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Station 44086 - Nags Head, NC (243) Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 44086


Conditions at 44086 as of
(12:26 pm EDT)
1626 GMT on 04/20/2025:
     

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): 2.3 ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 5 sec
5-day plot - Average Wave Period Average Period (APD): 4.4 sec
5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction Mean Wave Direction (MWD):SSE ( 165 deg true )
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 58.5 °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
2025-04-20 11:56 am--- 2.3 64.3 S--- 58.6----
2025-04-20 11:26 am--- 2.6 64.3SSE--- 58.3----
2025-04-20 10:56 am--- 2.6 54.0SSE--- 58.1----
2025-04-20 10:26 am--- 2.6 64.3SSE--- 57.6----
2025-04-20 09:56 am--- 2.6 64.3SSE--- 57.6----
2025-04-20 09:26 am--- 2.6 54.3SSE--- 57.4----
2025-04-20 08:56 am--- 3.0 54.2SSE--- 57.0----
2025-04-20 08:26 am--- 2.6 64.1SSE--- 57.0----
2025-04-20 07:56 am--- 2.6 64.0SSE--- 56.8----
2025-04-20 07:26 am--- 2.6 64.2SSE--- 56.8----
2025-04-20 06:56 am--- 2.6 54.1SSE--- 56.8----
2025-04-20 06:26 am--- 2.6 64.1SSE--- 56.8----
2025-04-20 05:56 am--- 2.6 64.2SSE--- 56.8----
2025-04-20 05:26 am--- 2.6 54.3SSE--- 57.0----
2025-04-20 04:56 am--- 2.6 64.2SSE--- 56.8----
2025-04-20 04:26 am--- 3.0 64.3SSE--- 56.8----
2025-04-20 03:56 am--- 2.6 64.1SSE--- 56.7----
2025-04-20 03:26 am--- 3.0 63.9SSE--- 56.7----
2025-04-20 02:56 am--- 3.0 64.0SSE--- 56.5----
2025-04-20 02:26 am--- 3.3 64.1SSE--- 56.3----
2025-04-20 01:56 am--- 3.0 53.9SSE--- 56.3----
2025-04-20 01:26 am--- 3.3 64.0SSE--- 56.1----
2025-04-20 12:56 am--- 3.6 64.1SSE--- 56.1----
2025-04-20 12:26 am--- 3.6 64.1SSE--- 56.3----
2025-04-19 11:56 pm--- 3.6 64.0SSE--- 56.3----
2025-04-19 11:26 pm--- 3.9 64.2SSE--- 56.3----
2025-04-19 10:56 pm--- 3.9 63.9SSE--- 56.1----
2025-04-19 10:26 pm--- 3.6 63.9SSE--- 56.3----
2025-04-19 09:56 pm--- 3.6 54.0SSE--- 56.3----
2025-04-19 09:26 pm--- 3.6 54.1SSE--- 56.5----
2025-04-19 08:56 pm--- 3.9 64.0SSE--- 56.7----
2025-04-19 08:26 pm--- 3.6 64.1SSE--- 56.7----
2025-04-19 07:56 pm--- 3.6 64.1SSE--- 56.8----
2025-04-19 07:26 pm--- 3.9 64.1SSE--- 56.8----
2025-04-19 06:56 pm--- 3.9 64.0SSE--- 57.0----
2025-04-19 06:26 pm--- 4.3 54.0SSE--- 57.2----
2025-04-19 05:56 pm--- 3.9 54.0SSE--- 57.4----
2025-04-19 05:26 pm--- 3.9 44.0 S--- 57.7----
2025-04-19 04:56 pm--- 3.6 63.9SSE--- 57.9----
2025-04-19 04:26 pm--- 3.9 54.0SSE--- 58.1----
2025-04-19 03:56 pm--- 4.3 64.0SSE--- 58.5----
2025-04-19 03:26 pm--- 4.3 64.1SSE--- 59.0----
2025-04-19 02:56 pm--- 4.3 44.0 S--- 59.2----
2025-04-19 02:26 pm--- 3.9 63.9SSE--- 59.2----
2025-04-19 01:56 pm--- 3.6 63.8SSE--- 59.2----
2025-04-19 01:26 pm--- 3.6 63.7SSE--- 59.2----
2025-04-19 12:56 pm--- 3.3 63.8SSE--- 59.4----

Detailed Wave Summary
for 44086 as of (12:26 pm EDT)
1626 GMT on 04/20/2025:

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): 2.3 ft
5-day plot - Swell Height Swell Height (SwH): 0.3 ft
5-day plot - Swell Period Swell Period (SwP): 14.3 sec
5-day plot - Swell Direction Swell Direction (SwD):ENE
5-day plot - Wind Wave Height Wind Wave Height (WWH): 2.3 ft
5-day plot - Wind Wave Period Wind Wave Period (WWP): 5.3 sec
5-day plot - Wind Wave Direction Wind Wave Direction (WWD):SSE
5-day plot - Average Wave Period Average Wave Period (APD): 4.4 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
2025-04-20 11:56 am 2.3 0.3 11.8ENE 2.3 5.6 S N/A 4.3
2025-04-20 11:26 am 2.6 0.3 11.8 E 2.6 5.6 SSE N/A 4.3
2025-04-20 10:56 am 2.6 0.3 11.1ESE 2.3 5.0 SSE N/A 4.0
2025-04-20 10:26 am 2.6 0.3 12.5 E 2.6 5.6 SSE STEEP 4.3
2025-04-20 09:56 am 2.6 0.3 12.5ENE 2.6 5.6 SSE N/A 4.3
2025-04-20 09:26 am 2.6 0.3 12.5 E 2.6 5.3 SSE N/A 4.3
2025-04-20 08:56 am 2.6 0.3 13.3ESE 2.6 5.3 SSE STEEP 4.2
2025-04-20 08:26 am 2.6 0.3 13.3 E 2.6 5.9 SSE STEEP 4.1
2025-04-20 07:56 am 2.6 0.3 14.3ESE 2.6 5.6 SSE STEEP 4.0
2025-04-20 07:26 am 2.6 0.3 12.5 E 2.6 5.9 SSE STEEP 4.2
2025-04-20 06:56 am 2.6 0.3 12.5ENE 2.6 5.3 SSE STEEP 4.1
2025-04-20 06:26 am 2.6 0.3 11.1 E 2.6 5.6 SSE STEEP 4.1
2025-04-20 05:56 am 2.6 0.3 13.3ENE 2.6 5.9 SSE STEEP 4.2
2025-04-20 05:26 am 2.6 0.3 13.3 E 2.6 5.3 SSE STEEP 4.3
2025-04-20 04:56 am 2.6 0.3 12.5ESE 2.6 5.9 SSE STEEP 4.2
2025-04-20 04:26 am 3.0 0.3 12.5 E 3.0 5.6 SSE STEEP 4.3
2025-04-20 03:56 am 2.6 0.3 12.5ENE 2.6 5.6 SSE STEEP 4.1
2025-04-20 03:26 am 3.0 0.3 14.3ESE 3.0 5.6 SSE STEEP 3.9
2025-04-20 02:56 am 3.0 0.3 13.3 E 3.0 5.9 SSE STEEP 4.0
2025-04-20 02:26 am 3.3 0.3 13.3ESE 3.3 5.9 SSE STEEP 4.1
2025-04-20 01:56 am 3.0 0.3 11.8ENE 3.0 5.3 SSE STEEP 3.9
2025-04-20 01:26 am 3.3 0.3 11.1ESE 3.3 5.6 SSE STEEP 4.0
2025-04-20 12:56 am 3.6 0.3 10.5 SE 3.6 5.9 SSE STEEP 4.1
2025-04-20 12:26 am 3.6 0.3 14.3ENE 3.3 5.9 SSE STEEP 4.1
2025-04-19 11:56 pm 3.6 0.3 11.1ENE 3.3 6.2 SSE STEEP 4.0
2025-04-19 11:26 pm 3.9 0.3 13.3ESE 3.9 5.9 SSE STEEP 4.2
2025-04-19 10:56 pm 3.9 0.3 11.1 E 3.6 5.6 SSE STEEP 3.9
2025-04-19 10:26 pm 3.6 0.3 13.3 E 3.6 5.9 SSE STEEP 3.9
2025-04-19 09:56 pm 3.6 0.3 13.3ESE 3.6 5.3 SSEVERY_STEEP 4.0
2025-04-19 09:26 pm 3.6 0.3 11.8 E 3.6 5.3 SSEVERY_STEEP 4.1
2025-04-19 08:56 pm 3.6 0.3 13.3ESE 3.6 5.9 SSE STEEP 4.0
2025-04-19 08:26 pm 3.6 0.3 13.3ESE 3.6 6.2 SSE STEEP 4.1
2025-04-19 07:56 pm 3.6 0.3 12.5SSE 3.6 5.6 SSE STEEP 4.1
2025-04-19 07:26 pm 3.9 0.3 14.3ESE 3.9 5.6 SSEVERY_STEEP 4.1
2025-04-19 06:56 pm 3.9 0.3 12.5SSE 3.9 5.6 SSEVERY_STEEP 4.0
2025-04-19 06:26 pm 4.3 0.3 13.3 SE 4.3 5.3 SSEVERY_STEEP 4.0
2025-04-19 05:56 pm 3.9 0.3 13.3 SE 3.9 5.3 SSEVERY_STEEP 4.0
2025-04-19 05:26 pm 3.9 0.3 11.1 SE 3.9 4.3 SVERY_STEEP 4.0
2025-04-19 04:56 pm 3.6 0.3 13.3ENE 3.6 5.6 SSE STEEP 3.9
2025-04-19 04:26 pm 3.9 0.3 13.3ESE 3.9 5.3 SSEVERY_STEEP 4.0
2025-04-19 03:56 pm 4.3 0.3 13.3 SE 4.3 5.9 SSE STEEP 4.0
2025-04-19 03:26 pm 4.3 0.3 13.3 E 4.3 5.9 SSE STEEP 4.1
2025-04-19 02:56 pm 4.3 0.3 14.3ESE 3.9 4.3 SVERY_STEEP 4.0
2025-04-19 02:26 pm 3.6 0.3 13.3ESE 3.6 5.6 SSE STEEP 3.9
2025-04-19 01:56 pm 3.6 0.3 13.3 E 3.6 5.9 SSE STEEP 3.8
2025-04-19 01:26 pm 3.6 0.3 13.3SSE 3.6 5.9 SSE STEEP 3.7
2025-04-19 12:56 pm 3.3 0.3 12.5 E 3.3 5.6 SSE STEEP 3.8

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)