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Station 42354 - Chandeleur Island SE, LA (279)

Information submitted by Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Waverider Buoy
29.579 N 88.645 W (29°34'43" N 88°38'42" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Water depth: 19.8 m

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Conditions at 42354 as of
(9:30 pm CDT on 10/26/2026)
0230 GMT on 10/27/2026:
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):	4.3 ft
Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	6 sec
Average Period (APD):	4.7 sec
Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	E ( 98 deg true )
Air Temperature (ATMP):	75.9 °F
Water Temperature (WTMP):	77.2 °F

Previous observations
TIME (CDT)	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
2026-10-26 08:30 pm	-	-	-	4.9	7	4.7	ESE	-	-	75.2	77.2	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 08:00 pm	-	-	-	4.9	7	4.7	ESE	-	-	75.0	77.2	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 07:30 pm	-	-	-	4.9	7	4.8	ESE	-	-	74.8	77.2	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 07:00 pm	-	-	-	5.2	7	5.0	ESE	-	-	74.7	77.2	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 06:00 pm	-	-	-	5.6	7	5.2	ESE	-	-	73.8	77.2	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 05:30 pm	-	-	-	5.6	7	5.1	E	-	-	73.9	77.4	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 05:00 pm	-	-	-	5.9	8	5.2	ESE	-	-	73.6	77.4	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 04:30 pm	-	-	-	5.6	7	5.0	ESE	-	-	73.9	77.4	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 04:00 pm	-	-	-	5.6	8	5.1	ESE	-	-	73.9	77.4	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 03:30 pm	-	-	-	5.9	7	5.2	ESE	-	-	74.1	77.4	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 03:00 pm	-	-	-	5.9	7	5.1	ESE	-	-	73.9	77.4	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 02:30 pm	-	-	-	5.9	7	5.1	E	-	-	74.1	77.4	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 02:00 pm	-	-	-	6.2	8	5.3	ESE	-	-	74.5	77.4	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 01:30 pm	-	-	-	5.9	7	5.0	ESE	-	-	74.5	77.2	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 01:00 pm	-	-	-	6.6	7	5.4	E	-	-	73.9	77.2	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 12:30 pm	-	-	-	6.6	7	5.2	ESE	-	-	73.8	77.2	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 12:00 pm	-	-	-	6.2	7	5.0	ESE	-	-	73.9	77.2	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 11:30 am	-	-	-	5.6	7	4.8	E	-	-	74.1	77.2	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 11:00 am	-	-	-	5.9	7	4.8	ESE	-	-	73.4	77.2	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 10:30 am	-	-	-	5.6	7	4.7	E	-	-	73.6	77.2	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 10:00 am	-	-	-	5.6	7	4.7	ESE	-	-	74.3	77.2	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 09:30 am	-	-	-	5.6	7	4.7	E	-	-	73.4	77.2	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 09:00 am	-	-	-	5.6	7	4.6	ESE	-	-	73.8	77.4	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 08:30 am	-	-	-	6.2	6	4.8	E	-	-	74.1	77.4	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 08:00 am	-	-	-	5.9	6	4.7	ESE	-	-	72.5	77.4	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 07:30 am	-	-	-	5.6	7	4.7	ESE	-	-	73.4	77.4	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 07:00 am	-	-	-	5.9	7	4.9	E	-	-	73.4	77.4	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 06:30 am	-	-	-	5.6	7	4.8	ESE	-	-	72.5	77.4	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 06:00 am	-	-	-	5.6	6	4.9	ESE	-	-	74.7	77.4	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 05:30 am	-	-	-	5.2	6	4.7	ESE	-	-	74.7	77.4	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 05:00 am	-	-	-	5.6	7	4.7	ESE	-	-	74.7	77.4	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 04:30 am	-	-	-	5.6	6	4.7	ESE	-	-	74.7	77.4	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 04:00 am	-	-	-	5.6	6	4.5	E	-	-	74.8	77.4	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 03:30 am	-	-	-	5.6	6	4.7	ESE	-	-	74.8	77.5	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 03:00 am	-	-	-	5.2	6	4.5	ESE	-	-	74.5	77.5	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 02:30 am	-	-	-	5.2	6	4.5	ESE	-	-	74.1	77.5	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 02:00 am	-	-	-	5.2	6	4.5	ESE	-	-	73.9	77.5	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 01:30 am	-	-	-	5.2	6	4.5	ESE	-	-	73.9	77.5	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 01:00 am	-	-	-	4.9	7	4.4	ESE	-	-	74.1	77.4	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 12:30 am	-	-	-	4.9	6	4.4	E	-	-	74.1	77.5	-	-	-	-
2026-10-26 12:00 am	-	-	-	5.2	6	4.4	E	-	-	74.3	77.5	-	-	-	-
2026-10-25 11:30 pm	-	-	-	5.2	7	4.5	ESE	-	-	74.5	77.5	-	-	-	-
2026-10-25 11:00 pm	-	-	-	4.9	5	4.4	E	-	-	74.7	77.5	-	-	-	-
2026-10-25 10:30 pm	-	-	-	4.6	7	4.5	E	-	-	75.0	77.5	-	-	-	-
2026-10-25 10:00 pm	-	-	-	4.9	6	4.5	E	-	-	75.4	77.5	-	-	-	-

