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Cap Ferret wave buoy observations on Fri, Nov 16, 2018

Hourly readings from the Cap Ferret wave buoy for Fri, Nov 16, 2018, 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 6.4 ft (10th–90th percentile 6.1–6.8 ft), while mean peak wave period was 13.4 seconds (10th–90th percentile 12.7–14.1 seconds). Typical calculated wave power was approximately 23.4 kW/m (10th–90th percentile 20.9–26.8 kW/m), derived from significant wave height and energy period. All 144 checked values passed quality control.

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

About Cap Ferret wave buoy

Cap Ferret is a long-running CANDHIS directional buoy off the Aquitaine coast, operated within France's national in-situ sea-state observatory. It provides an offshore reference for the energetic Bay of Biscay swell approaching the Arcachon inlet and the long, sandy and erosion-prone Landes coastline.

Its current data source reports wave height, wave period, wave direction, directional spread and sea temperature.

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Cap Ferret wave buoy hourly observations Fri, Nov 16, 2018Last observation shown
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Significant wave height (ft)565776766676777776667776667677767766677675767667
Maximum wave height (ft)710811131113109911101010121099111010111113101010911121181091110810911991081091010
Peak period (s)121312141313121313131314131313131313131314131313131313131414141415151414141414141415141414141413
Average period (s)121212131212121212121212121312121212121212121212121212131313131314141413131313131313131313131313
Mean period Tm02 (s)1011101110101099910910101099999999109910101111111111121111111111111211111111111111
Peak wave directionWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWWNWWWWWNWWWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWWNWWNWWWNW
Directional spread (°)20.719.222.418.520.219.520.219.921.321.119.920.620.721.021.520.421.621.320.619.819.722.921.820.921.521.620.922.119.720.119.021.519.219.620.920.121.119.820.121.320.021.320.823.119.120.620.221.4
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The observation data displayed on this page is from the Cerema CANDHIS coastal wave observatory.

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