6 ft · 13 s · SWLive
Mission Bay West, CA462584.9 ft · 14 s · WLive
Monterey - 27NM WNW of Monterey, CA4604212.5 ft · 16 s · WLive
Monterey Canyon Outer, CA462368.2 ft · WNWLive
Oceanside Offshore, CA462243.6 ft · 13 s · SSWLive
Point Loma South, CA462324.9 ft · 13 s · WLive
Point Reyes, CA4621411.5 ft · 14 s · WNWLive
Point Sur, CA462396.6 ft · 10 s · NWStale
Pt Arena - 19NM North of Point Arena, CA4601413.5 ft · WNWLive
Red Beach Nearshore, CA462753.0 ft · SWLive
San Clemente Basin - 27NM SE of San Clemente Is, CA460867.5 ft · 15 s · WNWStale
San Francisco - 18NM West of San Francisco, CA4602610.2 ft · 15 s · WLive
San Francisco Bar, CA4623710.2 ft · WLive
San Nicolas Island, CA4621910.8 ft · 14 s · WNWLive
San Pedro South, CA462533.6 ft · 14 s · WSWLive
San Pedro, CA462223.9 ft · 15 s · WLive
Santa Cruz Basin, CA462515.6 ft · 14 s · WSWLive
Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA4625913.1 ft · 17 s · NWStale
Santa Maria - 21NM NW of Point Arguello, CA460119.5 ft · 15 s · WNWLive
Santa Monica Basin - 33NM WSW of Santa Monica, CA460253.3 ft · 15 s · WNWLive
Santa Monica Bay, CA462213.6 ft · 14 s · WSWLive
Scripps Nearshore, CA462542.6 ft · 12 s · WNWLive
South Santa Rosa - 14 NM SW of Santa Rosa Island, CA4606910.8 ft · 14 s · WNWLive
Southeast Papa - 600NM West of Eureka, CA4600626.9 ft · 12 s · WStale
St Georges - 8 NM NW of Crescent City, CA4602715.1 ft · 13 s · WSWLive
Tanner Bank - 121 NM West of San Diego, CA4604710.5 ft · 15 s · WNWLive
Topanga Nearshore, CA462682.3 ft · 13 s · SWLive
Torrey Pines Outer, CA462254.3 ft · 13 s · WSWLive
West California - 357NM West of San Francisco, CA4605915.7 ft · 14 s · WLive
West Santa Barbara 38 NM West of Santa Barbara, CA4605411.5 ft · 15 s · WNWLive

Delaware1 buoy

Bethany Beach, DE440841.6 ft · 7 s · ENELive

Florida11 buoys

Canaveral 20 NM East of Cape Canaveral, FL410093.0 ft · 3 s · WLive
Cape Canaveral Nearshore, FL411131.0 ft · 10 s · ELive
Egmont Channel Entrance, FL420983.0 ft · 5 s · WNWLive
Fort Pierce, FL411141.6 ft · 9 s · ENELive
Hollywood Beach, FL411220.7 ftLive
Offshore Fernandina Beach, FL411123.3 ft · 4 s · NLive
Offshore St. Petersburg, FL420994.3 ft · 6 s · NWLive
Pensacola - 115NM SSE of Pensacola, FL420393.9 ft · 6 s · WNWLive
Satan Shoal, FL420951.0 ft · 3 s · WLive
St. Augustine, FL411173.6 ft · 5 s · NNWLive
West Tampa - 112 NM WNW of Tampa, FL420364.6 ft · 6 s · NWLive

Georgia1 buoy

Grays Reef - 40 NM Southeast of Savannah, GA410083.6 ft · 5 s · NLive

Hawaii11 buoys

Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI512125.2 ft · 15 s · WNWStale
Hilo, Hawaii, HI512069.5 ft · 8 s · ELive
Mokapu Point, HI512029.8 ft · NELive
Northwestern Hawaii One - 188 NM NW of Kauai Island, HI510018.9 ft · NWLive
Northwestern Hawaii Two - 186 NM NW of Kauai Is., HI5110110.2 ft · 14 s · NWLive
Pauwela, Maui, HI51205Offline
Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI512113.6 ft · SELive
Southeast Hawaii - 205 NM Southeast of Hilo, HI5100412.8 ft · 8 s · ELive
Southwest Hawaii - 215NM SSW of Hilo, HI5100211.8 ft · 9 s · ELive
Waimea Bay, HI512019.5 ft · NWLive
Western Hawaii - 205 NM SW of Honolulu, HI5100311.8 ft · NWLive

