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Station 45186 - Waukegan Buoy, IL Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 45186

Owned and maintained by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Moored Buoy
42.368 N 87.795 W (42°22'6" N 87°47'41" W)

Site elevation: 176 m above mean sea level
Air temp height: 1 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 1.5 m above site elevation
Sea temp depth: 1 m below water line

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Station 45186

Conditions at 45186 as of
(1:40 am CDT)
0640 GMT on 04/15/2026:
     

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): 1.0 ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 2 sec
5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction Mean Wave Direction (MWD):ESE ( 113 deg true )
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 52.3 °F
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 46.6 °F
Previous observations
TIME
(CDT)		 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
2026-04-15 01:30 am--- 1.0 2- SE-- 52.0 46.6----
2026-04-15 01:20 am--- 1.0 3-SSE-- 51.1 46.6----
2026-04-15 01:10 am--- 1.0 3- SE-- 51.8 46.6----
2026-04-15 01:00 am--- 1.0 3- SE-- 50.0 46.6----
2026-04-15 12:50 am--- 1.0 2- SE-- 49.5 46.6----
2026-04-15 12:40 am--- 1.0 3-SSE-- 50.0 46.6----
2026-04-15 12:30 am--- 1.0 3-SSE-- 51.3 46.6----
2026-04-15 12:20 am--- 1.0 3-SSE-- 51.6 46.4----
2026-04-15 12:10 am--- 1.0 3-SSE-- 54.9 46.2----
2026-04-15 12:00 am--- 1.0 3- SE-- 54.3 46.4----
2026-04-14 11:50 pm--- 1.0 3- NE-- 52.0 46.4----
2026-04-14 11:40 pm--- 1.0 3- SE-- 51.3 46.6----
2026-04-14 11:30 pm--- 1.0 3-ESE-- 50.9 46.6----
2026-04-14 11:20 pm--- 0.7-- E-- 50.5 46.6----
2026-04-14 11:10 pm--- 0.7-- SE-- 50.9 46.8----
2026-04-14 11:00 pm--- 0.7-- SE-- 51.6 46.8----
2026-04-14 10:50 pm--- 0.7-- SE-- 51.4 46.8----
2026-04-14 10:40 pm--- 0.7-- SE-- 51.6 46.8----
2026-04-14 10:30 pm--- 1.0 2- N-- 51.6 46.9----
2026-04-14 10:20 pm--- 1.0 4- E-- 54.5 47.3----
2026-04-14 10:10 pm--- 1.0 3-SSE-- 56.8 47.5----
2026-04-14 10:00 pm--- 1.0 3-SSE-- 57.6 47.8----
2026-04-14 09:50 pm--- 1.3 2- NW-- 57.0 48.4----
2026-04-14 09:40 pm- 15.5 25.3 1.3 3- S29.80- 58.1 50.0----
2026-04-14 09:30 pm- 21.4 33.0 1.3 3- S29.85- 63.7 50.5----
2026-04-14 09:20 pm- 7.8 11.7 1.3 3- S29.78- 62.2 51.1----
2026-04-14 09:10 pm- 9.7 13.6 1.3 3- S29.76- 64.2 51.3----
2026-04-14 09:00 pm- 9.7 11.7 1.3 3- S29.76- 64.2 51.1----
2026-04-14 08:50 pm- 7.8 11.7 1.3 3- S29.77- 61.9 51.1----
Wave Summary
for 45186 as of (1:40 am CDT)
0640 GMT on 04/15/2026:

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): 1.0 ft
Previous observations
TIME
(CDT)		 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
2026-04-15 01:30 am 1.0------ N/A-
2026-04-15 01:20 am 1.0------ N/A-
2026-04-15 01:10 am 1.0------ N/A-
2026-04-15 01:00 am 1.0------ N/A-
2026-04-15 12:50 am 1.0------ N/A-
2026-04-15 12:40 am 1.0------ N/A-
2026-04-15 12:30 am 1.0------ N/A-
2026-04-15 12:20 am 1.0------ N/A-
2026-04-15 12:10 am 1.0------ N/A-
2026-04-15 12:00 am 1.0------ N/A-
2026-04-14 11:50 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2026-04-14 11:40 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2026-04-14 11:30 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2026-04-14 11:20 pm 0.7------ N/A-
2026-04-14 11:10 pm 0.7------ N/A-
2026-04-14 11:00 pm 0.7------ N/A-
2026-04-14 10:50 pm 0.7------ N/A-
2026-04-14 10:40 pm 0.7------ N/A-
2026-04-14 10:30 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2026-04-14 10:20 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2026-04-14 10:10 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2026-04-14 10:00 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2026-04-14 09:50 pm 1.3------ N/A-
2026-04-14 09:40 pm 1.3------ N/A-
2026-04-14 09:30 pm 1.3------ N/A-
2026-04-14 09:20 pm 1.3------ N/A-
2026-04-14 09:10 pm 1.3------ N/A-
2026-04-14 09:00 pm 1.3------ N/A-
2026-04-14 08:50 pm 1.3------ N/A-

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 45186

     
1:40 am CDT 1:30 am CDT 1:20 am CDT 1:10 am CDT 1:00 am CDT12:50 am CDT12:40 am CDT12:30 am CDT
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
7 10 0.06310 0.10320 0.10 50 0.10320 0.08250 0.08 80 0.08 30 0.23

Previous (up to 48) reports of ocean current data for 45186

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