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Les Pierres Noires wave buoy observations on Wed, Jan 25, 2017

Hourly readings from the Les Pierres Noires wave buoy for Wed, Jan 25, 2017, 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 7.7 ft (10th–90th percentile 7.3–8.7 ft), while mean peak wave period was 13.2 seconds (10th–90th percentile 12.6–14 seconds). Typical calculated wave power was approximately 27.3 kW/m (10th–90th percentile 22.4–39.2 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 Wed, Jan 25, 2017Last observation shown
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Significant wave height (ft)1099999998898787877788888998887888778777777877877
Maximum wave height (ft)13161413131512141412141412111212131311111212121213151312111011121214111110101091012121310141111
Peak period (s)141414151414131414131414141414141313141313141313131313131313121313131313121313121313131213131212
Average period (s)13121212121111121110121211121011101011111010111111101110111010111110101091091099988998
Peak wave directionWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
Directional spread (°)17.421.723.521.320.721.023.824.126.825.720.926.024.228.330.224.427.221.824.424.524.129.725.522.122.924.422.327.626.026.723.823.019.122.822.820.725.129.930.825.724.223.621.524.028.122.026.825.2
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