Station 41112 - Offshore Fernandina Beach, FL (132)

Information submitted by Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Waverider Buoy
30.709 N 81.292 W (30°42'33" N 81°17'32" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Sea temp depth: 0.46 m below water line
Water depth: 15.54 m

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Conditions at 41112 as of
(2:00 am EST)
0700 GMT on 02/25/2021:
Unit of Measure: Time Zone: Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
	Wave Height (WVHT):	1.6 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	8 sec
	Average Period (APD):	5.0 sec
	Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	ESE ( 109 deg true )
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	59.0 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	59.2 °F

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (EST)	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
02	25	1:30 am	-	-	-	1.6	8	5.5	ESE	-	-	59.0	58.8	-	-	-	-
02	25	1:00 am	-	-	-	1.6	8	5.4	ESE	-	-	59.0	58.6	-	-	-	-
02	25	12:30 am	-	-	-	1.6	9	5.4	ESE	-	-	59.4	58.5	-	-	-	-
02	25	12:00 am	-	-	-	1.6	7	4.9	ESE	-	-	59.0	58.3	-	-	-	-
02	24	11:30 pm	-	-	-	1.6	9	4.5	ESE	-	-	58.8	58.1	-	-	-	-
02	24	11:00 pm	-	-	-	1.6	8	4.4	ESE	-	-	59.2	58.1	-	-	-	-
02	24	10:30 pm	-	-	-	1.6	8	4.3	ESE	-	-	59.9	57.9	-	-	-	-
02	24	10:00 pm	-	-	-	1.3	9	4.1	ESE	-	-	60.3	58.6	-	-	-	-
02	24	9:30 pm	-	-	-	1.3	9	4.6	ESE	-	-	59.9	58.8	-	-	-	-
02	24	9:00 pm	-	-	-	1.6	8	5.0	ESE	-	-	59.9	58.8	-	-	-	-
02	24	8:30 pm	-	-	-	1.6	8	4.7	ESE	-	-	60.3	58.8	-	-	-	-
02	24	8:00 pm	-	-	-	1.6	7	4.4	ESE	-	-	60.4	59.0	-	-	-	-
02	24	7:30 pm	-	-	-	1.6	7	4.3	ESE	-	-	60.6	59.2	-	-	-	-
02	24	7:00 pm	-	-	-	1.6	7	4.3	ESE	-	-	60.4	59.4	-	-	-	-
02	24	6:30 pm	-	-	-	1.6	9	4.1	ESE	-	-	60.6	59.4	-	-	-	-
02	24	6:00 pm	-	-	-	2.0	8	4.2	ESE	-	-	61.0	59.4	-	-	-	-
02	24	5:30 pm	-	-	-	2.0	7	3.9	ESE	-	-	61.0	59.0	-	-	-	-
02	24	5:00 pm	-	-	-	2.0	8	4.0	ESE	-	-	61.3	58.8	-	-	-	-
02	24	4:30 pm	-	-	-	1.6	8	4.2	ESE	-	-	61.2	58.8	-	-	-	-