Wave Summary
for 42354 as of
(9:30 pm CDT on 10/26/2026)
0230 GMT on 10/27/2026:
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):	4.3 ft
Swell Height (SwH):	0.3 ft
Swell Period (SwP):	10.0 sec
Swell Direction (SwD):	ESE
Wind Wave Height (WWH):	4.3 ft
Wind Wave Period (WWP):	6.5 sec
Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	E
Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	STEEP
Average Wave Period (APD):	4.7 sec

Previous observations
TIME (CDT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
2026-10-26 08:30 pm	4.9	0.3	10.0	SSE	4.6	7.1	ESE	STEEP	4.7
2026-10-26 08:00 pm	4.9	0.3	10.0	ESE	4.9	6.7	ESE	STEEP	4.7
2026-10-26 07:30 pm	4.9	0.3	10.0	ESE	4.9	7.1	ESE	STEEP	4.8
2026-10-26 07:00 pm	5.2	0.3	10.0	ESE	5.2	7.1	ESE	STEEP	5.0
2026-10-26 06:30 pm	5.2	0.3	10.0	ESE	5.2	7.4	ESE	STEEP	5.0
2026-10-26 06:00 pm	5.6	0.3	10.0	ESE	5.6	7.4	ESE	STEEP	5.2
2026-10-26 05:30 pm	5.6	0.3	10.0	ESE	5.6	6.7	E	STEEP	5.1
2026-10-26 05:00 pm	5.9	0.3	10.0	SE	5.9	7.7	ESE	STEEP	5.2
2026-10-26 04:30 pm	5.6	0.3	10.0	ESE	5.6	7.1	ESE	STEEP	5.0
2026-10-26 04:00 pm	5.6	0.3	10.0	SE	5.6	7.7	ESE	STEEP	5.1
2026-10-26 03:30 pm	5.9	0.3	10.0	ESE	5.9	7.4	ESE	STEEP	5.2
2026-10-26 03:00 pm	5.9	0.3	10.0	ESE	5.9	7.4	ESE	STEEP	5.1
2026-10-26 02:30 pm	5.9	0.3	10.0	ESE	5.9	7.1	E	STEEP	5.1
2026-10-26 02:00 pm	6.2	0.3	10.0	ESE	6.2	7.7	ESE	STEEP	5.3
2026-10-26 01:30 pm	5.9	0.3	10.0	SE	5.9	7.4	ESE	STEEP	5.0
2026-10-26 01:00 pm	6.6	0.3	10.0	ESE	6.6	6.9	E	STEEP	5.4
2026-10-26 12:30 pm	6.6	0.3	10.0	ESE	6.6	7.1	ESE	STEEP	5.2
2026-10-26 12:00 pm	6.2	0.3	10.0	SE	6.2	7.1	ESE	STEEP	5.0
2026-10-26 11:30 am	5.6	0.3	10.0	ESE	5.6	6.9	E	STEEP	4.8
2026-10-26 11:00 am	5.9	0.3	10.0	ESE	5.9	7.1	ESE	STEEP	4.8
2026-10-26 10:30 am	5.6	0.3	10.0	ESE	5.6	6.9	E	STEEP	4.7
