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Station 44091 - Barnegat, NJ (209)

Owned and maintained by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Data provided by Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Waverider Buoy
39.772 N 73.769 W (39°46'19" N 73°46'8" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Sea temp depth: 0.46 m below water line
Water depth: 25 m

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Conditions at 44091 as of
(6:30 am EDT)
1030 GMT on 07/22/2026:
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):	5.2 ft
Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	7 sec
Average Period (APD):	4.9 sec
Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	SSE ( 166 deg true )
Air Temperature (ATMP):	74.1 °F
Water Temperature (WTMP):	73.9 °F

Previous observations
TIME (EDT)	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
2026-07-22 06:00 am	-	-	-	5.2	7	5.0	S	-	-	73.9	73.9	-	-	-	-
2026-07-22 05:30 am	-	-	-	5.2	7	4.8	S	-	-	74.1	74.1	-	-	-	-
2026-07-22 05:00 am	-	-	-	5.6	7	4.9	S	-	-	73.8	73.9	-	-	-	-
2026-07-22 04:30 am	-	-	-	5.6	7	5.0	S	-	-	73.9	73.9	-	-	-	-
2026-07-22 04:00 am	-	-	-	5.6	7	4.9	S	-	-	73.6	73.9	-	-	-	-
2026-07-22 03:30 am	-	-	-	5.6	6	4.8	S	-	-	73.0	73.9	-	-	-	-
2026-07-22 03:00 am	-	-	-	5.9	6	4.8	S	-	-	73.0	74.1	-	-	-	-
2026-07-22 02:30 am	-	-	-	5.9	6	4.8	S	-	-	73.2	74.1	-	-	-	-
2026-07-22 02:00 am	-	-	-	6.6	6	4.9	S	-	-	-	74.1	-	-	-	-
2026-07-22 01:30 am	-	-	-	7.9	6	5.2	S	-	-	72.0	74.1	-	-	-	-
2026-07-22 01:00 am	-	-	-	7.9	6	5.2	S	-	-	71.4	74.1	-	-	-	-
2026-07-22 12:30 am	-	-	-	7.5	7	5.2	S	-	-	73.0	74.3	-	-	-	-
2026-07-22 12:00 am	-	-	-	6.2	6	4.9	SSW	-	-	73.6	74.3	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 11:30 pm	-	-	-	5.6	6	4.8	SSW	-	-	-	74.3	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 11:00 pm	-	-	-	5.2	6	4.6	S	-	-	74.3	74.5	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 10:30 pm	-	-	-	5.2	6	4.6	SSW	-	-	75.7	74.5	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 10:00 pm	-	-	-	4.6	6	4.4	SSW	-	-	75.6	74.5	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 09:30 pm	-	-	-	4.9	6	4.5	S	-	-	-	74.5	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 09:00 pm	-	-	-	4.3	6	4.4	S	-	-	72.1	74.5	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 08:30 pm	-	-	-	4.3	6	4.3	S	-	-	71.8	74.5	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 08:00 pm	-	-	-	4.6	6	4.5	S	-	-	72.7	74.5	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 07:00 pm	-	-	-	5.2	6	4.7	S	-	-	75.9	74.5	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 06:30 pm	-	-	-	5.6	6	4.8	S	-	-	76.6	74.7	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 06:00 pm	-	-	-	5.9	6	4.7	S	-	-	76.5	74.7	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 05:30 pm	-	-	-	5.9	6	4.6	S	-	-	76.6	74.8	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 05:00 pm	-	-	-	5.9	6	4.6	S	-	-	77.0	74.8	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 04:30 pm	-	-	-	5.2	6	4.4	SSE	-	-	77.2	75.0	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 04:00 pm	-	-	-	4.6	6	4.2	S	-	-	77.4	75.0	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 03:30 pm	-	-	-	4.6	5	4.1	S	-	-	76.5	75.0	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 03:00 pm	-	-	-	4.6	5	4.1	SSE	-	-	76.3	75.0	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 02:30 pm	-	-	-	4.3	5	4.0	SSE	-	-	77.9	75.0	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 02:00 pm	-	-	-	4.3	5	3.8	SSE	-	-	76.5	75.0	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 01:30 pm	-	-	-	3.9	5	3.9	SSE	-	-	76.6	75.0	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 01:00 pm	-	-	-	4.3	5	4.2	SSE	-	-	77.5	75.2	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 12:30 pm	-	-	-	4.3	5	4.2	SSE	-	-	77.4	75.0	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 12:00 pm	-	-	-	4.3	5	4.1	SSE	-	-	77.5	74.8	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 11:30 am	-	-	-	4.6	5	4.2	SSE	-	-	77.0	74.8	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 11:00 am	-	-	-	4.6	5	4.1	SSE	-	-	76.6	74.7	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 10:30 am	-	-	-	4.9	5	4.1	SSE	-	-	77.0	74.7	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 10:00 am	-	-	-	4.6	5	3.9	SSE	-	-	77.0	74.7	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 09:30 am	-	-	-	4.3	5	3.9	SSE	-	-	76.6	74.7	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 09:00 am	-	-	-	4.3	4	3.8	SSE	-	-	76.5	74.7	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 08:30 am	-	-	-	4.3	5	3.8	SSE	-	-	76.3	74.8	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 08:00 am	-	-	-	3.9	5	3.8	S	-	-	75.9	74.8	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 07:30 am	-	-	-	3.6	5	3.7	SSE	-	-	75.9	75.0	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 07:00 am	-	-	-	3.3	4	3.7	SSE	-	-	75.6	75.2	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 06:30 am	-	-	-	3.3	4	3.7	S	-	-	75.6	75.2	-	-	-	-
2026-07-21 06:00 am	-	-	-	3.3	4	3.7	S	-	-	75.4	75.2	-	-	-	-

