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Station 41033 - Fripp Nearshore, SC (FRP2) 
Owned and maintained by Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program (CORMP)
Moored Buoy
32.279 N 80.406 W (32°16'44" N 80°24'23" 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 station (41067) can be viewed here.
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 Wind Direction (WDIR): | S ( 170 deg true ) |
| Wind Speed (WSPD): | 13.6 kts |
| Wind Gust (GST): | 19.4 kts |
| Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): | 29.94 in |
| Air Temperature (ATMP): | 86.2 °F |
| Water Temperature (WTMP): | 87.4 °F |
| Salinity (SAL): | 30.53 psu |
| Dew Point (DEWP): | 77.0 °F |
| Heat Index (HEAT): | 97.5 °F |
| Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): | 15.5 kts |
| Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): | 17.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 06:08 pm | S | 17.5 | 23.3 | - | - | - | - | 29.94 | - | 85.8 | 87.6 | 76.8 | 30.58 | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 05:08 pm | S | 13.6 | 19.4 | - | - | - | - | 29.96 | - | 85.8 | 87.3 | 76.8 | 30.75 | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 04:08 pm | S | 11.7 | 15.5 | - | - | - | - | 29.96 | - | 85.8 | 87.3 | 76.8 | 30.73 | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 03:08 pm | S | 11.7 | 15.5 | - | - | - | - | 29.97 | - | 86.0 | 87.1 | 77.0 | 30.76 | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 02:08 pm | S | 9.7 | 13.6 | - | - | - | - | 29.98 | - | 85.8 | 86.9 | 77.2 | 30.78 | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 01:08 pm | S | 11.7 | 15.5 | - | - | - | - | 29.98 | - | 86.0 | 86.7 | 77.4 | 30.64 | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 12:08 pm | SSW | 9.7 | 15.5 | - | - | - | - | 29.98 | - | 86.0 | 86.5 | 77.4 | 30.54 | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 11:08 am | SSW | 11.7 | 15.5 | - | - | - | - | 29.98 | - | 85.8 | 86.5 | 77.4 | 30.51 | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 10:08 am | SSW | 11.7 | 15.5 | - | - | - | - | 29.98 | - | 85.6 | 86.4 | 77.2 | 30.42 | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 09:08 am | SSW | 9.7 | 13.6 | - | - | - | - | 29.98 | - | 85.6 | 86.4 | 77.2 | 30.39 | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 08:08 am | SSW | 9.7 | 15.5 | - | - | - | - | 29.96 | - | 85.8 | 86.4 | 77.0 | 30.39 | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 07:08 am | SSW | 11.7 | 15.5 | - | - | - | - | 29.96 | - | 85.5 | 86.4 | 76.6 | 30.38 | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 06:08 am | SSW | 13.6 | 15.5 | - | - | - | - | 29.96 | - | 85.3 | 86.4 | 76.6 | 30.42 | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 05:08 am | SSW | 13.6 | 19.4 | - | - | - | - | 29.95 | - | 85.5 | 86.4 | 76.5 | 30.57 | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 04:08 am | SSW | 13.6 | 19.4 | - | - | - | - | 29.94 | - | 85.5 | 86.4 | 76.5 | 30.69 | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 03:08 am | SSW | 15.5 | 19.4 | - | - | - | - | 29.95 | - | 85.5 | 86.7 | 76.5 | 30.61 | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 02:08 am | S | 17.5 | 23.3 | - | - | - | - | 29.96 | - | 85.5 | 86.5 | 76.5 | 30.74 | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 01:08 am | SSW | 13.6 | 17.5 | - | - | - | - | 29.96 | - | 85.6 | 86.5 | 76.6 | 30.81 | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 12:08 am | SSW | 17.5 | 21.4 | - | - | - | - | 29.97 | - | 85.6 | 86.4 | 76.8 | 30.92 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 11:08 pm | S | 17.5 | 21.4 | - | - | - | - | 29.96 | - | 85.6 | 86.5 | 76.6 | 30.80 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 10:08 pm | S | 15.5 | 21.4 | - | - | - | - | 29.95 | - | 85.8 | 86.7 | 76.8 | 30.43 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 09:08 pm | S | 17.5 | 21.4 | - | - | - | - | 29.95 | - | 85.8 | 86.7 | 76.8 | 30.39 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 08:08 pm | S | 17.5 | 21.4 | - | - | - | - | 29.94 | - | 85.8 | 86.9 | 76.8 | 30.37 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 07:08 pm | S | 17.5 | 23.3 | - | - | - | - | 29.91 | - | 85.8 | 87.1 | 76.8 | 30.36 | - | - |
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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): | 87.51 °F |
| Salinity (SAL): | 30.53 psu |
| TIME (EDT) |
DEPTH ft |
OTMP °F |
COND mS/cm |
SAL psu |
O2% % |
O2PPM ppm |
CLCON ug/l |
TURB FTU |
PH |
EH mV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 06:08 pm | 0.0 | 87.67 | - | 30.58 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 05:08 pm | 0.0 | 87.28 | - | 30.75 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 04:08 pm | 0.0 | 87.21 | - | 30.73 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 03:08 pm | 0.0 | 87.13 | - | 30.76 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 02:08 pm | 0.0 | 86.95 | - | 30.78 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 01:08 pm | 0.0 | 86.79 | - | 30.64 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 12:08 pm | 0.0 | 86.54 | - | 30.54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 11:08 am | 0.0 | 86.52 | - | 30.51 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 10:08 am | 0.0 | 86.38 | - | 30.42 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 09:08 am | 0.0 | 86.38 | - | 30.39 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 08:08 am | 0.0 | 86.38 | - | 30.39 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 07:08 am | 0.0 | 86.40 | - | 30.38 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 06:08 am | 0.0 | 86.36 | - | 30.42 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 05:08 am | 0.0 | 86.34 | - | 30.57 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 04:08 am | 0.0 | 86.34 | - | 30.69 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 03:08 am | 0.0 | 86.63 | - | 30.61 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 02:08 am | 0.0 | 86.59 | - | 30.74 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 01:08 am | 0.0 | 86.52 | - | 30.81 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-20 12:08 am | 0.0 | 86.43 | - | 30.92 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 11:08 pm | 0.0 | 86.49 | - | 30.80 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 10:08 pm | 0.0 | 86.79 | - | 30.43 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 09:08 pm | 0.0 | 86.79 | - | 30.39 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 08:08 pm | 0.0 | 86.85 | - | 30.37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 07:08 pm | 0.0 | 86.99 | - | 30.36 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Historical Data & Climatic Summaries for quality controlled data for prior months and years.
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