Station 42084 - Southwest Pass Entrance W, LA (256) 
Information submitted by Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Waverider Buoy
28.988 N 89.649 W (28°59'17" N 89°38'57" W)
Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 2 m above site elevation
Sea temp depth: 0.46 m below water line
Water depth: 44.8 m
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. | |
![]() | 2.3 ft |
![]() | 0.0 ft |
![]() | 22.2 sec |
![]() | NNE |
![]() | 2.3 ft |
![]() | 5.4 sec |
![]() | SE |
![]() | 3.1 sec |
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
7:30 am CDT | 7:00 am CDT | 6:30 am CDT | 6:00 am CDT | 5:30 am CDT | 5:00 am CDT | |||||||
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Depth ft | Dir ° | Speed kts |
Dir ° | Speed kts |
Dir ° | Speed kts |
Dir ° | Speed kts |
Dir ° | Speed kts |
Dir ° | Speed kts |
3 | 240 | 0.27 | 250 | 0.21 | 240 | 0.17 | 290 | 0.19 | 310 | 0.29 | 330 | 0.41 |
Previous (up to 48) reports of ocean current data for 42084
Ocean Current Stick Plots are available in metric units only:
All Instruments - 1-day plot
3-day plot
5-day plot
Links which are specific to this station are listed below:
Real Time Data in tabular form for the last forty-five days.
Historical Data & Climatic Summaries for quality controlled data for prior months and years.