Wave Summary
for 44091 as of (6:30 am EDT)
1030 GMT on 07/22/2026:
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):	5.2 ft
Swell Height (SwH):	0.7 ft
Swell Period (SwP):	10.0 sec
Swell Direction (SwD):	SSE
Wind Wave Height (WWH):	5.2 ft
Wind Wave Period (WWP):	7.4 sec
Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	SSE
Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	STEEP
Average Wave Period (APD):	4.9 sec

Previous observations
TIME (EDT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
2026-07-22 06:00 am	5.2	0.7	10.0	SE	5.2	6.9	S	STEEP	5.0
2026-07-22 05:30 am	5.2	0.3	10.0	SE	5.2	6.7	S	STEEP	4.8
2026-07-22 05:00 am	5.6	0.7	10.0	SE	5.6	6.7	S	STEEP	4.9
2026-07-22 04:30 am	5.6	0.7	10.0	SE	5.6	6.9	S	STEEP	5.0
2026-07-22 04:00 am	5.6	0.7	10.0	SE	5.6	6.7	S	STEEP	4.9
2026-07-22 03:30 am	5.6	0.3	14.3	SE	5.6	6.2	S	VERY_STEEP	4.8
2026-07-22 03:00 am	5.9	0.7	12.5	ESE	5.9	6.5	S	STEEP	4.8
2026-07-22 02:30 am	5.9	0.7	10.0	SE	5.9	6.5	S	STEEP	4.8
2026-07-22 02:00 am	6.6	0.7	16.7	SSE	6.6	6.5	S	VERY_STEEP	4.9
2026-07-22 01:30 am	7.9	0.7	11.8	SSE	7.9	6.2	S	VERY_STEEP	5.2
2026-07-22 01:00 am	7.9	0.7	12.5	SSE	7.9	6.5	S	VERY_STEEP	5.2
2026-07-22 12:30 am	7.5	0.7	14.3	S	7.5	6.7	S	VERY_STEEP	5.2
2026-07-22 12:00 am	6.2	0.7	11.8	SE	6.2	6.2	SSW	VERY_STEEP	4.9
2026-07-21 11:30 pm	5.6	0.3	11.1	SSE	5.6	6.5	SSW	STEEP	4.8
2026-07-21 11:00 pm	5.2	0.3	12.5	SSE	5.2	5.9	S	VERY_STEEP	4.6
2026-07-21 10:30 pm	5.2	0.3	11.8	ESE	5.2	5.7	SSW	VERY_STEEP	4.6
2026-07-21 10:00 pm	4.6	0.3	11.8	SSE	4.6	5.7	SSW	VERY_STEEP	4.4
2026-07-21 09:30 pm	4.6	0.3	12.5	SE	4.6	6.1	S	STEEP	4.5
2026-07-21 09:00 pm	4.3	0.3	11.8	SE	4.3	5.7	S	VERY_STEEP	4.4
2026-07-21 08:30 pm	4.3	0.3	11.8	S	4.3	5.7	S	VERY_STEEP	4.3
2026-07-21 08:00 pm	4.6	0.3	12.5	SE	4.6	5.9	S	VERY_STEEP	4.5
2026-07-21 07:30 pm	5.2	0.3	15.4	SSE	5.2	5.7	S	VERY_STEEP	4.8
2026-07-21 07:00 pm	5.2	0.7	11.8	SE	5.2	5.9	S	VERY_STEEP	4.7
2026-07-21 06:30 pm	5.6	0.3	12.5	SSE	5.6	6.1	S	VERY_STEEP	4.8
