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Station 41120 - Cape Hatteras East, NC (250) Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 41120


Conditions at 41120 as of
(9:00 pm EDT on 04/22/2025)
0100 GMT on 04/23/2025:
     

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.

5-day plot - Wave Height Wave Height (WVHT): 3.0 ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 9 sec
5-day plot - Average Wave Period Average Period (APD): 3.8 sec
5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction Mean Wave Direction (MWD):ESE ( 113 deg true )
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 71.1 °F
Previous observations
TIME
(EDT)
5-day plot - Wind Direction
WDIR
 
5-day plot - Wind Speed
WSPD
kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust
GST
kts
5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period
DPD
sec
5-day plot - Average Wave Period
APD
sec
5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction
MWD
 
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure
PRES
in
5-day plot - Pressure Tendency
PTDY
in
5-day plot - Air Temperature
ATMP
°F
5-day plot - Water Temperature
WTMP
°F
5-day plot - Dew Point
DEWP
°F
5-day plot - Salinity
SAL
psu
5-day plot - Visibility
VIS
nmi
5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW)
TIDE
ft
2025-04-22 08:30 pm--- 3.3 53.8SSW--- 71.1----
2025-04-22 08:00 pm--- 3.3 53.8SSW--- 71.4----
2025-04-22 07:30 pm--- 3.6 53.7 SW--- 71.8----
2025-04-22 07:00 pm--- 3.6 53.9SSW--- 72.0----
2025-04-22 06:30 pm--- 3.6 53.8 SW--- 72.1----
2025-04-22 06:00 pm--- 3.3 53.7SSW--- 72.1----
2025-04-22 05:30 pm--- 3.3 93.7ESE--- 72.0----
2025-04-22 05:00 pm--- 3.3 93.7ESE--- 72.0----
2025-04-22 04:30 pm--- 3.3 103.7ESE--- 72.0----
2025-04-22 04:00 pm--- 3.3 93.8ESE--- 72.1----
2025-04-22 03:30 pm--- 3.3 83.7ESE--- 72.5----
2025-04-22 03:00 pm--- 3.0 83.7ESE--- 72.5----
2025-04-22 02:30 pm--- 3.0 83.7ESE--- 72.7----
2025-04-22 02:00 pm--- 3.0 83.6ESE--- 72.7----
2025-04-22 01:30 pm--- 3.0 83.7ESE--- 72.7----
2025-04-22 01:00 pm--- 3.0 93.7ESE--- 72.5----
2025-04-22 12:30 pm--- 3.0 93.7ESE--- 72.3----
2025-04-22 12:00 pm--- 3.0 53.7 S--- 72.7----
2025-04-22 11:30 am--- 2.6 43.7SSW--- 72.5----
2025-04-22 11:00 am--- 2.6 43.6SSW--- 72.3----
2025-04-22 10:30 am--- 2.6 43.5SSW--- 72.3----
2025-04-22 10:00 am--- 3.0 43.6SSW--- 72.3----
2025-04-22 09:30 am--- 3.0 43.8 S--- 72.3----
2025-04-22 09:00 am--- 3.0 43.8 S--- 72.1----
2025-04-22 08:30 am--- 3.0 43.9SSW--- 72.1----
2025-04-22 08:00 am--- 3.0 44.0 S--- 72.5----
2025-04-22 07:30 am--- 3.3 43.9 S--- 72.5----
2025-04-22 07:00 am--- 3.3 44.0 S--- 72.5----
2025-04-22 06:30 am--- 3.3 43.9SSW--- 72.5----
2025-04-22 06:00 am--- 3.3 53.9 S--- 72.5----
2025-04-22 05:30 am--- 3.3 53.9 S--- 72.5----
2025-04-22 05:00 am--- 3.3 53.9SSW--- 72.5----
2025-04-22 04:30 am--- 3.3 43.9 S--- 72.7----
2025-04-22 04:00 am--- 3.0 43.9 S--- 72.5----
2025-04-22 03:30 am--- 3.3 44.0 S--- 72.3----
2025-04-22 03:00 am--- 3.3 43.8SSW--- 72.3----
2025-04-22 02:30 am--- 3.3 43.9 S--- 72.3----
2025-04-22 02:00 am--- 3.3 43.8SSE--- 72.1----
2025-04-22 01:30 am--- 3.0 83.9ESE--- 72.0----
2025-04-22 01:00 am--- 3.0 83.8 E--- 71.8----
2025-04-22 12:30 am--- 3.0 83.6ESE--- 72.0----
2025-04-22 12:00 am--- 3.0 63.7 E--- 71.8----
2025-04-21 11:30 pm--- 3.0 84.1ESE--- 71.6----
2025-04-21 11:00 pm--- 3.0 84.3ESE--- 71.6----
2025-04-21 10:30 pm--- 3.3 74.2 E--- 70.9----
2025-04-21 10:00 pm--- 3.3 74.3 E--- 70.3----
2025-04-21 09:30 pm--- 3.3 84.1ESE--- 70.3----
2025-04-21 09:00 pm--- 3.0 74.1 E--- 70.3----

