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Station 42084 - Southwest Pass Entrance W, LA (256) Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 42084


Conditions at 42084 as of
(10:30 am CDT)
1530 GMT on 05/17/2025:
     

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): 6 sec
5-day plot - Average Wave Period Average Period (APD): 3.7 sec
5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction Mean Wave Direction (MWD):SSW ( 193 deg true )
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 79.9 °F
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 78.8 °F
Previous observations
TIME
(CDT)
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
2025-05-17 10:00 am--- 2.6 63.6 S-- 79.7 78.8----
2025-05-17 09:30 am--- 3.0 73.5 S-- 79.7 78.6----
2025-05-17 09:00 am--- 3.0 63.6SSW-- 79.7 78.6----
2025-05-17 08:30 am--- 3.0 63.7SSW-- 79.5 78.8----
2025-05-17 08:00 am--- 3.0 63.6SSW-- 79.5 79.0----
2025-05-17 07:30 am--- 3.0 63.6SSW-- 79.2 79.0----
2025-05-17 07:00 am--- 3.0 63.8SSW-- 78.4 79.0----
2025-05-17 06:30 am--- 3.0 63.8SSW-- 78.1 79.2----
2025-05-17 06:00 am--- 3.0 63.8SSW-- 77.9 79.2----
2025-05-17 05:30 am--- 3.0 63.7SSW-- 77.9 79.3----
2025-05-17 05:00 am--- 3.0 63.8SSW-- 78.1 79.3----
2025-05-17 04:30 am--- 3.0 63.8SSW-- 77.9 79.3----
2025-05-17 04:00 am--- 3.0 73.8SSW-- 78.1 79.3----
2025-05-17 03:30 am--- 3.0 63.9SSW-- 78.1 79.3----
2025-05-17 03:00 am--- 3.0 53.8 S-- 78.1 79.3----
2025-05-17 02:30 am--- 3.0 63.8SSW-- 78.3 79.5----
2025-05-17 02:00 am--- 3.0 64.0 S-- 78.4 79.5----
2025-05-17 01:30 am--- 2.6 63.9 S-- 78.4 79.5----
2025-05-17 01:00 am--- 3.0 64.1SSW-- 78.3 79.5----
2025-05-17 12:30 am--- 3.0 64.0SSW-- 78.4 79.5----
2025-05-17 12:00 am--- 3.0 64.1 S-- 78.4 79.7----
2025-05-16 11:30 pm--- 2.6 64.0 S-- 78.4 79.7----
2025-05-16 11:00 pm--- 3.0 64.2SSW-- 78.4 79.5----
2025-05-16 10:30 pm--- 2.6 64.2SSW-- 78.6 79.5----
2025-05-16 10:00 pm--- 2.6 64.2SSW-- 78.8 79.5----
2025-05-16 09:30 pm--- 2.6 64.2SSW-- 78.8 79.7----
2025-05-16 09:00 pm--- 2.6 64.5SSW-- 79.0 79.7----
2025-05-16 08:30 pm--- 2.6 64.5SSW-- 79.0 79.7----
2025-05-16 08:00 pm--- 2.6 64.4SSW-- 78.8 79.7----
2025-05-16 07:30 pm--- 2.6 54.4SSW-- 79.3 79.5----
2025-05-16 07:00 pm--- 2.6 64.3SSW-- 79.3 79.7----
2025-05-16 06:00 pm--- 3.0 64.3SSW-- 80.4 79.9----
2025-05-16 05:30 pm--- 3.0 64.1SSW-- 80.6 79.9----
2025-05-16 05:00 pm--- 3.0 64.2SSW-- 80.4 79.7----
2025-05-16 04:30 pm--- 2.6 64.0SSW-- 80.6 79.7----
2025-05-16 04:00 pm--- 3.0 64.1SSW-- 80.6 79.5----
2025-05-16 03:30 pm--- 3.0 64.0SSW-- 80.4 79.7----
2025-05-16 03:00 pm--- 3.0 64.0SSW-- 80.1 79.5----
2025-05-16 02:30 pm--- 3.0 64.0 S-- 80.2 79.9----
2025-05-16 02:00 pm--- 3.0 64.0SSW--- 79.5----
2025-05-16 01:30 pm--- 3.0 64.0 S-- 79.7 79.3----
2025-05-16 01:00 pm--- 3.0 63.9 S-- 79.5 79.3----
2025-05-16 12:30 pm--- 3.0 63.8 S-- 79.5 79.2----
2025-05-16 12:00 pm--- 2.6 63.8 S-- 79.5 79.2----
2025-05-16 11:30 am--- 3.0 63.9 S-- 79.7 79.2----
2025-05-16 11:00 am--- 2.6 63.7 S-- 79.7 79.2----
2025-05-16 10:30 am--- 3.0 63.9SSW-- 79.7 79.2----
2025-05-16 10:00 am--- 2.6 63.9 S-- 79.9 79.2----

