wave observation
NOAA National Data Buoy Center
NOAA’s National Data Buoy Center serves recent observations from moored buoys, coastal stations and partner platforms. La Bouée displays supported stations with their latest significant wave height, period, direction and available meteorological measurements.
Real-time files generally contain the latest 45 days and have passed automated checks, but station ownership, reporting intervals and available sensors vary. Recent values may not have completed final archival quality control.
Official source262
active buoys
significant wave height, maximum wave height, wave period, wave direction, wind speed, wind direction, air pressure, air temperature, water temperature
Available variables
Most stations report hourly; availability varies by station
Update cadence
Provenance and attribution
License and terms
U.S. Government public-domain information
U.S. Government public-domain informationOfficial termsGeographic coverage
United States coastal waters, Great Lakes and offshore stations served by NDBC
Buoy coverage map
261 active buoys
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Cook Nuclear Plant Buoy, Stevensville, MI
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Del Mar Nearshore, CA (153)
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Diablo Canyon, CA (076)
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Diamond Shoals, NC
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DISL Sofar Spotter
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Duck FRF 26m, NC (430)
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Duck FRF, NC
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Dunkirk Buoy
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EAST BAHAMAS - 335 NM East of San Salvador Is, Bahamas
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East Dellwood
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EAST Lake Ontario - 20NM North Northeast of Rochester, NY
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East of Chedabucto Bay
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EAST SANTA BARBARA - 12NM Southwest of Santa Barbara, CA
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East Scotia Slope
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EAST SUPERIOR -70 NM NE Marquette, MI
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Edgewater Beach Buoy
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EDISTO - 41 NM Southeast of Charleston, SC
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EEL RIVER - 17NM WSW of Eureka, CA
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Egmont Channel Entrance, FL (214)
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Entrance To English Bay
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Erie Islands Buoy
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Erie Nearshore Buoy, Erie, PA
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Euclid Beach Buoy
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