2026-07-21 06:00 pm	5.9	0.7	11.8	SE	5.9	5.9	S	VERY_STEEP	4.7
2026-07-21 05:30 pm	5.9	0.7	12.5	SSE	5.9	6.1	S	VERY_STEEP	4.6
2026-07-21 05:00 pm	5.9	0.7	12.5	SE	5.9	5.7	S	VERY_STEEP	4.6
2026-07-21 04:30 pm	5.2	0.7	11.8	SE	5.2	5.6	SSE	VERY_STEEP	4.4
2026-07-21 04:00 pm	4.6	0.3	13.3	ESE	4.6	5.6	S	VERY_STEEP	4.2
2026-07-21 03:30 pm	4.6	0.3	12.5	ESE	4.6	5.4	S	VERY_STEEP	4.1
2026-07-21 03:00 pm	4.6	0.3	13.3	SE	4.6	5.4	SSE	VERY_STEEP	4.1
2026-07-21 02:30 pm	4.3	0.3	11.8	E	4.3	5.3	SSE	VERY_STEEP	4.0
2026-07-21 02:00 pm	3.9	0.3	11.8	E	3.9	5.3	SSE	VERY_STEEP	3.8
2026-07-21 01:30 pm	3.9	0.7	13.3	E	3.9	5.3	SSE	VERY_STEEP	3.9
2026-07-21 01:00 pm	4.3	0.7	12.5	ESE	3.9	4.9	SSE	VERY_STEEP	4.2
2026-07-21 12:30 pm	4.3	0.7	12.5	E	4.3	5.3	SSE	VERY_STEEP	4.2
2026-07-21 12:00 pm	4.3	0.3	13.3	ESE	3.9	5.3	SSE	VERY_STEEP	4.1
2026-07-21 11:30 am	4.6	0.7	10.0	SE	4.3	5.4	SSE	VERY_STEEP	4.2
2026-07-21 11:00 am	4.6	0.3	12.5	SE	4.6	5.3	SSE	VERY_STEEP	4.1
2026-07-21 10:30 am	4.6	0.3	12.5	SE	4.6	5.3	SSE	VERY_STEEP	4.1
2026-07-21 10:00 am	4.6	0.7	11.1	ESE	4.6	4.9	SSE	VERY_STEEP	3.9
2026-07-21 09:30 am	4.3	0.7	11.8	SE	4.3	4.8	SSE	VERY_STEEP	3.9
2026-07-21 09:00 am	4.3	0.7	12.5	ESE	4.3	4.3	SSE	VERY_STEEP	3.8
2026-07-21 08:30 am	4.3	0.7	12.5	ESE	4.3	4.5	SSE	VERY_STEEP	3.8
2026-07-21 08:00 am	3.9	0.7	11.1	ESE	3.9	4.7	S	VERY_STEEP	3.8
2026-07-21 07:30 am	3.6	0.7	11.8	E	3.3	4.8	SSE	VERY_STEEP	3.7
2026-07-21 07:00 am	3.3	0.7	11.1	ESE	3.3	4.4	SSE	VERY_STEEP	3.7
2026-07-21 06:30 am	3.3	0.7	11.8	ESE	3.3	4.1	S	VERY_STEEP	3.7
2026-07-21 06:00 am	3.3	0.7	12.5	ESE	3.3	4.3	S	VERY_STEEP	3.7

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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 44091

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
	6:30 am EDT		6:00 am EDT		5:30 am EDT		5:00 am EDT		4:30 am EDT		4:00 am EDT		3:30 am EDT		3:00 am EDT
3	60	0.35	50	0.45	50	0.41	30	0.41	50	0.31	20	0.27	20	0.25	30	0.41

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