Illinois3 buoys

Waukegan Buoy, IL451861.3 ft · NNEStale
Wilmette Buoy, IL451740.7 ft · NEStale
Winthrop Harbor Buoy, IL451871.0 ft · 3 s · SSEStale

Indiana1 buoy

Michigan City Buoy, IN451700.3 ft · NStale

Louisiana3 buoys

Chandeleur Island SE, LA423543.0 ft · 5 s · NLive
Mid Gulf - 180 nm South of Southwest Pass, LA420012.3 ft · 5 s · NLive
Southwest Pass Entrance W, LA420843.3 ft · 6 s · SEStale

Maine2 buoys

Jonesport, ME - 20 NM SE of Jonesport, ME440272.6 ft · 4 s · NNELive
Portland - 12 NM Southeast of Portland,ME440074.3 ft · 5 s · ESELive

Maryland3 buoys

Annapolis, MD440631.0 ft · 2 sLive
Gooses Reef, MD440621.3 ft · 3 sLive
Potomac, MD440422.6 ft · 4 sLive

Massachusetts4 buoys

Michigan16 buoys

Cook Nuclear Plant Buoy, Stevensville, MI450261.0 ft · NWStale
East Superior -70 NM NE Marquette, MI450045.2 ft · 6 s · NLive
Grand Island North, MI452110.7 ftStale
Holland Buoy, MI450291.3 ft · 3 s · NNWStale
Lakeport Buoy, MI452090.3 ft · SEStale
Little Traverse Bay Buoy, MI45022Offline
Ludington Buoy, MI45024Offline
Mackinac Straits West, Mackinaw City, MI451750.7 ft · SSWStale
McGulpin Point North, MI451940.7 ftStale
Mid Superior - 60 NM North Northeast Hancock, MI450015.2 ft · 6 s · NNELive
Muskegon Buoy, MI451612.0 ft · 4 s · NWLive
North Entry Buoy, North Keweenaw Peninsula, MI450230.7 ft · NWStale
Ontonagon, MI452160.3 ft · ENEStale
South Entry Buoy, South Keweenaw Peninsula, MI450250.3 ft · WNWStale
South Haven Buoy, MI451680.7 ft · WStale
Thunder Bay Buoy, Alpena, MI45162Offline

Minnesota1 buoy

McQuade Harbor Nearshore, MN45027Offline

New Hampshire1 buoy

Jeffrey's Ledge, NH440986.9 ft · 7 s · ESELive

New Jersey1 buoy

Barnegat, NJ440918.9 ft · 8 s · ENELive

New York4 buoys

East Lake America - 20NM North Northeast of Rochester, NY450123.9 ft · NNELive
Long Island - 30 NM South of Islip, NY4402510.5 ft · 8 s · ELive
New York Harbor Entrance - 15 NM SE of Breezy Point , NY440656.9 ft · 8 s · ESELive
Oswego, NY452154.6 ft · 5 s · NLive

North Carolina10 buoys

Cape Hatteras East, NC411206.2 ft · 7 s · SSWLive
Diamond Shoals, NC410256.2 ft · 8 s · SSWLive
Duck FRF 26m, NC441003.6 ft · 4 s · NWLive
Duck FRF, NC440562.0 ft · 3 s · NNWLive
Frying Pan Shoals, NC410135.9 ft · WLive
Masonboro Inlet, ILM2, NC411102.0 ft · 7 s · SLive
Nags Head, NC440863.6 ft · NWLive
Onslow Bay Outer, NC411596.2 ft · 5 s · WNWLive
Oregon Inlet, NC440954.3 ft · 4 s · NWLive
Wilmington Harbor, NC411083.9 ft · 7 s · SSWLive

