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Station 41029 - Search and Rescue Data

Capers Nearshore, SC (CAP2)
32.803 N 79.624 W (32°48'12" N 79°37'26" W)

Right whales are active off SC from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater within the vicinity of this station between November 1 and April 30. It is illegal to approach right whales within 500 yards. To learn more about right whales and rules protecting them, go to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike

Wave data from this buoy (41065) can be viewed here.

Average surface winds - six hour block.

Date (UTC)	Average Wind Dir (True)	Average Wind Spd (Knots)	Wind Obs	Average Seas (Feet)	Air Temp. (Degrees F.)	Air Temp. Obs	Water Temp. (Degrees F.)	Water Temp. Obs
2026-07-22 1800Z	213	14	3	-	84	3	-	0
2026-07-22 1200Z	206	18	6	-	85	6	-	0
2026-07-22 0600Z	197	21	6	-	85	6	86	5
2026-07-22 0000Z	195	19	6	-	85	6	87	6
2026-07-21 1800Z	205	18	5	-	85	5	86	5
2026-07-21 1200Z	200	16	5	-	85	5	86	5
2026-07-21 0600Z	195	17	6	-	85	6	86	6
2026-07-21 0000Z	196	15	6	-	85	6	86	6
2026-07-20 1800Z	200	14	6	-	85	6	86	6
2026-07-20 1200Z	217	15	6	-	84	6	86	6
2026-07-20 0600Z	212	17	6	-	84	6	86	6
2026-07-20 0000Z	200	20	6	-	85	6	86	6
2026-07-19 1800Z	211	16	6	-	85	6	86	6
2026-07-19 1200Z	231	14	6	-	85	6	85	6
2026-07-19 0600Z	210	19	5	-	84	6	85	5
2026-07-19 0000Z	200	18	6	-	84	6	86	6
2026-07-18 1800Z	206	14	6	-	84	6	85	6
2026-07-18 1200Z	194	10	6	-	84	6	85	6
2026-07-18 0600Z	209	11	5	-	84	6	85	5
2026-07-18 0000Z	193	13	6	-	85	6	86	6
2026-07-17 1800Z	183	9	6	-	85	6	86	6

The six-hour averages are calculated as follows:

The 0000Z average uses data from 2100Z to 0259Z.
The 0600Z average uses data from 0300Z to 0859Z.
The 1200Z average uses data from 0900Z to 1459Z.
The 1800Z average uses data from 1500Z to 2059Z.

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