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Station SSBN7 - Search and Rescue Data

Sunset Beach Nearshore Waves (SUN2WAVE)
33.838 N 78.484 W (33°50'19" N 78°29'3" W)

Right whales are active off NC 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.? To learn more about right whales and rules protecting them, go to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike.

Meteorological data from this buoy (41024) 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)
Wave
Obs
Air Temp.
(Degrees F.)
Air Temp.
Obs
Water Temp.
(Degrees F.)
Water Temp.
Obs
2025-04-26 0000Z--0218-07133
2025-04-25 1800Z--0236-07166
2025-04-25 1200Z--0236-07066
2025-04-25 0600Z--0236-07066
2025-04-25 0000Z--0236-07066
2025-04-24 1800Z--0236-07066
2025-04-24 1200Z--0236-06866
2025-04-24 0600Z--0236-06866
2025-04-24 0000Z--0236-06966
2025-04-23 1800Z--0236-07066
2025-04-23 1200Z--0234-06965
2025-04-23 0600Z--0232-07057
2025-04-23 0000Z--0236-06966
2025-04-22 1800Z--0236-06966
2025-04-22 1200Z--0236-06866
2025-04-22 0600Z--0236-06966
2025-04-22 0000Z--0236-06866
2025-04-21 1800Z--0236-06966
2025-04-21 1200Z--0236-06866
2025-04-21 0600Z--0236-06866
2025-04-21 0000Z--0236-06966
2025-04-20 1800Z--0236-06966
2025-04-20 1200Z--0236-06766
2025-04-20 0600Z--0236-06766
2025-04-20 0000Z--0236-06866
2025-04-19 1800Z--0236-06966
2025-04-19 1200Z--0236-06866
2025-04-19 0600Z--0336-06766
2025-04-19 0000Z--0236-06966
2025-04-18 1800Z--0136-06866
2025-04-18 1200Z--0132-06666
2025-04-18 0600Z--0136-06666
2025-04-18 0000Z--0136-06766
2025-04-17 1800Z--0136-06766
2025-04-17 1200Z--0136-06566
2025-04-17 0600Z--0222-06542
2025-04-17 0000Z--0223-06548
2025-04-16 1800Z--0124-06648
2025-04-16 1200Z--0224-06548
2025-04-16 0600Z--0224-06548
2025-04-16 0000Z--0423-06647
2025-04-15 1800Z--0419-06635
2025-04-15 1200Z--0424-06548
2025-04-15 0600Z--0422-06548
2025-04-15 0000Z--0524-06548
2025-04-14 1800Z--0324-06448
2025-04-14 1200Z--0223-06448
2025-04-14 0600Z--0124-06448
2025-04-14 0000Z--0124-06448
2025-04-13 1800Z--0124-06548
2025-04-13 1200Z--0124-06448
2025-04-13 0600Z--0120-06448
2025-04-13 0000Z--0124-06448
2025-04-12 1800Z--0124-06448
2025-04-12 1200Z--0124-06448
2025-04-12 0600Z--0124-06548
2025-04-12 0000Z--0224-06548
2025-04-11 1800Z--0224-06548
2025-04-11 1200Z--0224-06448
2025-04-11 0600Z--0224-06448
2025-04-11 0000Z--0224-06548
2025-04-10 1800Z--0224-06548
2025-04-10 1200Z--0224-06448
2025-04-10 0600Z--0323-06448
2025-04-10 0000Z--0424-06548
2025-04-09 1800Z--0323-06548
2025-04-09 1200Z--0224-06548
2025-04-09 0600Z--0223-06648
2025-04-09 0000Z--0224-06748
2025-04-08 1800Z--0224-06748
2025-04-08 1200Z--0324-06648
2025-04-08 0600Z--0323-06848
2025-04-08 0000Z--0424-06748
2025-04-07 1800Z--0424-06748
2025-04-07 1200Z--0324-06748
2025-04-07 0600Z--0324-06948
2025-04-07 0000Z--0424-06748
2025-04-06 1800Z--0424-06948
2025-04-06 1200Z--0324-06948
2025-04-06 0600Z--0224-06948
2025-04-06 0000Z--0224-07048
2025-04-05 1800Z--0224-07048
2025-04-05 1200Z--0224-06948