Detailed Wave Summary
for 41120 as of
(9:00 pm EDT on 04/22/2025)
0100 GMT on 04/23/2025:

These wave 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.

5-day plot - Significant Wave Height Significant Wave Height (WVHT): 3.0 ft
5-day plot - Swell Height Swell Height (SwH): 0.7 ft
5-day plot - Swell Period Swell Period (SwP): 10.0 sec
5-day plot - Swell Direction Swell Direction (SwD):ESE
5-day plot - Wind Wave Height Wind Wave Height (WWH): 3.0 ft
5-day plot - Wind Wave Period Wind Wave Period (WWP): 9.1 sec
5-day plot - Wind Wave Direction Wind Wave Direction (WWD):ESE
5-day plot - Wave Steepness Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS): AVERAGE
5-day plot - Average Wave Period Average Wave Period (APD): 3.8 sec
Previous observations
TIME
(EDT)
5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
ft
5-day plot - Swell Height
SwH
ft
5-day plot - Swell Period
SwP
sec
5-day plot - Swell Direction
SwD
 
5-day plot - Wind Wave Height
WWH
ft
5-day plot - Wind Wave Period
WWP
sec
5-day plot - Wind Wave Direction
WWD
 
5-day plot - Wave Steepness
STEEPNESS
 
5-day plot - Average Wave Period
APD
sec
2025-04-22 08:30 pm 3.3 0.7 10.0 E 3.0 4.7 SSWVERY_STEEP 3.8
2025-04-22 08:00 pm 3.3 0.7 10.0ESE 3.3 4.7 SSWVERY_STEEP 3.8
2025-04-22 07:30 pm 3.6 0.7 10.0ESE 3.3 4.5 SWVERY_STEEP 3.7
2025-04-22 07:00 pm 3.6 0.7 10.0ESE 3.3 4.8 SSWVERY_STEEP 3.9
2025-04-22 06:30 pm 3.6 0.7 10.0ESE 3.6 4.9 SWVERY_STEEP 3.8
2025-04-22 06:00 pm 3.3 0.7 10.0ESE 3.3 4.8 SSWVERY_STEEP 3.7
2025-04-22 05:30 pm 3.3 0.7 10.0 E 3.3 9.1 ESE AVERAGE 3.7
2025-04-22 05:00 pm 3.3 0.7 10.0 E 3.3 8.7 ESE AVERAGE 3.7
2025-04-22 04:30 pm 3.3 0.7 10.0ESE 3.3 9.5 ESE AVERAGE 3.7
2025-04-22 04:00 pm 3.3 0.7 10.0ESE 3.0 8.7 ESE AVERAGE 3.8
2025-04-22 03:30 pm 3.3 0.7 10.0ESE 3.3 8.0 ESE AVERAGE 3.7
2025-04-22 03:00 pm 3.0 0.7 10.0ESE 3.0 8.7 ESE AVERAGE 3.7
2025-04-22 02:30 pm 3.0 0.7 10.0ESE 3.0 8.3 ESE AVERAGE 3.7
2025-04-22 02:00 pm 3.0 0.7 10.0ESE 3.0 8.0 ESE AVERAGE 3.6
2025-04-22 01:30 pm 3.0 0.7 10.0ESE 3.0 8.3 ESE AVERAGE 3.7
2025-04-22 01:00 pm 3.0 0.7 10.0ESE 3.0 9.1 ESE AVERAGE 3.7
2025-04-22 12:30 pm 3.0 0.7 10.0ESE 3.0 8.7 ESE AVERAGE 3.7
2025-04-22 12:00 pm 3.0 0.7 10.0ESE 3.0 4.7 SVERY_STEEP 3.7
2025-04-22 11:30 am 2.6 0.7 10.0ESE 2.6 4.3 SSWVERY_STEEP 3.7
