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Nymindegab wave buoy observations on Thu, Aug 16, 2018

Hourly readings from the Nymindegab wave buoy for Thu, Aug 16, 2018, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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39 wave-buoy observations were recorded during the day. Typical wave height was 4.7 ft (10th–90th percentile 3.6–5 ft), while mean average wave period was 4.4 seconds (10th–90th percentile 4.2–4.5 seconds). All 117 checked values passed quality control.

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

About Nymindegab wave buoy

Nymindegab is a Danish Coastal Authority directional buoy in the North Sea off the southern part of Jutland's exposed west coast. The station supports long-term understanding and management of the sandy barrier coast around the southern end of Ringkøbing Fjord and the Lodbjerg–Nymindegab protection area.

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.
Nymindegab wave buoy hourly observations Thu, Aug 16, 2018Last observation shown
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Significant wave height (ft)33344---------5555555555555545555565555444444443
Average wave height (ft)------------------------------------------------
Maximum wave height (ft)66656---------89899888108118898889910108989887777676
Average period (s)44445---------4444544455554444454444444444444444
Zero-crossing period (s)44444---------4444444444444444444444444444444444
Maximum wave period (s)------------------------------------------------
Peak wave directionWWWWWNW---------WWSWWWSWWWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWSWWSWSWSWWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWWSWSWSWWSWSWWSW

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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.

The observation data displayed on this page is from the Danish Coastal Authority wave-measurement network.

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

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