NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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

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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

Buzzards Bay, MA (260)

CANAVERAL 20 NM East of Cape Canaveral, FL

CANAVERAL EAST - 120NM East of Cape Canaveral

Cape Canaveral Nearshore, FL (143)

CAPE CLEARE - 17 NM South of Montague Is, AK

Cape Cod Bay, MA (221)

CAPE EDGECUMBE - 25NM SSW of Cape Edgecumbe, AK

CAPE ELIZABETH - 45NM NW of Aberdeen, WA

Cape Hatteras East, NC (250)

Cape Henry, VA (147)

Cape Mendocino, CA (094)

Capers Nearshore Waves (CAP2WAVE)

CAPE SAN MARTIN - 55NM West NW of Morro Bay, CA

Cape Suckling - 35 NM SE of Kayak Is, AK

Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA (284)

Caribbean Valley - 63 NM WSW of Montserrat

CENTRAL BERING SEA - 310 NM North of Adak, AK

Central Caribbean - 210 NM SSE of Kingston, Jamaica

Central Dixon Entrance Buoy

CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA - 265NM West of Cape Ommaney, AK

Chandeleur Island SE, LA (279)

Chicago Buoy

CHR60WAVE

Clatsop Spit, OR (162)