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Île d'Yeu Nord wave buoy observations on Sat, May 12, 2012

Hourly readings from the Île d'Yeu Nord wave buoy for Sat, May 12, 2012, 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 2.5 ft (10th–90th percentile 2–3.1 ft), while mean peak wave period was 3.4 seconds (10th–90th percentile 3.2–3.6 seconds). Typical calculated wave power was approximately 1.1 kW/m (10th–90th percentile 0.7–2 kW/m), derived from significant wave height and energy period. All 96 checked values passed quality control.

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Line chart showing wave height, wave period and sea temperature for Île d'Yeu Nord. Use the detailed observations table below for the same data in text form.

About Île d'Yeu Nord wave buoy

Île d'Yeu Nord is a CANDHIS station off the northern side of Île d'Yeu, maintained through France's Cerema-coordinated sea-state observatory and departmental partners. It represents Atlantic conditions around the island and provides context for the open, sandy Vendée coast to the east.

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

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Île d'Yeu Nord wave buoy hourly observations Sat, May 12, 2012Last observation shown
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Significant wave height (ft)434333333333333333333332222222222222222222222332
Maximum wave height (ft)655544554445454555554443434333334333333343444544
Peak period (s)443334444444444444444433333333333333333333333343
Average period (s)554444444444444444444444444343434444444433333333
Water temperature(°C)------------------------------------------------

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