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Les Pierres Noires wave buoy observations on Thu, Nov 5, 2015

Hourly readings from the Les Pierres Noires wave buoy for Thu, Nov 5, 2015, 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 8.1 ft (10th–90th percentile 6.2–8.7 ft), while mean peak wave period was 9.1 seconds (10th–90th percentile 6.9–11.2 seconds). Typical calculated wave power was approximately 20.8 kW/m (10th–90th percentile 13.1–25.7 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 Les Pierres Noires. Use the detailed observations table below for the same data in text form.

About Les Pierres Noires wave buoy

Les Pierres Noires is a CANDHIS directional buoy west of Brittany, maintained through the French national sea-state observatory and its scientific and maritime partners. Its position near the offshore reef and lighthouse represents fully exposed Atlantic conditions approaching the Iroise Sea and western Brittany.

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

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Les Pierres Noires wave buoy hourly observations Thu, Nov 5, 2015Last observation shown
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Significant wave height (ft)6666666666667676777788889988981099989988998888887
Maximum wave height (ft)98891099991191110910101210111112161214161313141311151214131513161314141411111311131310
Peak period (s)111111111111111112111111111111111177117766777788888899999989999999
Average period (s)888887887777777777677776777777888888888888888888
Peak wave directionWWWWWWNWWWWNWWWNWWNWWNWWWWNWWNWSWSWWNWSWSWSSWSSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWWSWSWSWSWSW
Directional spread (°)29.928.624.528.326.928.027.226.027.433.328.929.123.826.830.435.128.127.530.132.125.728.825.729.922.625.824.826.026.727.425.829.429.531.928.527.828.830.928.127.126.728.425.426.626.925.625.131.0
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