2025-04-22 11:00 am 2.6 0.7 10.5ESE 2.6 4.2 SSWVERY_STEEP 3.6
2025-04-22 10:30 am 2.6 0.7 10.0ESE 2.6 4.4 SSWVERY_STEEP 3.5
2025-04-22 10:00 am 3.0 0.7 10.5ESE 2.6 4.4 SSWVERY_STEEP 3.6
2025-04-22 09:30 am 3.0 0.7 10.5ESE 2.6 4.3 SVERY_STEEP 3.8
2025-04-22 09:00 am 3.0 0.7 10.0ESE 2.6 4.2 SVERY_STEEP 3.8
2025-04-22 08:30 am 3.0 0.7 10.0ESE 3.0 4.4 SSWVERY_STEEP 3.9
2025-04-22 08:00 am 3.0 0.7 10.5ESE 3.0 4.4 SVERY_STEEP 4.0
2025-04-22 07:30 am 3.3 0.7 10.0ESE 3.0 4.4 SVERY_STEEP 3.9
2025-04-22 07:00 am 3.3 0.7 10.5ESE 3.0 4.3 SVERY_STEEP 4.0
2025-04-22 06:30 am 3.3 0.7 10.0 SE 3.0 4.4 SSWVERY_STEEP 3.9
2025-04-22 06:00 am 3.3 0.7 10.0ESE 3.0 4.7 SVERY_STEEP 3.9
2025-04-22 05:30 am 3.3 0.7 10.0ESE 3.3 4.5 SVERY_STEEP 3.9
2025-04-22 05:00 am 3.3 0.7 10.5ESE 3.3 4.5 SSWVERY_STEEP 3.9
2025-04-22 04:30 am 3.3 0.7 10.5ESE 3.3 4.4 SVERY_STEEP 3.9
2025-04-22 04:00 am 3.0 0.7 11.1ESE 3.0 4.3 SVERY_STEEP 3.9
2025-04-22 03:30 am 3.0 0.7 10.5ESE 3.0 4.2 SVERY_STEEP 4.0
2025-04-22 03:00 am 3.3 0.7 10.0ESE 3.3 4.1 SSWVERY_STEEP 3.8
2025-04-22 02:30 am 3.3 0.7 11.1ESE 3.3 4.3 SVERY_STEEP 3.9
2025-04-22 02:00 am 3.0 0.7 11.1 SE 3.0 4.3 SSEVERY_STEEP 3.8
2025-04-22 01:30 am 3.0 0.7 10.0ESE 3.0 7.7 ESE AVERAGE 3.9
2025-04-22 01:00 am 3.0 0.7 10.0 SE 3.0 7.7 E AVERAGE 3.8
2025-04-22 12:30 am 3.0 0.7 10.0ESE 3.0 8.0 ESE AVERAGE 3.6
2025-04-22 12:00 am 3.0 0.7 11.1 SE 3.0 6.2 E STEEP 3.7
2025-04-21 11:30 pm 3.0 0.7 10.0 SE 3.0 8.3 ESE AVERAGE 4.1
2025-04-21 11:00 pm 3.0 0.7 10.5ESE 3.0 8.0 ESE AVERAGE 4.3
2025-04-21 10:30 pm 3.0 0.7 10.0ESE 3.0 7.4 E AVERAGE 4.2
2025-04-21 10:00 pm 3.3 0.7 10.0ESE 3.3 7.4 E AVERAGE 4.3
2025-04-21 09:30 pm 3.3 0.7 10.0ESE 3.3 7.7 ESE AVERAGE 4.1
2025-04-21 09:00 pm 3.0 0.7 10.0ESE 3.0 7.4 E AVERAGE 4.1

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)


Disclaimer: Ocean current directions are reported to the nearest 10 degrees and speeds are measured to the nearest whole centimeter per second.

Ocean Current Data for 41120

Unit of Measure:   Time Zone:   
9:00 pm EDT 8:30 pm EDT 8:00 pm EDT 7:30 pm EDT 7:00 pm EDT 6:30 pm EDT 6:00 pm EDT
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 1.20 10 1.40 10 1.32 20 1.30 20 1.40 20 1.50 20 1.50

Previous (up to 48) reports of ocean current data for 41120

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