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Station 41159 - Onslow Bay Outer, NC (217) Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 41159


Conditions at 41159 as of
(9:26 am EDT)
1326 GMT on 04/27/2025:
     

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): 5.2 ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 5 sec
5-day plot - Average Wave Period Average Period (APD): 4.5 sec
5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction Mean Wave Direction (MWD):NNE ( 29 deg true )
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 70.3 °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
2025-04-27 08:56 am--- 5.2 54.4 NE--- 70.3----
2025-04-27 08:26 am--- 4.6 54.2 NE--- 70.5----
2025-04-27 07:56 am--- 4.3 44.1 NE--- 70.5----
2025-04-27 07:26 am--- 3.9 94.3SSE--- 70.5----
2025-04-27 06:56 am--- 3.6 104.2SSE--- 70.7----
2025-04-27 06:26 am--- 3.6 94.5 SE--- 70.7----
2025-04-27 05:56 am--- 3.3 94.5 SE--- 70.7----
2025-04-27 05:26 am--- 3.6 94.5 SE--- 70.7----
2025-04-27 04:56 am--- 3.6 94.5 SE--- 70.7----
2025-04-27 04:26 am--- 3.6 94.4 SE--- 70.7----
2025-04-27 03:56 am--- 3.6 94.4 SE--- 70.7----
2025-04-27 03:26 am--- 3.6 94.6 SE--- 70.7----
2025-04-27 02:56 am--- 3.6 94.3ESE--- 70.9----
2025-04-27 02:26 am--- 3.9 94.5 SE--- 70.9----
2025-04-27 01:56 am--- 3.9 94.6 SE--- 70.9----
2025-04-27 01:26 am--- 3.9 44.5SSW--- 70.9----
2025-04-27 12:56 am--- 3.9 44.6SSW--- 70.9----
2025-04-27 12:26 am--- 3.9 84.6 SE--- 70.9----
2025-04-26 11:56 pm--- 3.9 44.5 SW--- 70.9----
2025-04-26 11:26 pm--- 3.9 94.5 SE--- 70.9----
2025-04-26 10:56 pm--- 3.9 104.5 SE--- 70.9----
2025-04-26 10:26 pm--- 3.9 94.4 SE--- 70.7----
2025-04-26 09:56 pm--- 3.9 84.5 SE--- 70.9----
2025-04-26 09:26 pm--- 3.6 104.5 SE--- 70.9----
2025-04-26 08:56 pm--- 3.9 94.5 SE--- 71.1----
2025-04-26 08:26 pm--- 3.6 104.6 SE--- 71.1----
2025-04-26 07:56 pm--- 3.6 94.4 SE--- 71.1----
2025-04-26 07:26 pm--- 3.9 104.5 SE--- 71.1----
2025-04-26 06:56 pm--- 3.9 94.4 SE--- 71.1----
2025-04-26 06:26 pm--- 3.9 94.6 SE--- 71.1----
2025-04-26 05:56 pm--- 3.6 94.5 SE--- 71.1----
2025-04-26 05:26 pm--- 3.9 104.6 SE--- 71.1----
2025-04-26 04:56 pm--- 3.6 94.4 SE--- 70.9----
2025-04-26 04:26 pm--- 3.9 94.5 SE--- 70.9----
2025-04-26 03:56 pm--- 3.9 84.5 SE--- 70.9----
2025-04-26 03:26 pm--- 3.9 84.7 SE--- 70.9----
2025-04-26 02:56 pm--- 3.6 84.6 SE--- 70.9----
2025-04-26 02:26 pm--- 3.9 84.8ESE--- 70.9----
2025-04-26 01:56 pm--- 3.6 94.9 SE--- 71.1----
2025-04-26 01:26 pm--- 3.9 84.9ESE--- 71.1----
2025-04-26 12:56 pm--- 3.6 85.1ESE--- 70.9----
2025-04-26 12:26 pm--- 3.6 85.2ESE--- 70.9----
2025-04-26 11:56 am--- 3.6 95.1ESE--- 70.9----
2025-04-26 11:26 am--- 3.6 95.2 SE--- 70.7----
2025-04-26 10:56 am--- 3.6 95.2ESE--- 70.7----
2025-04-26 10:26 am--- 3.6 95.2 SE--- 70.5----
2025-04-26 09:56 am--- 3.6 95.2ESE--- 70.9----
2025-04-26 09:26 am--- 3.6 84.9 SE--- 71.1----
2025-04-26 08:56 am--- 3.6 95.0 SE--- 71.2----

Detailed Wave Summary
for 41159 as of (9:26 am EDT)
1326 GMT on 04/27/2025:

