Station SSBN7 - Sunset Beach Nearshore Waves (SUN2WAVE)

Owned and maintained by Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program (CORMP)
Waverider Buoy
33.838 N 78.484 W (33°50'19" N 78°29'3" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Water depth: 9.75 m

Right whales are active off NC from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater within the vicinity of this station between November 1 and April 30.? To learn more about right whales and rules protecting them, go to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike.

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Conditions at SSBN7 as of
(8:36 am EST)
1336 GMT on 12/06/2022:
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):	2.0 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	10 sec
	Average Period (APD):	5.2 sec
	Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	SE ( 136 deg true )

Previous observations
MM	DD	TIME (EST)	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

12	06	7:36 am	-	-	-	2.0	10	5.0	SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	06	6:36 am	-	-	-	1.6	10	4.8	SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	06	5:36 am	-	-	-	2.0	10	4.9	SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	06	4:36 am	-	-	-	1.6	10	4.6	SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	06	3:36 am	-	-	-	1.6	9	4.3	SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	06	2:36 am	-	-	-	1.6	7	4.4	SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	06	1:36 am	-	-	-	1.6	9	4.4	SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	06	12:36 am	-	-	-	1.6	9	4.3	SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	05	11:36 pm	-	-	-	1.3	9	4.3	SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	05	10:36 pm	-	-	-	1.3	10	4.3	SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	05	9:36 pm	-	-	-	1.3	10	4.2	SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	05	8:36 pm	-	-	-	1.6	9	4.3	SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	05	7:36 pm	-	-	-	1.6	10	4.5	SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	05	6:36 pm	-	-	-	1.6	9	4.9	SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	05	5:36 pm	-	-	-	1.6	10	4.9	SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	05	4:36 pm	-	-	-	1.6	9	4.6	SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	05	3:36 pm	-	-	-	1.6	9	4.7	SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	05	2:36 pm	-	-	-	1.6	9	4.8	SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	05	1:36 pm	-	-	-	1.6	9	4.9	SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	05	12:36 pm	-	-	-	1.3	8	4.4	SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	05	11:36 am	-	-	-	1.6	9	4.5	SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	05	10:36 am	-	-	-	1.3	11	4.3	SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for SSBN7 as of (8:36 am EST)
1336 GMT on 12/06/2022:
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):	2.0 ft
	Average Wave Period (APD):	5.2 sec

Previous observations
MM	DD	TIME (EST)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec

12	06	7:36 am	2.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	5.0
12	06	6:36 am	1.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	4.8
12	06	5:36 am	2.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	4.9
12	06	4:36 am	1.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	4.6
12	06	3:36 am	1.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	4.3
12	06	2:36 am	1.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	4.4
12	06	1:36 am	1.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	4.4
12	06	12:36 am	1.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	4.3
12	05	11:36 pm	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	4.3
12	05	10:36 pm	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	4.3
12	05	9:36 pm	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	4.2
12	05	8:36 pm	1.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	4.3
12	05	7:36 pm	1.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	4.5
12	05	6:36 pm	1.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	4.9
12	05	5:36 pm	1.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	4.9
12	05	4:36 pm	1.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	4.6
12	05	3:36 pm	1.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	4.7
12	05	2:36 pm	1.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	4.8
12	05	1:36 pm	1.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	4.9
12	05	12:36 pm	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	4.4
12	05	11:36 am	1.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	4.5
12	05	10:36 am	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	4.3

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