Detailed Wave Summary
for 42084 as of (10:30 am CDT)
1530 GMT on 05/17/2025:

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): 0.0 ft
5-day plot - Swell Period Swell Period (SwP): 10.0 sec
5-day plot - Swell Direction Swell Direction (SwD): S
5-day plot - Wind Wave Height Wind Wave Height (WWH): 3.0 ft
5-day plot - Wind Wave Period Wind Wave Period (WWP): 6.2 sec
5-day plot - Wind Wave Direction Wind Wave Direction (WWD):SSW
5-day plot - Wave Steepness Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS): STEEP
5-day plot - Average Wave Period Average Wave Period (APD): 3.7 sec
Previous observations
TIME
(CDT)
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
2025-05-17 10:00 am 2.6 0.0 10.0SSW 2.6 6.1 S STEEP 3.6
2025-05-17 09:30 am 3.0 0.0 10.0 S 3.0 6.7 S AVERAGE 3.5
2025-05-17 09:00 am 3.0 0.0 10.0SSW 3.0 6.2 SSW STEEP 3.6
2025-05-17 08:30 am 3.0 0.0 10.0 S 3.0 6.5 SSW AVERAGE 3.7
2025-05-17 08:00 am 3.0 0.0 10.0 S 3.0 6.5 SSW AVERAGE 3.6
2025-05-17 07:30 am 3.0 0.0 10.0 S 3.0 6.1 SSW STEEP 3.6
2025-05-17 07:00 am 3.0 0.0 10.0SSW 3.0 6.5 SSW AVERAGE 3.8
2025-05-17 06:30 am 3.0 0.0 10.0 S 3.0 6.2 SSW STEEP 3.8
2025-05-17 06:00 am 3.0 0.0 10.0 S 3.0 6.5 SSW AVERAGE 3.8
2025-05-17 05:30 am 3.0 0.0 10.5 S 3.0 5.7 SSW STEEP 3.7
2025-05-17 05:00 am 3.0 0.0 10.0SSW 3.0 6.2 SSW STEEP 3.8
2025-05-17 04:30 am 3.0 0.0 10.0 S 3.0 5.9 SSW STEEP 3.8
2025-05-17 04:00 am 3.0 0.0 10.0 S 3.0 6.7 SSW AVERAGE 3.8
2025-05-17 03:30 am 3.0 0.0 10.0 S 3.0 6.5 SSW AVERAGE 3.9
2025-05-17 03:00 am 3.0 0.0 10.0 S 3.0 5.4 S STEEP 3.8
2025-05-17 02:30 am 3.0 0.0 10.0 S 3.0 5.9 SSW STEEP 3.8
2025-05-17 02:00 am 3.0 0.0 10.0 S 3.0 5.6 S STEEP 4.0
2025-05-17 01:30 am 2.6 0.0 10.0 S 2.6 5.6 S STEEP 3.9
2025-05-17 01:00 am 3.0 0.0 10.0 S 3.0 5.9 SSW STEEP 4.1
2025-05-17 12:30 am 3.0 0.0 10.0SSW 3.0 5.9 SSW STEEP 4.0
2025-05-17 12:00 am 3.0 0.0 10.0 S 3.0 5.6 S STEEP 4.1
2025-05-16 11:30 pm 2.6 0.0 10.0 S 2.6 5.9 S STEEP 4.0
2025-05-16 11:00 pm 2.6 0.0 10.0SSW 2.6 5.9 SSW STEEP 4.2
