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Station 44090 - Cape Cod Bay, MA (221)

Owned and maintained by Woods Hole Group/NERACOOS
Data provided by Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Waverider Buoy
41.840 N 70.329 W (41°50'24" N 70°19'43" W)

Water depth: 25.9 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

Latest NWS Marine Forecast

Meteorological Observations from Nearby Stations and Ships

Disclaimer: Ocean current directions are measured to the nearest 10 degrees and speeds are measured to the nearest whole centimeter per second.

Ocean Current Data for 44090

		7:30 pm EDT			7:00 pm EDT			6:30 pm EDT			6:00 pm EDT			5:30 pm EDT			5:00 pm EDT			4:30 pm EDT			4:00 pm EDT			3:30 pm EDT			3:00 pm EDT			2:30 pm EDT			2:00 pm EDT			1:30 pm EDT			1:00 pm EDT			12:30 pm EDT			12:00 pm EDT			11:30 am EDT			11:00 am EDT			10:30 am EDT			10:00 am EDT			9:30 am EDT			9:00 am EDT			8:00 am EDT			7:30 am EDT			7:00 am EDT			6:30 am EDT			5:30 am EDT			5:00 am EDT			4:30 am EDT			3:30 am EDT			3:00 am EDT			2:30 am EDT			2:00 am EDT			1:30 am EDT			1:00 am EDT			12:30 am EDT			12:00 am EDT			11:30 pm EDT			11:00 pm EDT			10:30 pm EDT			10:00 pm EDT			9:00 pm EDT			8:30 pm EDT			8:00 pm EDT
Depth ft		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts
3		340	0.27		320	0.29		320	0.37		320	0.37		300	0.49		300	0.51		310	0.43		300	0.52		290	0.41		280	0.39		250	0.37		230	0.41		210	0.23		210	0.12		190	0.27		170	0.31		160	0.45		170	0.56		170	0.37		170	0.39		160	0.35		160	0.39		210	0.25		190	0.27		220	0.21		230	0.25		290	0.23		290	0.35		290	0.23		280	0.17		280	0.17		240	0.12		200	0.12		200	0.12		160	0.16		130	0.21		150	0.27		120	0.25		120	0.37		110	0.35		90	0.27		80	0.25		100	0.27		80	0.19

Ocean Current Stick Plots are available in metric units only:

All Instruments - 1-day plot - ocean current 1-day plot 3-day plot - ocean current 3-day plot 5-day plot - ocean current 5-day plot

Description of Measurements

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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.