Ohio5 buoys

Cleveland Buoy, OH451644.3 ft · 6 sLive
Cleveland Intake Crib Buoy, OH451764.3 ft · 5 s · NNELive
Euclid, OH451973.9 ft · 5 s · NNELive
Rocky River, OH451963.9 ft · 5 s · NNELive
Toledo Water Intake Buoy, Oregon, OH451650.3 ft · WNWStale

Oregon8 buoys

Astoria Canyon, OR4624815.4 ft · 13 s · WLive
Clatsop Spit, OR4624312.5 ft · 14 s · WLive
Port Orford - 15 NM West of Port Orford, OR4601518.0 ft · 9 s · SSWLive
Stonewall Bank - 20NM West of Newport, OR4605015.4 ft · WSWLive
Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR4627813.1 ft · 13 s · WStale
Tillamook, OR - 85 NM WNW of Tillamook, OR4608915.4 ft · SSWLive
Umpqua Offshore, OR4622915.7 ft · 9 s · SWLive
West Oregon - 275NM West of Coos Bay, OR4600218.0 ft · 14 s · WLive

Pennsylvania1 buoy

Erie Nearshore Buoy, Erie, PA45167Offline

Puerto Rico6 buoys

Arecibo, Puerto Rico411212.6 ft · 11 s · NNELive
NE Puerto Rico - 170 NM NNE of San Juan, PR410433.9 ft · 10 s · NELive
Rincon, Puerto Rico411153.0 ft · 11 s · NLive
San Juan, PR410532.6 ft · NNELive
Southeast of Ponce, PR420854.9 ft · SELive
Vieques Island, PR410562.3 ft · ENELive

Rhode Island1 buoy

Block Island, RI440979.5 ft · ELive

South Carolina1 buoy

Edisto - 41 NM Southeast of Charleston, SC410045.6 ft · 6 s · WLive

Texas3 buoys

Aransas Pass Channel Entrance S, TX420922.3 ft · 5 s · EStale
Galveston,TX - 22 NM East of Galveston, TX420350.7 ftLive
West Gulf - 207 NM East of Brownsville, TX420023.6 ft · 5 s · NLive

Virginia6 buoys

Cape Henry, VA440993.6 ft · 4 s · WNWLive
Stingray Point, VA440581.6 ft · 3 sLive
Thimble Shoal, VA440872.0 ft · 3 s · WNWLive
Virginia Beach 64 NM East of Virginia Beach, VA440145.9 ft · 5 s · WLive
Virginia Beach Offshore, VA440886.2 ft · 5 s · WLive
York Spit, VA440721.0 ft · 2 sLive

Washington6 buoys

Angeles Point, WA462671.0 ft · 11 s · NWLive
Cape Elizabeth - 45NM NW of Aberdeen, WA4604113.5 ft · 12 s · WSWLive
Grays Harbor, WA4621112.8 ft · 13 s · WLive
Neah Bay - 6 NM North of Cape Flattery, WA (Traffic Separation Lighted Buoy)4608711.8 ft · WSWLive
New Dungeness - 17 NM NE of Port Angeles, WA460881.3 ft · WSWLive
West Washington - 300NM West of Aberdeen, WA4600516.4 ft · 11 s · WSWLive

Wisconsin4 buoys

ATW20 - Atwater Park, WI450136.2 ft · 8 s · NEStale
GB17 - South Green Bay, WI450142.6 ft · 4 s · WSWStale
Rawley Point East, WI452108.5 ft · 7 s · NNELive
West Superior - 30NM NE of Outer Island, WI450063.9 ft · 6 s · ENELive

