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
2026-04-14 1800Z	202	12	6	-	69	6	69	6
2026-04-14 1200Z	238	6	6	-	68	6	68	6
2026-04-14 0600Z	208	8	6	-	68	6	68	6
2026-04-14 0000Z	188	8	6	-	69	6	69	6
2026-04-13 1800Z	167	6	6	-	70	6	69	6
2026-04-13 1200Z	22	3	6	-	67	6	67	6
2026-04-13 0600Z	109	3	6	-	67	6	67	6
2026-04-13 0000Z	108	4	6	-	68	6	68	6
2026-04-12 1800Z	82	5	6	-	68	6	67	6
2026-04-12 1200Z	59	3	6	-	65	6	65	6
2026-04-12 0600Z	229	5	6	-	66	6	65	6
2026-04-12 0000Z	217	8	6	-	67	6	66	6
2026-04-11 1800Z	191	8	6	-	66	6	65	6
2026-04-11 1200Z	298	5	6	-	62	6	63	6
2026-04-11 0600Z	318	3	6	-	63	6	64	6
2026-04-11 0000Z	114	7	6	-	64	6	64	6
2026-04-10 1800Z	70	12	6	-	63	6	64	6
2026-04-10 1200Z	42	14	6	-	61	6	63	6
2026-04-10 0600Z	39	14	4	-	61	4	63	4
2026-04-10 0000Z	61	15	6	-	63	6	63	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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