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Station 41029 - Capers Nearshore, SC (CAP2) 
Owned and maintained by Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program (CORMP)
Moored Buoy
32.803 N 79.624 W (32°48'12" N 79°37'26" W)
Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 2.79 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 2.95 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 2.79 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 1 m below water line
Water depth: 10 m
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/shipstrikeWave data from this buoy (41065) can be viewed here.
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 Wind Direction (WDIR): | ENE ( 70 deg true ) |
| Wind Speed (WSPD): | 19.4 kts |
| Wind Gust (GST): | 25.3 kts |
| Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): | 30.01 in |
| Air Temperature (ATMP): | 81.5 °F |
| Water Temperature (WTMP): | 84.4 °F |
| Salinity (SAL): | 35.78 psu |
| Dew Point (DEWP): | 75.0 °F |
| Heat Index (HEAT): | 87.8 °F |
| Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): | 21.4 kts |
| Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): | 23.3 kts |
| Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure |
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| TIME (EDT) |
WDIR |
WSPD kts |
GST kts |
WVHT ft |
DPD sec |
APD sec |
MWD |
PRES in |
PTDY in |
ATMP °F |
WTMP °F |
DEWP °F |
SAL psu |
VIS nmi |
TIDE ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 10:08 am | ENE | 17.5 | 23.3 | - | - | - | - | 29.98 | - | 81.5 | 84.2 | 75.0 | 35.75 | - | - |
| 2026-09-07 09:08 am | NNE | 15.5 | 19.4 | - | - | - | - | 29.96 | - | 79.3 | 84.2 | 75.0 | 35.72 | - | - |
| 2026-09-07 08:08 am | NNE | 17.5 | 21.4 | - | - | - | - | 29.95 | - | 78.1 | 84.2 | 74.3 | 35.74 | - | - |
| 2026-09-07 07:08 am | NNE | 15.5 | 19.4 | - | - | - | - | 29.93 | - | 77.5 | 84.2 | 74.1 | 35.74 | - | - |
| 2026-09-07 06:08 am | NNE | 13.6 | 19.4 | - | - | - | - | 29.91 | - | 77.5 | 84.2 | 74.1 | 35.71 | - | - |
| 2026-09-07 05:08 am | NNE | 13.6 | 17.5 | - | - | - | - | 29.89 | - | 78.4 | 84.2 | 74.5 | 35.73 | - | - |
| 2026-09-07 04:08 am | ENE | 13.6 | 17.5 | - | - | - | - | 29.90 | - | 81.0 | 84.2 | 73.4 | 35.70 | - | - |
| 2026-09-07 03:08 am | E | 13.6 | 17.5 | - | - | - | - | 29.90 | - | 81.3 | 84.4 | 73.9 | 35.63 | - | - |
| 2026-09-07 02:08 am | ENE | 13.6 | 19.4 | - | - | - | - | 29.91 | - | 80.4 | 84.6 | 73.6 | 35.68 | - | - |
| 2026-09-07 01:08 am | ENE | 15.5 | 21.4 | - | - | - | - | 29.89 | - | 80.6 | 84.4 | 73.6 | 35.70 | - | - |
| 2026-09-07 12:08 am | ENE | 13.6 | 19.4 | - | - | - | - | 29.89 | - | 81.7 | 84.2 | 74.3 | 35.67 | - | - |
| 2026-09-06 11:08 pm | ENE | 13.6 | 17.5 | - | - | - | - | 29.89 | - | 81.5 | 84.2 | 74.7 | 35.64 | - | - |
| 2026-09-06 10:08 pm | ENE | 15.5 | 21.4 | - | - | - | - | 29.90 | - | 80.4 | 84.2 | 75.4 | 35.65 | - | - |
| 2026-09-06 09:08 pm | ENE | 13.6 | 19.4 | - | - | - | - | 29.88 | - | 82.4 | 84.4 | 76.8 | 35.65 | - | - |
| 2026-09-06 08:08 pm | ENE | 13.6 | 19.4 | - | - | - | - | 29.86 | - | 82.8 | 84.4 | 76.8 | 35.65 | - | - |
| 2026-09-06 07:08 pm | ENE | 11.7 | 17.5 | - | - | - | - | 29.83 | - | 82.6 | 84.6 | 77.0 | 35.63 | - | - |
| 2026-09-06 06:08 pm | E | 11.7 | 17.5 | - | - | - | - | 29.82 | - | 82.4 | 84.7 | 77.0 | 35.59 | - | - |
| 2026-09-06 05:08 pm | E | 11.7 | 17.5 | - | - | - | - | 29.80 | - | 82.6 | 84.9 | 77.5 | 35.59 | - | - |
