NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOAA operates United States ocean and coastal observing services, including the National Data Buoy Center and tide stations.

Official website

253

active buoys

1

data sources

significant wave height, wave period, wave direction

Available measurements

Associated products and networks

wave observation

NOAA National Data Buoy Center

Coverage

United States coastal waters, the Great Lakes and offshore areas

Buoy coverage map

Explore Our Buoy Network

Real-time ocean data from 24 buoys across France, Spain, Portugal, UK, and Ireland

24 Active Buoys
Color = wave height

253 active buoys

1 NM SE of Valcour Island, NY

ALBATROSS BANK - 104NM South of Kodiak Is., AK

Angeles Point, WA (248)

Annapolis, MD

Aransas Pass Channel Entrance S, TX (252)

Arecibo, Puerto Rico (249)

Ashtabula Buoy

Astoria Canyon, OR (179)

ATW20 - Atwater Park, WI

Aunuu, American Samoa (189)

Backyard Buoys - Quinault North

Backyard Buoys - Tau Faga Cove

Banqureau Banks

Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI (238)

Barnegat, NJ (209)

BAY OF CAMPECHE - 214 NM NE of Veracruz, MX

Bethany Beach, DE (263)

Block Island, RI (154)

BODEGA BAY - 48NM NW of San Francisco, CA

BOSTON 16 NM East of Boston, MA

Buoy A01 - Massachusetts Bay

Buoy B01 - Western Maine Shelf

Buoy E01 - Central Maine Shelf

Buoy I01 - Eastern Maine Shelf