Tweed offshore wave monitoring

Wave height

Wave heights for Tweed offshore monitoring site

Wave direction

Wave direction for Tweed offshore monitoring site

Wave spectrum

Wave direction for Tweed offshore monitoring site

Water current speed and direction

Water current speed and direction for Tweed offshore monitoring site

Sea surface temperature

Sea surface temperature for Tweed offshore monitoring site

Top ten waves from this site

Rank Date and time Hmax
1 14-12-2020 08:30am12.0
2 04-02-2022 08:30pm10.7
3 28-12-2021 05:00am8.6
4 03-01-2022 06:00am8.6
5 20-01-2022 09:30pm8.5
6 11-07-2021 08:30am8.2
7 16-03-2020 04:30am8.0
8 02-11-2020 01:00pm7.7
9 21-03-2021 10:30am7.6
10 29-05-2021 04:30am7.4

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Site details

Date of installation
17 January 2020
Current location
Latitude: 28° 12.753' S
Longitude: 153° 40.810' E
Water depth
60 metres
Instrument
Datawell  MK4 0.9m Waverider Buoy

Jointly operated by the Department of Environment and Science and the Tweed River Sand Bypassing Project.

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