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Station 46108 - Lower Cook Inlet (204)

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Data provided by Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Waverider Buoy
59.598 N 151.828 W (59°35'53" N 151°49'42" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 2 m above site elevation
Sea temp depth: 0.46 m below water line
Water depth: 31 m

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Conditions at 46108 as of
(10:30 pm AKDT on 04/14/2026)
0630 GMT on 04/15/2026:
Note: This report is more than two hours old
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):	3.3 ft
Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	5 sec
Average Period (APD):	4.0 sec
Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	SW ( 220 deg true )
Water Temperature (WTMP):	38.3 °F

Previous observations
TIME (AKDT)	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
2026-04-14 10:00 pm	-	-	-	3.6	6	4.1	SSW	-	-	-	38.5	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 09:30 pm	-	-	-	3.6	5	4.1	SW	-	-	-	38.5	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 09:00 pm	-	-	-	3.6	6	4.2	SW	-	-	-	38.5	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 08:30 pm	-	-	-	3.3	6	4.2	SSW	-	-	-	38.7	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 08:00 pm	-	-	-	3.3	6	4.3	SW	-	-	-	38.7	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 07:30 pm	-	-	-	3.0	6	4.3	SW	-	-	-	38.5	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 07:00 pm	-	-	-	3.0	6	4.1	SW	-	-	-	38.5	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 06:30 pm	-	-	-	3.0	6	4.1	SW	-	-	-	38.5	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 06:00 pm	-	-	-	3.0	6	4.1	SW	-	-	-	38.5	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 05:30 pm	-	-	-	3.0	6	4.3	WSW	-	-	-	38.5	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 05:00 pm	-	-	-	3.0	6	4.3	WSW	-	-	-	38.5	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 04:30 pm	-	-	-	2.6	6	4.2	WSW	-	-	-	38.7	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 04:00 pm	-	-	-	3.0	5	4.4	WSW	-	-	-	38.7	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 03:00 pm	-	-	-	3.3	6	4.6	WSW	-	-	-	38.7	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 02:30 pm	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	38.8	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 02:00 pm	-	-	-	3.3	6	4.7	WSW	-	-	-	39.0	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 01:30 pm	-	-	-	3.3	6	4.6	WSW	-	-	-	38.8	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 01:00 pm	-	-	-	3.6	6	4.4	SW	-	-	-	39.2	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 12:30 pm	-	-	-	3.9	6	4.5	SW	-	-	-	38.3	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 12:00 pm	-	-	-	3.9	6	4.5	SW	-	-	-	38.3	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 11:30 am	-	-	-	3.9	6	4.5	SW	-	-	-	38.3	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 11:00 am	-	-	-	3.9	6	4.4	SW	-	-	-	38.3	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 10:30 am	-	-	-	3.6	6	4.4	SW	-	-	-	38.5	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 10:00 am	-	-	-	3.6	6	4.8	SW	-	-	-	38.5	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 09:30 am	-	-	-	3.6	6	4.8	SW	-	-	-	38.3	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 09:00 am	-	-	-	3.3	6	4.7	SW	-	-	-	38.3	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 08:30 am	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	38.3	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 08:00 am	-	-	-	3.3	6	4.9	SW	-	-	-	38.3	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 07:30 am	-	-	-	3.0	7	4.6	SSW	-	-	-	38.1	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 07:00 am	-	-	-	3.0	6	4.6	SW	-	-	-	38.1	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 06:30 am	-	-	-	2.6	6	4.2	SW	-	-	-	38.1	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 06:00 am	-	-	-	3.0	6	4.3	SW	-	-	-	38.1	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 05:30 am	-	-	-	3.0	6	4.3	SW	-	-	-	38.1	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 05:00 am	-	-	-	3.0	5	4.4	WSW	-	-	-	38.1	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 04:30 am	-	-	-	3.0	6	4.3	WSW	-	-	-	38.1	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 04:00 am	-	-	-	3.0	6	4.4	WSW	-	-	-	39.0	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 03:30 am	-	-	-	3.3	5	4.4	WSW	-	-	-	39.2	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 03:00 am	-	-	-	3.6	6	4.5	WSW	-	-	-	39.2	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 02:30 am	-	-	-	3.6	6	4.4	WSW	-	-	-	39.2	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 02:00 am	-	-	-	3.6	6	4.6	WSW	-	-	-	38.3	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 01:30 am	-	-	-	3.6	6	4.7	SW	-	-	-	38.5	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 01:00 am	-	-	-	3.3	7	4.7	SW	-	-	-	38.8	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 12:30 am	-	-	-	3.6	6	4.6	SW	-	-	-	38.7	-	-	-	-
2026-04-14 12:00 am	-	-	-	3.9	5	4.7	SW	-	-	-	38.7	-	-	-	-

Wave Summary
for 46108 as of
(10:30 pm AKDT on 04/14/2026)
0630 GMT on 04/15/2026:
Note: This report is more than two hours old
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):	3.3 ft
Swell Height (SwH):	0.0 ft
Swell Period (SwP):	10.0 sec
Swell Direction (SwD):	S
Wind Wave Height (WWH):	3.3 ft
Wind Wave Period (WWP):	5.3 sec
Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	SW
Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	VERY_STEEP
Average Wave Period (APD):	4.0 sec