02	24	4:00 pm	-	-	-	1.6	8	5.2	ESE	-	-	61.0	59.2	-	-	-	-
02	24	3:30 pm	-	-	-	1.6	8	5.9	ESE	-	-	61.3	59.7	-	-	-	-
02	24	3:00 pm	-	-	-	1.3	8	5.9	ESE	-	-	61.2	59.7	-	-	-	-
02	24	2:30 pm	-	-	-	1.6	8	6.9	ESE	-	-	61.3	60.1	-	-	-	-
02	24	1:00 pm	-	-	-	1.3	7	7.6	ESE	-	-	60.8	60.3	-	-	-	-
02	24	12:30 pm	-	-	-	1.3	8	7.5	ESE	-	-	60.3	60.4	-	-	-	-
02	24	12:00 pm	-	-	-	1.3	9	7.5	ESE	-	-	59.4	60.3	-	-	-	-
02	24	11:30 am	-	-	-	1.3	9	7.7	ESE	-	-	58.5	60.8	-	-	-	-
02	24	11:00 am	-	-	-	1.3	8	7.9	ESE	-	-	57.2	59.9	-	-	-	-
02	24	10:30 am	-	-	-	1.3	8	7.8	ESE	-	-	-	59.2	-	-	-	-
02	24	10:00 am	-	-	-	1.0	8	7.9	ESE	-	-	-	58.3	-	-	-	-
02	24	9:30 am	-	-	-	1.3	9	7.8	ESE	-	-	-	57.6	-	-	-	-
02	24	9:00 am	-	-	-	1.3	9	7.6	ESE	-	-	55.4	57.0	-	-	-	-
02	24	8:30 am	-	-	-	1.3	8	7.1	ESE	-	-	55.2	57.0	-	-	-	-
02	24	8:00 am	-	-	-	1.3	8	7.2	ESE	-	-	55.4	57.0	-	-	-	-
02	24	7:30 am	-	-	-	1.3	8	7.2	ESE	-	-	55.2	57.4	-	-	-	-
02	24	7:00 am	-	-	-	1.3	7	6.7	ESE	-	-	56.1	57.6	-	-	-	-
02	24	6:30 am	-	-	-	1.3	9	6.3	ESE	-	-	56.5	57.4	-	-	-	-
02	24	6:00 am	-	-	-	1.3	8	5.8	ESE	-	-	56.5	56.7	-	-	-	-
02	24	5:30 am	-	-	-	1.3	8	5.3	ESE	-	-	56.5	56.3	-	-	-	-
02	24	5:00 am	-	-	-	1.3	7	5.2	ESE	-	-	56.5	56.5	-	-	-	-
02	24	4:30 am	-	-	-	1.3	9	4.9	ESE	-	-	56.5	56.5	-	-	-	-
02	24	4:00 am	-	-	-	1.6	8	5.9	ESE	-	-	56.5	56.7	-	-	-	-
02	24	3:30 am	-	-	-	1.3	9	6.2	ESE	-	-	56.7	56.5	-	-	-	-
02	24	3:00 am	-	-	-	1.3	7	6.8	ESE	-	-	56.7	56.5	-	-	-	-
02	24	2:30 am	-	-	-	1.3	7	7.1	ESE	-	-	56.8	56.5	-	-	-	-
02	24	2:00 am	-	-	-	1.3	9	7.0	ESE	-	-	56.5	56.3	-	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 41112 as of (2:00 am EST)
0700 GMT on 02/25/2021:
These wave data are displayed in rounded times. Unit of Measure: Time Zone: Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
	Significant Wave Height (WVHT):	1.6 ft
	Swell Height (SwH):	0.3 ft
	Swell Period (SwP):	10.0 sec
	Swell Direction (SwD):	ESE
	Wind Wave Height (WWH):	1.6 ft
	Wind Wave Period (WWP):	8.3 sec
	Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	ESE
	Average Wave Period (APD):	5.0 sec

