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Station 44018 (LLNR 560) - CAPE COD - 9 NM North of Provincetown, MA Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 44018

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
3-meter foam buoy
SCOOP payload
42.203 N 70.154 W (42°12'11" N 70°9'14" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 3.7 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 4.1 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 2.7 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 1.5 m below water line
Water depth: 43.9 m
Watch circle radius: 98 yards


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Station 44018

Conditions at 44018 as of
(2:40 pm EDT)
1840 GMT on 05/18/2024:
     

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.

5-day plot - Wave Height Wave Height (WVHT): 5.9 ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 8 sec
5-day plot - Average Wave Period Average Period (APD): 5.3 sec
5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction Mean Wave Direction (MWD):ESE ( 106 deg true )
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 51.1 °F
Previous observations
TIME
(EDT)		 5-day plot - Wind Direction
WDIR
 		 5-day plot - Wind Speed
WSPD
kts		 5-day plot - Wind Gust
GST
kts		 5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
ft		 5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period
DPD
sec		 5-day plot - Average Wave Period
APD
sec		 5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction
MWD
 		 5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure
PRES
in		 5-day plot - Pressure Tendency
PTDY
in		 5-day plot - Air Temperature
ATMP
°F		 5-day plot - Water Temperature
WTMP
°F		 5-day plot - Dew Point
DEWP
°F		 5-day plot - Salinity
SAL
psu		 5-day plot - Visibility
VIS
nmi		 5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW)
TIDE
ft
2024-05-18 02:10 pm--- 5.9 75.5 E--- 51.1----
2024-05-18 01:40 pm--- 5.9 85.5 E--- 51.1----
2024-05-18 01:10 pm--- 5.6 85.4 E--- 51.1----
2024-05-18 12:40 pm--- 5.6 85.5 E--- 51.1----
2024-05-18 12:10 pm--- 5.9 85.5 E--- 51.1----
2024-05-18 11:40 am--- 5.9 85.5ESE--- 51.1----
2024-05-18 11:10 am--- 5.9 85.6ESE--- 51.3----
2024-05-18 10:40 am--- 6.2 85.5ESE--- 51.3----
2024-05-18 10:10 am--- 6.2 85.5ESE--- 51.3----
2024-05-18 09:40 am--- 6.2 85.4ESE--- 51.3----
2024-05-18 09:10 am--- 5.9 85.4 SE--- 51.3----
2024-05-18 08:40 am--- 6.2 85.5ESE--- 51.3----
2024-05-18 08:10 am--- 6.2 85.4ESE--- 51.3----
2024-05-18 07:40 am--- 5.9 95.5 SE--- 51.3----
2024-05-18 07:10 am--- 6.2 85.6ESE--- 51.3----
2024-05-18 06:40 am--- 5.6 85.3 SE--- 51.3----
2024-05-18 06:10 am--- 6.2 85.6ESE--- 51.3----
2024-05-18 05:40 am--- 5.2 85.2 SE--- 51.3----
2024-05-18 05:10 am--- 5.2 85.1ESE--- 51.1----
2024-05-18 04:40 am--- 5.2 65.0ESE--- 51.1----
2024-05-18 04:10 am--- 5.2 85.1ESE--- 51.1----
2024-05-18 03:40 am--- 5.6 75.1ESE--- 50.7----
2024-05-18 03:10 am--- 5.2 85.3ESE--- 51.3----
2024-05-18 02:40 am--- 5.2 85.1 SE--- 51.1----
2024-05-18 02:10 am--- 5.6 85.3ESE--- 50.9----
2024-05-18 01:40 am--- 5.2 95.4ESE--- 51.1----
2024-05-18 01:10 am--- 5.2 85.5ESE--- 51.3----
2024-05-18 12:40 am--- 5.2 85.4ESE--- 51.3----
2024-05-18 12:10 am--- 5.6 85.6ESE--- 51.4----
2024-05-17 11:40 pm--- 4.9 85.5ESE--- 51.4----
2024-05-17 11:10 pm--- 4.9 85.3ESE--- 51.1----
2024-05-17 10:40 pm--- 5.6 85.9ESE--- 51.3----
2024-05-17 10:10 pm--- 5.6 85.8ESE--- 51.3----
2024-05-17 09:40 pm--- 5.6 85.9ESE--- 51.4----
2024-05-17 09:10 pm--- 5.2 85.9ESE--- 51.4----
2024-05-17 08:40 pm--- 5.2 85.8 SE--- 51.4----
2024-05-17 08:10 pm--- 4.9 85.7 SE--- 51.4----
2024-05-17 07:40 pm--- 5.2 86.0 SE--- 51.6----
2024-05-17 07:10 pm--- 4.9 85.6 SE--- 51.3----
2024-05-17 06:40 pm--- 4.6 85.5 SE--- 51.6----
2024-05-17 06:10 pm--- 4.6 85.6 SE--- 51.6----
2024-05-17 05:40 pm--- 4.3 95.4ESE--- 51.6----
2024-05-17 05:10 pm--- 4.3 85.4ESE--- 51.6----
2024-05-17 04:40 pm--- 4.3 85.2ESE--- 51.6----
2024-05-17 04:10 pm--- 4.6 95.2 SE--- 51.1----
2024-05-17 03:40 pm--- 4.6 95.3ESE--- 50.5----
2024-05-17 03:10 pm--- 4.6 95.2 SE--- 50.9----
Detailed Wave Summary
for 44018 as of (2:40 pm EDT)
1840 GMT on 05/18/2024:

These wave data are displayed in rounded times.