| 2026-09-06 04:08 pm | E | 11.7 | 15.5 | - | - | - | - | 29.81 | - | 82.6 | 84.7 | 77.0 | 35.62 | - | - |
| 2026-09-06 03:08 pm | E | 9.7 | 15.5 | - | - | - | - | 29.83 | - | 82.2 | 84.7 | 77.2 | 35.60 | - | - |
| 2026-09-06 02:08 pm | E | 9.7 | 11.7 | - | - | - | - | 29.85 | - | 81.7 | 84.9 | 76.6 | 35.57 | - | - |
| 2026-09-06 01:08 pm | E | 7.8 | 11.7 | - | - | - | - | 29.86 | - | 81.9 | 84.6 | 74.7 | 35.63 | - | - |
| 2026-09-06 12:08 pm | ENE | 7.8 | 11.7 | - | - | - | - | 29.87 | - | 81.7 | 84.4 | 73.2 | 35.67 | - | - |
| 2026-09-06 11:08 am | NE | 9.7 | 11.7 | - | - | - | - | 29.88 | - | 82.4 | 84.7 | 72.0 | 35.69 | - | - |
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These oceanographic data are displayed in rounded times. Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation. | |
| Depth (DEPTH): | 0.0 ft |
| Ocean Temperature (OTMP): | 84.34 °F |
| Salinity (SAL): | 35.78 psu |
| TIME (EDT) |
DEPTH ft |
OTMP °F |
COND mS/cm |
SAL psu |
O2% % |
O2PPM ppm |
CLCON ug/l |
TURB FTU |
PH |
EH mV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 10:08 am | 0.0 | 84.25 | - | 35.75 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-09-07 09:08 am | 0.0 | 84.13 | - | 35.72 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-09-07 08:08 am | 0.0 | 84.13 | - | 35.74 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-09-07 07:08 am | 0.0 | 84.20 | - | 35.74 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-09-07 06:08 am | 0.0 | 84.24 | - | 35.71 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-09-07 05:08 am | 0.0 | 84.24 | - | 35.73 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-09-07 04:08 am | 0.0 | 84.24 | - | 35.70 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-09-07 03:08 am | 0.0 | 84.29 | - | 35.63 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-09-07 02:08 am | 0.0 | 84.47 | - | 35.68 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-09-07 01:08 am | 0.0 | 84.40 | - | 35.70 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-09-07 12:08 am | 0.0 | 84.27 | - | 35.67 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-09-06 11:08 pm | 0.0 | 84.25 | - | 35.64 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-09-06 10:08 pm | 0.0 | 84.20 | - | 35.65 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-09-06 09:08 pm | 0.0 | 84.29 | - | 35.65 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-09-06 08:08 pm | 0.0 | 84.36 | - | 35.65 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-09-06 07:08 pm | 0.0 | 84.58 | - | 35.63 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-09-06 06:08 pm | 0.0 | 84.78 | - | 35.59 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-09-06 05:08 pm | 0.0 | 84.83 | - | 35.59 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-09-06 04:08 pm | 0.0 | 84.67 | - | 35.62 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-09-06 03:08 pm | 0.0 | 84.78 | - | 35.60 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-09-06 02:08 pm | 0.0 | 84.87 | - | 35.57 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-09-06 01:08 pm | 0.0 | 84.63 | - | 35.63 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-09-06 12:08 pm | 0.0 | 84.45 | - | 35.67 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-09-06 11:08 am | 0.0 | 84.79 | - | 35.69 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Historical Data & Climatic Summaries for quality controlled data for prior months and years.
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