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (EST)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
02	25	1:30 am	1.6	0.3	10.0	ESE	1.6	7.7	ESE	N/A	5.5
02	25	1:00 am	1.6	0.7	12.5	E	1.6	7.7	ESE	N/A	5.4
02	25	12:30 am	1.6	0.7	10.0	ESE	1.6	8.7	ESE	N/A	5.4
02	25	12:00 am	1.6	0.3	10.0	ESE	1.6	7.4	ESE	N/A	4.9
02	24	11:30 pm	1.6	0.3	10.0	ESE	1.6	9.1	ESE	N/A	4.5
02	24	11:00 pm	1.6	0.7	10.0	ESE	1.6	7.7	ESE	N/A	4.4
02	24	10:30 pm	1.6	0.3	10.0	ESE	1.6	8.0	ESE	N/A	4.3
02	24	10:00 pm	1.3	0.3	10.0	ESE	1.3	9.1	ESE	N/A	4.1
02	24	9:30 pm	1.3	0.7	10.0	ESE	1.3	9.1	ESE	N/A	4.6
02	24	9:00 pm	1.6	0.7	10.0	ESE	1.6	7.7	ESE	N/A	5.0
02	24	8:30 pm	1.6	0.7	10.0	E	1.6	8.3	ESE	N/A	4.7
02	24	8:00 pm	1.6	0.7	10.5	ESE	1.6	7.4	ESE	N/A	4.4
02	24	7:30 pm	1.6	0.7	10.0	E	1.6	7.1	ESE	N/A	4.3
02	24	7:00 pm	1.6	0.7	10.0	ESE	1.6	7.1	ESE	N/A	4.3
02	24	6:30 pm	1.6	0.7	10.0	ESE	1.6	9.1	ESE	N/A	4.1
02	24	6:00 pm	2.0	0.3	10.0	ESE	2.0	7.7	ESE	N/A	4.2
02	24	5:30 pm	2.0	0.3	10.5	E	1.6	7.4	ESE	N/A	3.9
02	24	5:00 pm	2.0	0.7	10.0	ESE	1.6	7.7	ESE	N/A	4.0
02	24	4:30 pm	1.6	0.7	10.0	ESE	1.6	8.0	ESE	N/A	4.2
02	24	4:00 pm	1.6	0.7	10.5	E	1.6	7.7	ESE	N/A	5.2
02	24	3:30 pm	1.6	0.7	11.8	E	1.6	8.0	ESE	N/A	5.9
02	24	3:00 pm	1.3	0.3	10.0	E	1.3	8.0	ESE	N/A	5.9
02	24	2:30 pm	1.6	0.7	10.0	E	1.6	7.7	ESE	N/A	6.9
02	24	1:00 pm	1.3	0.7	10.5	E	1.3	7.4	ESE	N/A	7.6
02	24	12:30 pm	1.3	0.7	10.0	E	1.3	8.0	ESE	N/A	7.5
02	24	12:00 pm	1.3	0.7	10.0	ESE	1.3	8.7	ESE	N/A	7.5
02	24	11:30 am	1.3	0.7	10.0	E	1.3	8.7	ESE	N/A	7.7
02	24	11:00 am	1.3	0.7	10.0	ESE	1.0	8.3	ESE	N/A	7.9
02	24	10:30 am	1.3	0.7	10.0	E	1.3	8.3	ESE	N/A	7.8
02	24	10:00 am	1.0	0.7	11.1	E	1.0	8.0	ESE	N/A	7.9
02	24	9:30 am	1.3	0.7	10.0	E	1.0	9.1	ESE	N/A	7.8
02	24	9:00 am	1.3	0.7	10.0	ESE	1.0	8.7	ESE	N/A	7.6
02	24	8:30 am	1.0	0.7	10.0	ESE	1.0	8.3	ESE	N/A	7.1
02	24	8:00 am	1.3	0.7	10.0	ESE	1.0	8.3	ESE	N/A	7.2
02	24	7:30 am	1.3	0.7	10.0	ESE	1.3	8.0	ESE	N/A	7.2
02	24	7:00 am	1.3	0.7	10.0	ESE	1.3	7.4	ESE	N/A	6.7
02	24	6:30 am	1.3	0.7	10.0	ESE	1.3	8.7	ESE	N/A	6.3
02	24	6:00 am	1.3	0.7	11.1	ENE	1.3	7.7	ESE	N/A	5.8
02	24	5:30 am	1.3	0.7	10.0	E	1.3	7.7	ESE	N/A	5.3
02	24	5:00 am	1.3	0.7	11.1	E	1.3	7.4	ESE	N/A	5.2
02	24	4:30 am	1.3	0.7	11.1	E	1.3	9.1	ESE	N/A	4.9
02	24	4:00 am	1.6	0.7	10.0	E	1.3	8.0	ESE	N/A	5.9
02	24	3:30 am	1.3	0.3	10.5	E	1.3	8.7	ESE	N/A	6.2
02	24	3:00 am	1.3	0.3	10.0	ESE	1.3	7.4	ESE	N/A	6.8
02	24	2:30 am	1.3	0.3	10.0	E	1.0	7.4	ESE	N/A	7.1
02	24	2:00 am	1.3	0.3	10.0	E	1.3	8.7	ESE	N/A	7.0

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)

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Ocean Current Data for 41112

		2:00 am EST			1:30 am EST			1:00 am EST			12:30 am EST			12:00 am EST			11:30 pm EST			11:00 pm EST
Depth ft		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts
3		20	0.80		30	0.78		40	0.72		40	0.68		40	0.58		50	0.47		50	0.39

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