     

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.

5-day plot - Significant Wave Height Significant Wave Height (WVHT): 5.9 ft
5-day plot - Wave Steepness Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS): STEEP
5-day plot - Average Wave Period Average Wave Period (APD): 5.3 sec
Previous observations
TIME
(EDT)		 5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
ft		 5-day plot - Swell Height
SwH
ft		 5-day plot - Swell Period
SwP
sec		 5-day plot - Swell Direction
SwD
 		 5-day plot - Wind Wave Height
WWH
ft		 5-day plot - Wind Wave Period
WWP
sec		 5-day plot - Wind Wave Direction
WWD
 		 5-day plot - Wave Steepness
STEEPNESS
 		 5-day plot - Average Wave Period
APD
sec
2024-05-18 02:10 pm 5.9------ STEEP 5.5
2024-05-18 01:40 pm 5.9------ STEEP 5.5
2024-05-18 01:10 pm 5.6------ AVERAGE 5.4
2024-05-18 12:40 pm 5.6------ AVERAGE 5.5
2024-05-18 12:10 pm 5.9------ AVERAGE 5.5
2024-05-18 11:40 am 5.9------ STEEP 5.5
2024-05-18 11:10 am 5.9------ STEEP 5.6
2024-05-18 10:40 am 6.2------ STEEP 5.5
2024-05-18 10:10 am 6.2------ AVERAGE 5.5
2024-05-18 09:40 am 6.2------ STEEP 5.4
2024-05-18 09:10 am 5.9------ AVERAGE 5.4
2024-05-18 08:40 am 6.2------ AVERAGE 5.5
2024-05-18 08:10 am 6.2------ AVERAGE 5.4
2024-05-18 07:40 am 5.9------ AVERAGE 5.5
2024-05-18 07:10 am 6.2------ AVERAGE 5.6
2024-05-18 06:40 am 5.6------ AVERAGE 5.3
2024-05-18 06:10 am 6.2------ AVERAGE 5.6
2024-05-18 05:40 am 5.2------ AVERAGE 5.2
2024-05-18 05:10 am 5.2------ AVERAGE 5.1
2024-05-18 04:40 am 5.2------VERY_STEEP 5.0
2024-05-18 04:10 am 5.2------ AVERAGE 5.1
2024-05-18 03:40 am 5.6------ STEEP 5.1
2024-05-18 03:10 am 5.2------ AVERAGE 5.3
2024-05-18 02:40 am 5.2------ AVERAGE 5.1
2024-05-18 02:10 am 5.6------ AVERAGE 5.3
2024-05-18 01:40 am 5.2------ AVERAGE 5.4
2024-05-18 01:10 am 5.2------ AVERAGE 5.5
2024-05-18 12:40 am 5.2------ AVERAGE 5.4
2024-05-18 12:10 am 5.6------ STEEP 5.6
2024-05-17 11:40 pm 4.9------ AVERAGE 5.5
2024-05-17 11:10 pm 4.9------ AVERAGE 5.3
2024-05-17 10:40 pm 5.6------ AVERAGE 5.9
2024-05-17 10:10 pm 5.6------ STEEP 5.8
2024-05-17 09:40 pm 5.6------ AVERAGE 5.9
2024-05-17 09:10 pm 5.2------ AVERAGE 5.9
2024-05-17 08:40 pm 5.2------ AVERAGE 5.8
2024-05-17 08:10 pm 4.9------ AVERAGE 5.7
2024-05-17 07:40 pm 5.2------ AVERAGE 6.0
2024-05-17 07:10 pm 4.9------ AVERAGE 5.6
2024-05-17 06:40 pm 4.6------ AVERAGE 5.5
2024-05-17 06:10 pm 4.6------ AVERAGE 5.6
2024-05-17 05:40 pm 4.3------ N/A 5.4
2024-05-17 05:10 pm 4.3------ AVERAGE 5.4
2024-05-17 04:40 pm 4.3------ AVERAGE 5.2
2024-05-17 04:10 pm 4.6------ N/A 5.2
2024-05-17 03:40 pm 4.6------ N/A 5.3
2024-05-17 03:10 pm 4.6------ N/A 5.2

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)