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): 5.2 ft
5-day plot - Swell Height Swell Height (SwH): 0.7 ft
5-day plot - Swell Period Swell Period (SwP): 10.5 sec
5-day plot - Swell Direction Swell Direction (SwD): SE
5-day plot - Wind Wave Height Wind Wave Height (WWH): 5.2 ft
5-day plot - Wind Wave Period Wind Wave Period (WWP): 4.8 sec
5-day plot - Wind Wave Direction Wind Wave Direction (WWD):NNE
5-day plot - Wave Steepness Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):VERY_STEEP
5-day plot - Average Wave Period Average Wave Period (APD): 4.5 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
2025-04-27 08:56 am 5.2 0.7 10.5 SE 4.9 5.0 NEVERY_STEEP 4.4
2025-04-27 08:26 am 4.6 0.7 10.5 SE 4.6 4.5 NEVERY_STEEP 4.2
2025-04-27 07:56 am 4.3 0.7 10.5 SE 4.3 4.0 NEVERY_STEEP 4.1
2025-04-27 07:26 am 3.9 0.7 10.5 SE 3.9 9.1 SSE AVERAGE 4.3
2025-04-27 06:56 am 3.6 0.7 10.5 SE 3.6 9.9 SSE AVERAGE 4.2
2025-04-27 06:26 am 3.6 0.7 10.5 SE 3.6 9.1 SE AVERAGE 4.5
2025-04-27 05:56 am 3.3 0.7 11.1 SE 3.3 9.1 SE AVERAGE 4.5
2025-04-27 05:26 am 3.6 0.7 11.1 SE 3.6 9.1 SE AVERAGE 4.5
2025-04-27 04:56 am 3.6 1.0 10.5 SE 3.6 9.1 SE AVERAGE 4.5
2025-04-27 04:26 am 3.6 0.7 10.5SSE 3.6 9.1 SE AVERAGE 4.4
2025-04-27 03:56 am 3.6 0.7 10.5 SE 3.6 9.1 SE AVERAGE 4.4
2025-04-27 03:26 am 3.6 0.7 10.5 SE 3.6 9.1 SE AVERAGE 4.6
2025-04-27 02:56 am 3.6 0.7 10.5SSE 3.6 9.1 ESE AVERAGE 4.3
2025-04-27 02:26 am 3.6 0.7 10.5ESE 3.6 9.1 SE AVERAGE 4.5
2025-04-27 01:56 am 3.9 0.7 10.5 SE 3.6 9.1 SE AVERAGE 4.6
2025-04-27 01:26 am 3.9 0.7 10.5 SE 3.9 4.2 SSWVERY_STEEP 4.5
2025-04-27 12:56 am 3.9 0.7 14.3ESE 3.9 4.3 SSWVERY_STEEP 4.6
2025-04-27 12:26 am 3.9 0.7 10.5 SE 3.9 8.3 SE AVERAGE 4.6
2025-04-26 11:56 pm 3.6 0.7 10.5ESE 3.6 4.2 SWVERY_STEEP 4.5
2025-04-26 11:26 pm 3.9 0.7 10.5 SE 3.9 9.1 SE AVERAGE 4.5
2025-04-26 10:56 pm 3.9 1.0 10.5ESE 3.9 9.9 SE AVERAGE 4.5
2025-04-26 10:26 pm 3.9 1.0 11.1ESE 3.6 9.1 SE AVERAGE 4.4
2025-04-26 09:56 pm 3.9 0.7 10.5 SE 3.6 8.3 SE AVERAGE 4.5
2025-04-26 09:26 pm 3.6 0.7 10.5 SE 3.6 9.9 SE AVERAGE 4.5
2025-04-26 08:56 pm 3.6 0.7 10.5ESE 3.6 9.1 SE AVERAGE 4.5
2025-04-26 08:26 pm 3.6 1.0 10.5 SE 3.6 9.9 SE AVERAGE 4.6
2025-04-26 07:56 pm 3.6 1.0 10.5ESE 3.6 9.1 SE AVERAGE 4.4
2025-04-26 07:26 pm 3.9 0.7 10.5 SE 3.9 9.9 SE AVERAGE 4.5
2025-04-26 06:56 pm 3.9 1.0 10.5 SE 3.9 9.1 SE AVERAGE 4.4
2025-04-26 06:26 pm 3.9 0.7 10.5ESE 3.9 9.1 SE AVERAGE 4.6
2025-04-26 05:56 pm 3.6 0.7 10.5 SE 3.6 9.1 SE AVERAGE 4.5
2025-04-26 05:26 pm 3.9 0.7 10.5 SE 3.9 9.9 SE AVERAGE 4.6
2025-04-26 04:56 pm 3.6 0.7 10.5ESE 3.6 9.1 SE AVERAGE 4.4
2025-04-26 04:26 pm 3.6 0.7 10.5ESE 3.6 9.1 SE AVERAGE 4.5
2025-04-26 03:56 pm 3.9 0.7 10.5 SE 3.6 8.3 SE AVERAGE 4.5
2025-04-26 03:26 pm 3.9 0.7 11.1ESE 3.9 8.3 SE AVERAGE 4.7
2025-04-26 02:56 pm 3.6 0.7 10.5ESE 3.6 8.3 SE AVERAGE 4.6
2025-04-26 02:26 pm 3.9 1.0 10.5ESE 3.6 8.3 ESE AVERAGE 4.8
2025-04-26 01:56 pm 3.6 0.7 10.5ESE 3.6 9.1 SE AVERAGE 4.9
2025-04-26 01:26 pm 3.6 1.0 10.5ESE 3.6 8.3 ESE AVERAGE 4.9
2025-04-26 12:56 pm 3.6 1.0 10.5ESE 3.6 8.3 ESE AVERAGE 5.1
2025-04-26 12:26 pm 3.6 1.0 10.5 SE 3.3 8.3 ESE AVERAGE 5.2
2025-04-26 11:56 am 3.6 1.0 10.5ESE 3.6 9.1 ESE AVERAGE 5.1
2025-04-26 11:26 am 3.6 1.0 10.5 SE 3.6 9.1 SE AVERAGE 5.2
2025-04-26 10:56 am 3.6 1.0 10.5ESE 3.6 9.1 ESE AVERAGE 5.2
2025-04-26 10:26 am 3.6 1.0 10.5ESE 3.6 9.1 SE AVERAGE 5.2
2025-04-26 09:56 am 3.6 1.0 10.5ESE 3.6 9.1 ESE AVERAGE 5.2
2025-04-26 09:26 am 3.6 1.0 10.5ESE 3.6 8.3 SE AVERAGE 4.9
2025-04-26 08:56 am 3.6 1.0 10.5ESE 3.6 9.1 SE AVERAGE 5.0

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)