2026-10-26 10:00 am	5.6	0.3	10.0	SE	5.6	6.9	ESE	STEEP	4.7
2026-10-26 09:30 am	5.6	0.3	10.0	ESE	5.6	6.7	E	STEEP	4.7
2026-10-26 09:00 am	5.6	0.3	10.0	SSE	5.6	7.1	ESE	STEEP	4.6
2026-10-26 08:30 am	6.2	0.3	10.0	E	6.2	6.2	E	VERY_STEEP	4.8
2026-10-26 08:00 am	5.9	0.3	10.0	ESE	5.9	6.5	ESE	STEEP	4.7
2026-10-26 07:30 am	5.6	0.3	10.0	ESE	5.6	6.7	ESE	STEEP	4.7
2026-10-26 07:00 am	5.9	0.3	10.5	ESE	5.9	6.7	E	STEEP	4.9
2026-10-26 06:30 am	5.6	0.3	10.0	ESE	5.6	6.7	ESE	STEEP	4.8
2026-10-26 06:00 am	5.6	0.3	10.0	ESE	5.6	6.5	ESE	STEEP	4.9
2026-10-26 05:30 am	5.2	0.3	10.0	SE	5.2	6.5	ESE	STEEP	4.7
2026-10-26 05:00 am	5.6	0.3	10.5	ESE	5.6	6.7	ESE	STEEP	4.7
2026-10-26 04:30 am	5.6	0.3	10.0	ESE	5.6	6.2	ESE	VERY_STEEP	4.7
2026-10-26 04:00 am	5.6	0.3	10.0	ESE	5.6	6.2	E	VERY_STEEP	4.5
2026-10-26 03:30 am	5.2	0.3	10.0	SE	5.2	6.5	ESE	STEEP	4.7
2026-10-26 03:00 am	5.2	0.3	10.0	ESE	5.2	6.5	ESE	STEEP	4.5
2026-10-26 02:30 am	5.2	0.3	10.0	SE	5.2	6.2	ESE	STEEP	4.5
2026-10-26 02:00 am	5.2	0.3	10.0	SE	5.2	6.2	ESE	STEEP	4.5
2026-10-26 01:30 am	5.2	0.3	10.0	E	5.2	6.5	ESE	STEEP	4.5
2026-10-26 01:00 am	4.9	0.3	10.0	SE	4.9	6.9	ESE	STEEP	4.4
2026-10-26 12:30 am	4.9	0.3	10.0	E	4.9	5.9	E	VERY_STEEP	4.4
2026-10-26 12:00 am	5.2	0.3	10.0	ESE	5.2	6.2	E	STEEP	4.4
2026-10-25 11:30 pm	5.2	0.3	10.0	SE	5.2	7.1	ESE	STEEP	4.5
2026-10-25 11:00 pm	4.9	0.3	10.0	SE	4.9	4.9	E	VERY_STEEP	4.4
2026-10-25 10:30 pm	4.6	0.3	10.0	ESE	4.6	6.7	E	STEEP	4.5
2026-10-25 10:00 pm	4.9	0.3	10.0	E	4.9	6.5	E	STEEP	4.5

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Ocean Current Data for 42354

Depth ft	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts
	9:30 pm CDT		8:30 pm CDT		7:30 pm CDT		7:00 pm CDT
3	270	0.17	290	0.27	270	0.35	270	0.19

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