Gladstone wave monitoring

Wave height

Wave heights for Gladstone monitoring site

Wave direction

Wave direction for Gladstone monitoring site

Sea surface temperature

Sea surface temperature for Brisbane monitoring site

Top ten waves from this site

Rank Date and time Hmax
1 30-03-2017 11:00am 6.8
2 01-02-2010 8:00pm 6.1
3 01-02-2014 1:00am 6.0
4 25-01-2013 2:00pm 5.8
5 20-02-2015 3:00pm 5.5
6 16-07-2016 9:00am 5.5
7 20-03-2010 10:30pm 4.7
8 16-01-2012 10:00pm 4.5
9 12-04-2013 4:00am 4.0
10 27-01-2014 12:00pm 3.9

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Site details

Date of installation
23 July 2009
Current location
Latitude: 23° 53.737' S
Longitude: 151° 30.143' E
Water depth
16 metres
Instrument
Datawell 0.7m Waverider Buoy

Jointly operated by the Department of Environment and Science and the Gladstone Ports Corporation.

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