2025-04-05 0600Z--0224-06948
2025-04-05 0000Z--0224-06848
2025-04-04 1800Z--0324-06948
2025-04-04 1200Z--0224-06748
2025-04-04 0600Z--0324-06748
2025-04-04 0000Z--0220-06742
2025-04-03 1800Z--0324-06748
2025-04-03 1200Z--0224-06648
2025-04-03 0600Z--0324-06548
2025-04-03 0000Z--0224-06548
2025-04-02 1800Z--0223-06548
2025-04-02 1200Z--0224-06548
2025-04-02 0600Z--0224-06648
2025-04-02 0000Z--0224-06648
2025-04-01 1800Z--0224-06648
2025-04-01 1200Z--0324-06348
2025-04-01 0600Z--0323-06548
2025-04-01 0000Z--0319-06639
2025-03-31 1800Z--0323-06648
2025-03-31 1200Z--0324-06548
2025-03-31 0600Z--0324-06548
2025-03-31 0000Z--0324-06448
2025-03-30 1800Z--0324-06448
2025-03-30 1200Z--0324-06348
2025-03-30 0600Z--0224-06348
2025-03-30 0000Z--0324-06448
2025-03-29 1800Z--0224-06548
2025-03-29 1200Z--0324-06248
2025-03-29 0600Z--0223-06248
2025-03-29 0000Z--0223-06248
2025-03-28 1800Z--0124-06248
2025-03-28 1200Z--0124-06048
2025-03-28 0600Z--0224-06048
2025-03-28 0000Z--0224-06048
2025-03-27 1800Z--0124-06148
2025-03-27 1200Z--0124-06048
2025-03-27 0600Z--0124-06048
2025-03-27 0000Z--0124-06048
2025-03-26 1800Z--0124-06148
2025-03-26 1200Z--0222-06048
2025-03-26 0600Z--0324-06048
2025-03-26 0000Z--0224-06148
2025-03-25 1800Z--0224-06148
2025-03-25 1200Z--0224-06048
2025-03-25 0600Z--0324-06048
2025-03-25 0000Z--0424-06048
2025-03-24 1800Z--0324-06048
2025-03-24 1200Z--0224-05948
2025-03-24 0600Z--0124-05948
2025-03-24 0000Z--0124-06048
2025-03-23 1800Z--0124-05948
2025-03-23 1200Z--0224-05848
2025-03-23 0600Z--0324-05848
2025-03-23 0000Z--0424-05948
2025-03-22 1800Z--0324-05948
2025-03-22 1200Z--0224-05848
2025-03-22 0600Z--0224-05948
2025-03-22 0000Z--0223-05948
2025-03-21 1800Z--0124-05948
2025-03-21 1200Z--0223-05848
2025-03-21 0600Z--0424-05948
2025-03-21 0000Z--0524-05948
2025-03-20 1800Z--0324-06048
2025-03-20 1200Z--0224-05948
2025-03-20 0600Z--0123-06048
2025-03-20 0000Z--0124-06048
2025-03-19 1800Z--0124-06148
2025-03-19 1200Z--0123-05848
2025-03-19 0600Z--0121-05841
2025-03-19 0000Z--0122-05941
2025-03-18 1800Z--0123-05948
2025-03-18 1200Z--0124-05848
2025-03-18 0600Z--0224-05848
2025-03-18 0000Z--0224-05948
2025-03-17 1800Z--0324-06048
2025-03-17 1200Z--0423-06048
2025-03-17 0600Z--0422-06052
2025-03-17 0000Z--0624-05848
2025-03-16 1800Z--0523-05848
2025-03-16 1200Z--0423-05848
2025-03-16 0600Z--0322-05848
2025-03-16 0000Z--0223-05848
2025-03-15 1800Z--0124-05852
2025-03-15 1200Z--0223-05648
2025-03-15 0600Z--0222-05748
2025-03-15 0000Z--0224-05747
2025-03-14 1800Z--0221-05748
2025-03-14 1200Z--0223-05648
2025-03-14 0600Z--0223-05548
2025-03-14 0000Z--0222-05648
2025-03-13 1800Z--0222-05648
2025-03-13 1200Z--0224-05648
2025-03-13 0600Z--0224-05648
2025-03-13 0000Z--0224-05648
2025-03-12 1800Z--0122-05648
2025-03-12 1200Z--0123-05548
2025-03-12 0600Z--0120-05548
2025-03-12 0000Z--0112-05524

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.

Display all available SAR data (up to 45 days)

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