2025-05-16 10:30 pm 2.6 0.0 10.0 S 2.6 6.1 SSW STEEP 4.2
2025-05-16 10:00 pm 2.6 0.0 10.0SSE 2.6 5.9 SSW STEEP 4.2
2025-05-16 09:30 pm 2.6 0.0 10.0 S 2.6 6.2 SSW N/A 4.2
2025-05-16 09:00 pm 2.6 0.0 10.0SSE 2.6 6.1 SSW STEEP 4.5
2025-05-16 08:30 pm 2.6 0.0 10.0 S 2.6 5.9 SSW STEEP 4.5
2025-05-16 08:00 pm 2.6 0.0 10.0 S 2.6 5.6 SSW STEEP 4.4
2025-05-16 07:30 pm 2.6 0.0 10.0SSE 2.6 5.4 SSW STEEP 4.4
2025-05-16 07:00 pm 2.6 0.0 10.0 S 2.6 5.7 SSW STEEP 4.3
2025-05-16 06:30 pm 2.6 0.0 10.0 S 2.6 5.9 SSW STEEP 4.3
2025-05-16 06:00 pm 3.0 0.0 10.0 S 3.0 6.1 SSW STEEP 4.3
2025-05-16 05:30 pm 3.0 0.0 10.0SSE 2.6 5.6 SSW STEEP 4.1
2025-05-16 05:00 pm 3.0 0.0 10.0SSE 3.0 6.1 SSW STEEP 4.2
2025-05-16 04:30 pm 2.6 0.0 10.0 S 2.6 6.2 SSW STEEP 4.0
2025-05-16 04:00 pm 3.0 0.0 10.0SSE 3.0 5.9 SSW STEEP 4.1
2025-05-16 03:30 pm 3.0 0.0 10.0 S 3.0 6.1 SSW STEEP 4.0
2025-05-16 03:00 pm 3.0 0.0 10.0 S 3.0 6.1 SSW STEEP 4.0
2025-05-16 02:30 pm 3.0 0.0 10.0SSE 3.0 6.5 S AVERAGE 4.0
2025-05-16 02:00 pm 3.0 0.0 10.0 S 3.0 6.1 SSW STEEP 4.0
2025-05-16 01:30 pm 3.0 0.0 10.0SSE 3.0 6.1 S STEEP 4.0
2025-05-16 01:00 pm 3.0 0.0 10.0SSE 3.0 5.9 S STEEP 3.9
2025-05-16 12:30 pm 3.0 0.0 10.0SSE 3.0 5.7 S STEEP 3.8
2025-05-16 12:00 pm 2.6 0.0 10.0 S 2.6 5.9 S STEEP 3.8
2025-05-16 11:30 am 3.0 0.0 10.0 S 3.0 6.1 S STEEP 3.9
2025-05-16 11:00 am 2.6 0.0 10.0SSE 2.6 6.1 S STEEP 3.7
2025-05-16 10:30 am 2.6 0.0 10.0SSE 2.6 6.1 SSW STEEP 3.9
2025-05-16 10:00 am 2.6 0.0 10.0 S 2.6 5.9 S STEEP 3.9

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 42084

Unit of Measure:   Time Zone:   
10:30 am CDT10:00 am CDT 9:30 am CDT 9:00 am CDT 8:30 am CDT 8:00 am CDT 7:30 am CDT 7:00 am CDT
Depth
ft
Dir
°
Speed
kts
Dir
°
Speed
kts
Dir
°
Speed
kts
Dir
°
Speed
kts
Dir
°
Speed
kts
Dir
°
Speed
kts
Dir
°
Speed
kts
Dir
°
Speed
kts
3 40 0.51 30 0.60 40 0.68 30 0.64 50 0.62 60 0.49 60 0.47 40 0.45

Previous (up to 48) reports of ocean current data for 42084

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