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Fanø Bugt wave buoy observations on Wed, Dec 21, 2016

Hourly readings from the Fanø Bugt wave buoy for Wed, Dec 21, 2016, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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48 wave-buoy observations were recorded during the day. Typical wave height was 6.6 ft (10th–90th percentile 3.8–8.5 ft), while mean average wave period was 5 seconds (10th–90th percentile 4–5.9 seconds). All 144 checked values passed quality control.

Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.

Line chart showing wave height, wave period and sea temperature for Fanø Bugt. Use the detailed observations table below for the same data in text form.

About Fanø Bugt wave buoy

Fanø Bugt is a Danish Coastal Authority directional buoy in the eastern North Sea southwest of Esbjerg. Its setting between the open sea, the island of Fanø and the approaches to the Wadden Sea represents conditions relevant to the harbour entrance, tidal inlets and the low-lying southwest Danish coast.

Its current data source reports wave height, wave period and wave direction.

Metrics are rows; hours run left to right. Times use your device time zone.
Fanø Bugt wave buoy hourly observations Wed, Dec 21, 2016Last observation shown
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Significant wave height (ft)444444444434445556766777887889999988877777777666
Maximum wave height (ft)67877767776779810911111111131411141317141415161514141514141314121212121111111110
Average period (s)444444444444444454655665666666666666665556565655
Zero-crossing period (s)444444444444444444555555565566666666665555555555
Peak wave directionSSWSSWSSWSSWSSWSSWSSWSSWSSWSSWSSWSSWSSWSSWSSWSSWSSWSSWSWSWSSWSWSWSWSWSWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWWSW

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Wave metric colour key

Colours move through the scale as each number increases. They do not by themselves mean that conditions are good, safe or suitable for you.

Wave & swell height0–40+ ft
Wave & swell period0–22+ s
Wind speed0–75 mph

The displayed numbers remain the source of truth; colour is an additional visual cue.

What does buoy wave power mean?

kW/m means kilowatts of wave power per metre of wave crest. It describes the rate at which the observed sea state carries energy past the buoy.

Unlike the shore-directed forecast value, buoy wave power is the total power at the observation point. It is not projected towards a particular beach and does not predict breaking wave height.

In deep water, wave power can be calculated with:

P is approximately 0.49 times significant wave height squared times wave energy period.

P is power in kW/m, Hs is significant wave height in metres, and Te is wave energy period in seconds.

  • Provider-reported power is used when available.
  • Otherwise, a value is calculated only when both significant height and a genuine energy period are available. The ≈ symbol marks calculated values.
  • A dash is shown instead of substituting peak, Tm02, zero-crossing or other period measurements.
  • Daily and monthly figures use the mean of hourly-normalized observation power values; they are not calculated from mean height and period.

Wave direction, spectrum, water depth and local bathymetry still matter. Wave power is best read alongside height, period and direction rather than as a standalone surf-quality score.

Observation data source

Learn how SurfHog combines, checks and summarizes observations in the data and methodology notes.

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