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Station 44084 - Bethany Beach, DE (263) Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 44084


Conditions at 44084 as of
(6:26 pm EDT)
2226 GMT on 04/28/2025:
     

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): 1.3 ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 8 sec
5-day plot - Average Wave Period Average Period (APD): 6.8 sec
5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction Mean Wave Direction (MWD):ESE ( 119 deg true )
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 55.9 °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
2025-04-28 05:56 pm--- 1.3 117.0ENE--- 55.9----
2025-04-28 05:26 pm--- 1.3 97.3 E--- 56.1----
2025-04-28 04:56 pm--- 1.3 117.8ENE--- 55.9----
2025-04-28 04:26 pm--- 1.3 127.3ENE--- 57.0----
2025-04-28 03:56 pm--- 1.0 127.0ENE--- 55.0----
2025-04-28 03:26 pm--- 1.3 86.8ESE--- 55.8----
2025-04-28 02:56 pm--- 1.0 97.2ESE--- 55.8----
2025-04-28 02:26 pm--- 1.0 106.8 E--- 55.8----
2025-04-28 01:56 pm--- 1.0 106.4 E--- 57.0----
2025-04-28 01:26 pm--- 1.3 86.1ESE--- 54.7----
2025-04-28 12:56 pm--- 1.3 96.1 E--- 54.9----
2025-04-28 12:26 pm--- 1.3 115.6 E--- 54.0----
2025-04-28 11:56 am--- 1.3 95.6 E--- 53.1----
2025-04-28 11:26 am--- 1.3 95.6ESE--- 52.7----
2025-04-28 10:56 am--- 1.3 85.7ESE--- 52.5----
2025-04-28 10:26 am--- 1.3 95.6ESE--- 52.2----
2025-04-28 09:56 am--- 1.3 115.4ENE--- 52.0----
2025-04-28 09:26 am--- 1.3 96.0ESE--- 51.8----
2025-04-28 08:56 am--- 1.6 116.2ENE--- 51.4----
2025-04-28 08:26 am--- 1.3 96.6ESE--- 51.3----
2025-04-28 07:56 am--- 1.3 86.9ESE--- 51.4----
2025-04-28 07:26 am--- 1.6 97.4 E--- 51.4----
2025-04-28 06:56 am--- 1.6 87.7ESE--- 51.8----
2025-04-28 06:26 am--- 1.6 87.5ESE--- 51.8----
2025-04-28 05:56 am--- 1.3 97.6ESE--- 52.0----
2025-04-28 05:26 am--- 1.6 87.8ESE--- 52.2----
2025-04-28 04:56 am--- 1.6 108.2 E--- 52.0----
2025-04-28 04:26 am--- 1.3 97.8 E--- 52.0----
2025-04-28 03:56 am--- 1.3 97.7 E--- 52.2----
2025-04-28 03:26 am--- 1.3 98.1 E--- 52.2----
2025-04-28 02:56 am--- 1.3 98.2ESE--- 52.5----
2025-04-28 02:26 am--- 1.3 97.5ESE--- 51.6----
2025-04-28 01:56 am--- 1.3 97.6ESE--- 51.4----
2025-04-28 01:26 am--- 1.3 96.4 E--- 51.3----
2025-04-28 12:56 am--- 1.3 96.4ESE--- 51.3----
2025-04-28 12:26 am--- 1.3 106.2ESE--- 51.1----
2025-04-27 11:56 pm--- 1.3 96.7ESE--- 51.1----
2025-04-27 11:26 pm--- 1.6 96.7ESE--- 51.1----
2025-04-27 10:56 pm--- 1.3 96.5ESE--- 51.3----
2025-04-27 10:26 pm--- 1.6 96.4 E--- 51.4----
2025-04-27 09:56 pm--- 1.6 105.8ESE--- 51.4----
2025-04-27 09:26 pm--- 1.6 105.5ESE--- 51.3----
2025-04-27 08:56 pm--- 1.6 95.2ESE--- 51.3----
2025-04-27 08:26 pm--- 1.6 105.3 E--- 51.3----
2025-04-27 07:56 pm--- 2.0 94.8 E--- 51.3----
2025-04-27 07:26 pm--- 2.0 84.6 E--- 51.4----
2025-04-27 06:56 pm--- 2.0 84.8ESE--- 51.4----
2025-04-27 06:26 pm--- 2.0 84.5ESE--- 51.4----
2025-04-27 05:56 pm--- 2.0 84.7ESE--- 51.6----

Detailed Wave Summary
for 44084 as of (6:26 pm EDT)
2226 GMT on 04/28/2025:

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): 1.3 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):ENE
5-day plot - Wind Wave Height Wind Wave Height (WWH): 1.0 ft
5-day plot - Wind Wave Period Wind Wave Period (WWP): 8.3 sec
5-day plot - Wind Wave Direction Wind Wave Direction (WWD):ESE
5-day plot - Average Wave Period Average Wave Period (APD): 6.8 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
2025-04-28 05:56 pm 1.0 0.7 10.5ENE 1.0 8.3 ESE N/A 7.0
2025-04-28 05:26 pm 1.0 0.7 12.5ENE 1.0 9.1 E N/A 7.3
2025-04-28 04:56 pm 1.0 0.7 10.5ENE 1.0 8.3 ESE N/A 7.8
2025-04-28 04:26 pm 1.0 0.7 11.8ENE 1.0 9.1 E N/A 7.3
2025-04-28 03:56 pm 1.0 0.7 11.8ENE 1.0 8.3 ESE N/A 7.0
2025-04-28 03:26 pm 1.3 0.7 11.1ENE 1.0 8.3 ESE N/A 6.8
2025-04-28 02:56 pm 1.0 0.7 13.3ENE 1.0 9.1 ESE N/A 7.2
2025-04-28 02:26 pm 1.0 0.7 12.5ENE 1.0 9.9 E N/A 6.8
2025-04-28 01:56 pm 1.0 0.7 10.5ENE 1.0 9.9 E N/A 6.4
2025-04-28 01:26 pm 1.3 0.7 10.5 E 1.0 8.3 ESE N/A 6.1
2025-04-28 12:56 pm 1.3 0.7 12.5ENE 1.0 9.1 E N/A 6.1
2025-04-28 12:26 pm 1.3 0.7 10.5 E 1.0 9.1 E N/A 5.6
2025-04-28 11:56 am 1.3 0.7 14.3ENE 1.0 9.1 E N/A 5.6
2025-04-28 11:26 am 1.3 0.7 10.5 E 1.3 9.1 ESE N/A 5.6
2025-04-28 10:56 am 1.3 0.7 12.5ENE 1.3 8.3 ESE N/A 5.7
2025-04-28 10:26 am 1.3 0.7 11.1ENE 1.3 9.1 ESE N/A 5.6
2025-04-28 09:56 am 1.3 0.7 10.5ENE 1.3 9.1 ESE N/A 5.4
2025-04-28 09:26 am 1.3 0.7 10.5ENE 1.3 9.1 ESE N/A 6.0
2025-04-28 08:56 am 1.6 0.7 11.1ENE 1.3 8.3 ESE N/A 6.2
2025-04-28 08:26 am 1.3 0.7 11.8 E 1.3 9.1 ESE N/A 6.6
2025-04-28 07:56 am 1.3 0.7 12.5ENE 1.3 8.3 ESE N/A 6.9
2025-04-28 07:26 am 1.6 1.0 10.5ENE 1.3 9.1 E N/A 7.4
2025-04-28 06:56 am 1.6 0.7 11.8ENE 1.6 8.3 ESE N/A 7.7
2025-04-28 06:26 am 1.6 0.7 12.5ENE 1.3 8.3 ESE N/A 7.5
2025-04-28 05:56 am 1.3 0.7 10.5ENE 1.3 9.1 ESE N/A 7.6
2025-04-28 05:26 am 1.6 0.7 10.5ENE 1.3 8.3 ESE N/A 7.8
2025-04-28 04:56 am 1.6 0.7 11.8ENE 1.3 9.9 E N/A 8.2
2025-04-28 04:26 am 1.3 0.7 10.5ENE 1.3 9.1 E N/A 7.8
2025-04-28 03:56 am 1.3 0.7 10.5ENE 1.3 9.1 E N/A 7.7
2025-04-28 03:26 am 1.3 0.7 11.1 NE 1.0 9.1 E N/A 8.1
2025-04-28 02:56 am 1.3 0.7 12.5ENE 1.0 9.1 ESE N/A 8.2
2025-04-28 02:26 am 1.3 0.7 10.5ENE 1.0 9.1 ESE N/A 7.5
2025-04-28 01:56 am 1.3 0.7 10.5ENE 1.0 9.1 ESE N/A 7.6
2025-04-28 01:26 am 1.3 0.7 10.5 E 1.0 9.1 E N/A 6.4
2025-04-28 12:56 am 1.3 0.7 11.1ENE 1.3 9.1 ESE N/A 6.4
2025-04-28 12:26 am 1.3 0.7 11.1 E 1.0 9.9 ESE N/A 6.2
2025-04-27 11:56 pm 1.3 0.7 12.5 E 1.3 9.1 ESE N/A 6.7
2025-04-27 11:26 pm 1.6 0.7 13.3ENE 1.3 9.1 ESE N/A 6.7
2025-04-27 10:56 pm 1.3 0.7 12.5ENE 1.3 9.1 ESE N/A 6.5
2025-04-27 10:26 pm 1.6 1.0 10.5 E 1.3 9.1 E N/A 6.4
2025-04-27 09:56 pm 1.6 0.7 10.5ENE 1.6 9.9 ESE N/A 5.8
2025-04-27 09:26 pm 1.6 0.7 11.8ENE 1.6 9.9 ESE N/A 5.5
2025-04-27 08:56 pm 1.6 0.7 11.1ENE 1.6 9.1 ESE N/A 5.2
2025-04-27 08:26 pm 1.6 0.7 10.5 E 1.6 9.9 E N/A 5.3
2025-04-27 07:56 pm 2.0 0.7 11.1ENE 1.6 9.1 E N/A 4.8
2025-04-27 07:26 pm 2.0 0.7 10.5 E 2.0 8.3 E N/A 4.6
2025-04-27 06:56 pm 2.0 0.7 13.3 E 2.0 8.3 ESE N/A 4.8
2025-04-27 06:26 pm 2.0 0.7 12.5 NE 2.0 8.3 ESE N/A 4.5
2025-04-27 05:56 pm 2.0 0.7 12.5 E 2.0 8.3 ESE N/A 4.7

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)