Station 44085 - Buzzards Bay, MA (260)
Owned and maintained by Woods Hole Group/NERACOOS
Waverider Buoy
41.387 N 71.032 W (41°23'13" N 71°1'55" W)
Water depth: 21 m
Caution: Right whales may be active in northeast waters year-round. Mandatory speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater in specific areas and times along the US east coast. Voluntary speed restrictions may be in effect in other areas and times. For current information on speed-restricted areas, go to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike
Meteorological Observations from Nearby Stations and Ships 
Disclaimer: Ocean current directions are reported to the nearest 10 degrees and speeds are measured to the nearest whole centimeter per second.
Ocean Current Data for 44085
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| 3 | 50 | 0.35 | 40 | 0.29 | 60 | 0.17 | 40 | 0.17 | 60 | 0.08 | 210 | 0.12 | 180 | 0.14 | 170 | 0.16 | 170 | 0.17 | 150 | 0.29 | 160 | 0.23 | 170 | 0.27 | 160 | 0.37 | 180 | 0.23 | 170 | 0.17 | 120 | 0.08 | 150 | 0.08 | 10 | 0.14 | 10 | 0.16 | 360 | 0.29 | 350 | 0.35 | 10 | 0.37 | 340 | 0.41 | 320 | 0.35 | 320 | 0.31 | 310 | 0.27 | 290 | 0.33 | 270 | 0.31 | 260 | 0.27 | 250 | 0.35 | 240 | 0.35 | 240 | 0.43 | 230 | 0.54 | 210 | 0.54 | 190 | 0.60 | 190 | 0.51 | 190 | 0.54 | 170 | 0.70 | 170 | 0.54 | 160 | 0.60 | 180 | 0.52 | 160 | 0.45 | 150 | 0.49 | 130 | 0.41 | 120 | 0.41 | 90 | 0.21 |
Ocean Current Stick Plots are available in metric units only:
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Links which are specific to this station are listed below:
Real Time Data in tabular form for the last forty-five days.
Historical Data & Climatic Summaries for quality controlled data for the current month, previous months, and previous years.
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