Offshore and other waters54 buoys

Ashtabula Buoy45208Offline
Backyard Buoys - Quinault North46453Offline
Baltimore440801.0 ft · 2 sLive
Canaveral East - 120NM East of Cape Canaveral410104.3 ft · 6 s · NWLive
Capers Nearshore Waves (CAP2WAVE)410652.0 ft · 6 s · SSWLive
Caribbean Valley - 63 NM WSW of Montserrat420603.9 ft · 6 s · SELive
Central Aleutians 230 NM SW Dutch Harbor460728.2 ft · SWLive
Chicago Buoy451980.7 ft · WStale
CHR60WAVE410763.3 ft · 6 s · SWLive
Columbia River Bar - 20NM West of Columbia River Mouth4602914.8 ft · 14 s · WSWLive
DISL Sofar Spotter423572.3 ft · 3 s · NWLive
Dunkirk Buoy452200.7 ft · NNWStale
East Superior Spotter452135.2 ft · 5 s · NNWLive
Edgewater Beach Buoy452050.3 ft · WNWStale
Erie Islands Buoy452010.3 ft · NWStale
Euclid Beach Buoy452060.7 ft · WNWStale
FGBNMS Sofar Spotter423583.9 ftStale
FRP2WAVE410672.0 ft · 3 s · SWLive
Huron Buoy452030.3 ft · SWStale
Lower Cook Inlet461081.0 ft · SSWLive
Maumee Bay Buoy45200Offline
Mentor Harbor Buoy452073.3 ft · 5 s · NNELive
MS_State_SPOT_33439C - Biloxi Spotter - Mississippi Sound424160.7 ft · 3 sLive
MS_State_SPOT_33441C - Gulfport Spotter - Mississippi Sound424170.7 ft · 2 sLive
Nantucket 54 NM Southeast of Nantucket4400810.8 ft · 8 s · ENELive
Nantucket Sound440205.9 ft · 5 s · ELive
NE St Martin - 330 NM NE St Martin Is410444.3 ft · 10 s · NELive
North Equatorial One - 470 NM East of Martinique410405.9 ft · 7 s · ESELive
North Equatorial Two - 890 NM East of Martinique410414.6 ft · 10 s · NELive
North Huron Spotter452125.2 ft · NNELive
North Michigan - Halfway between North Manitou and Washington Islands.450021.0 ft · 2 s · NNEStale
Northern Hawaii One - 245NM NE of Honolulu HI5100011.8 ft · 15 s · NWLive
Ocean Station Papa4624624.3 ft · 17 s · WSWStale
OOI Irminger Sea Surface Mooring440787.5 ft · NNEStale
OOI Newport Shelf4609712.8 ft · SWLive
OOI Pioneer - Mid-Atlantic Bight Northern Surface Mooring440795.2 ft · WSWLive
OOI Pioneer - Mid-Atlantic Bight Southern Surface Mooring410833.9 ft · EStale
OOI Westport Shelf4609911.5 ft · SWLive
Ponce de Leon Inlet Waves (PNCWAVE)410702.3 ft · 3 s · WNWLive
Port Aransas, TX, Horace Caldwell Pier (99999291)PHCT23.6 ft · 6 sStale
Port Clinton Buoy452020.7 ft · NNEStale
Salmon Unlimited Wisconsin45199Offline
Sheffield Buoy452040.3 ft · WNWStale
Sleeping Bear Dunes451830.0 ft · WSWStale
South Bermuda - 300 NM SSE of Bermuda410494.3 ft · 5 s · SSWLive
South Hatteras - 225 NM South of Cape Hatteras41002Offline
South Michigan Spotter452147.9 ft · NLive
Sunset Beach Nearshore Waves (SUN2WAVE)SSBN72.6 ft · 6 s · SEStale
UTMSI_BUOY_1 - Environmental List 1415.02 (SPOT-33114C)420322.3 ftLive
UTMSI_BUOY_2 - Environmental List 1415 (SPOT-33112C)420331.3 ft · 5 sLive
UTMSI_BUOY_3 - Hydro List 1415.01 (SPOT-33553C)420341.3 ft · 5 sLive
West Bermuda - 240 NM West of Bermuda410487.5 ft · 8 s · WSWLive
Western Lake Superior45028Offline
Western Prince William Sound460810.0 ftLive

Heights are significant wave height at each buoy, not surf height at a beach. Live: a wave reading in the last 3 hours, or longer for sources that publish late. Stale: older than that. Offline: no wave reading in 30 days. Each buoy page names its data source and licence. Not for navigation.

Data: NOAA National Data Buoy Center; Marine Institute and Met Éireann; Australian Ocean Data Network (IMOS and partners); Finnish Meteorological Institute; SMHI; E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information (https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00036).