Previous observations
TIME (AKDT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
2026-04-14 10:00 pm	3.6	0.0	10.0	SW	3.6	5.7	SSW	STEEP	4.1
2026-04-14 09:30 pm	3.6	0.0	10.0	S	3.6	5.4	SW	VERY_STEEP	4.1
2026-04-14 09:00 pm	3.6	0.0	10.5	SSW	3.6	5.9	SW	STEEP	4.2
2026-04-14 08:30 pm	3.3	0.0	10.5	SW	3.3	6.2	SSW	STEEP	4.2
2026-04-14 08:00 pm	3.3	0.3	10.0	SSW	3.3	6.1	SW	STEEP	4.3
2026-04-14 07:30 pm	3.0	0.3	10.5	SSW	3.0	6.2	SW	STEEP	4.3
2026-04-14 07:00 pm	3.0	0.3	10.5	SW	3.0	6.5	SW	AVERAGE	4.1
2026-04-14 06:30 pm	3.0	0.3	10.5	WSW	3.0	6.1	SW	STEEP	4.1
2026-04-14 06:00 pm	3.0	0.0	10.5	SW	3.0	6.5	SW	AVERAGE	4.1
2026-04-14 05:30 pm	3.0	0.3	11.1	SSW	3.0	5.6	WSW	STEEP	4.3
2026-04-14 05:00 pm	3.0	0.3	10.0	SSW	3.0	5.9	WSW	STEEP	4.3
2026-04-14 04:30 pm	2.6	0.3	10.0	SW	2.6	6.2	WSW	AVERAGE	4.2
2026-04-14 04:00 pm	3.0	0.3	10.0	SW	3.0	5.3	WSW	STEEP	4.4
2026-04-14 03:30 pm	3.0	0.3	10.0	SW	3.0	5.9	WSW	STEEP	4.5
2026-04-14 03:00 pm	3.3	0.3	10.0	SW	3.3	6.2	WSW	STEEP	4.6
2026-04-14 02:00 pm	3.3	0.0	10.0	SSW	3.3	6.2	WSW	STEEP	4.7
2026-04-14 01:30 pm	3.3	0.0	10.0	SSW	3.3	5.9	WSW	STEEP	4.6
2026-04-14 01:00 pm	3.6	0.3	10.5	SW	3.6	5.9	SW	STEEP	4.4
2026-04-14 12:30 pm	3.9	0.3	11.1	SW	3.9	6.2	SW	STEEP	4.5
2026-04-14 12:00 pm	3.9	0.3	10.0	SSW	3.9	6.1	SW	STEEP	4.5
2026-04-14 11:30 am	3.9	0.3	10.5	SW	3.9	6.2	SW	STEEP	4.5
2026-04-14 11:00 am	3.9	0.3	10.0	SSW	3.9	5.9	SW	STEEP	4.4
2026-04-14 10:30 am	3.6	0.3	10.0	SSW	3.6	5.9	SW	STEEP	4.4
2026-04-14 10:00 am	3.6	0.3	10.0	SSW	3.6	6.5	SW	STEEP	4.8
2026-04-14 09:30 am	3.6	0.3	10.0	SSW	3.6	5.6	SW	STEEP	4.8
2026-04-14 09:00 am	3.3	0.3	10.0	SSW	3.3	6.1	SW	STEEP	4.7
2026-04-14 08:00 am	3.3	0.3	10.0	SSW	3.3	6.1	SW	STEEP	4.9
2026-04-14 07:30 am	3.0	0.3	10.0	SSW	3.0	6.7	SSW	AVERAGE	4.6
2026-04-14 07:00 am	3.0	0.3	10.0	SSW	3.0	5.9	SW	STEEP	4.6
2026-04-14 06:30 am	2.6	0.3	10.5	SSW	2.6	5.9	SW	STEEP	4.2
2026-04-14 06:00 am	3.0	0.3	10.0	SSW	3.0	6.1	SW	STEEP	4.3
2026-04-14 05:30 am	3.0	0.3	10.0	SSW	3.0	6.1	SW	STEEP	4.3
2026-04-14 05:00 am	3.0	0.3	10.5	SW	3.0	5.3	WSW	STEEP	4.4
2026-04-14 04:30 am	3.0	0.3	10.5	SSW	3.0	5.7	WSW	STEEP	4.3
2026-04-14 04:00 am	3.0	0.3	11.1	SW	3.0	5.7	WSW	STEEP	4.4
2026-04-14 03:30 am	3.3	0.3	11.8	SSW	3.3	5.3	WSW	VERY_STEEP	4.4
2026-04-14 03:00 am	3.6	0.3	11.8	SSW	3.6	6.5	WSW	STEEP	4.5
2026-04-14 02:30 am	3.6	0.3	11.8	SW	3.6	5.6	WSW	STEEP	4.4
2026-04-14 02:00 am	3.6	0.3	11.8	SW	3.6	6.2	WSW	STEEP	4.6
2026-04-14 01:30 am	3.6	0.3	10.0	SW	3.6	6.5	SW	STEEP	4.7
2026-04-14 01:00 am	3.3	0.3	10.0	SW	3.3	6.7	SW	AVERAGE	4.7
2026-04-14 12:30 am	3.6	0.3	11.1	SSW	3.6	6.2	SW	STEEP	4.6
2026-04-14 12:00 am	3.9	0.3	11.1	SW	3.9	5.4	SW	VERY_STEEP	4.7

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)

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 46108

Depth ft	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts
	10:30 pm AKDT		10:00 pm AKDT		9:30 pm AKDT		9:00 pm AKDT
3	10	0.84	30	0.66	40	0.49	70	0.49

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