Atlantic Ocean Buoys (STORMSURF)

POWERTOOLS

Northeast Atlantic Spectral Densities from NDBC Powerview
(Includes Buoys: 44001- Georges Bank, 44008 - Nantucket, 44004 - Hotel, 41001- East Hatteras, 41002 - S Hatteras, 41010 - Canaveral, 41009 - Canaveral East)
Gulf of Mexico Spectral Densities from NDBC Powerview
(Includes Offshore Buoys: 42003- East Gulf of Mexico, 42001 - Middle Gulf of Mexico, 42002 - West Gulf of Mexico, & Nearshore Buoys: 42036- West Tampa, 42039 - Pensacola, 42035 - Galveston, 42020 - Eileen)

LINKS

Northern Hemisphere
(Arranged in sequence from north to south, east to west, offshore to nearshore).

Current Observations					Swell Forecast
Buoy Number	Buoy Name	Primary Observation	Secondary Observation	Spectral Density of Current Observation	6 hr Hindcast & 180 hr Forecast (NOAA OMB)
CANADA
To view buoy locations select a Buoy Map:		Buoy Map
44138	SW Grand Banks Buoy	NDBC	Met		Forecast Hurricane
44139	Banqureau Buoy	NDBC	Met
44141	Laurentian Buoy	NDBC	Met		Forecast Hurricane
44137	East Scotia Slope Buoy	NDBC	Met
44142	La Have Bank Buoy	NDBC	Met		Forecast Hurricane
44251	Nickerson Bank	NDBC	Met
44258	Halifax Harbor	NDBC	Met
44255	NE Burgeo Bank	NDBC	Met
BRITISH ISLES Offshore
To view buoy locations select a Buoy Map:		Buoy Map
64045	K5 Buoy	NDBC	Met		Forecast
62106	RARH Buoy	NDBC	Met		Forecast
62105	K4 Buoy	NDBC	Met		Forecast
62108	K3 Buoy	NDBC	Met		Forecast
62081	K2 Buoy	NDBC	Met		Forecast
62029	K1 Buoy	NDBC	Met		Forecast
62163	Brittany Buoy	NDBC	Met		Forecast
Nearshore
03007	Muckle Holm	NDBC	Met
03014	Foula	NDBC	Met
03010	Sole Skerry	NDBC	Met
03011	North Rona	NDBC	Met
62305	Greenwich Lightship	NDBC	Met
62107	Seven Stones Buoy	NDBC	Met
62103	Channel Buoy	NDBC	Met
NE US COAST Offshore
To view buoy locations select a Buoy Map:		Buoy Map
44011	Georges Bank Buoy	NDBC	Wave Met	Spec Dens	Forecast Hurricane
44008	Nantucket Buoy	NDBC	Wave Met	Spec Dens	Forecast Hurricane
Nearshore
44005	Gulf of Maine Buoy	NDBC	Wave Met	Spec Dens	Forecast Hurricane
MDRM1	Mt Desert Rock, ME	NDBC
MISM1	Matinicus Rock, ME	NDBC
44007	Portland Buoy	NDBC	Wave Met	Spec Dens
IOSN3	Isle of Shoals, NH	NDBC
44013	Boston Buoy	NDBC	Wave Met	Spec Dens
BUZM3	Buzzards Bay, MA	NDBC
44025	Long Island	NDBC	Wave Met	Spec Dens	Forecast Hurricane
ALSN6	Ambrose Light, NY	NDBC
SE US COAST Offshore
To view buoy locations select a Buoy Map:		Buoy Map North & South
44004	Hotel Buoy	NDBC	Wave Met	Spec Dens	Forecast Hurricane
41001	East Hatteras Buoy	NDBC	Wave Met	Spec Dens	Forecast Hurricane
41002	South Hatteras Buoy	NDBC	Wave Met	Spec Dens	Forecast Hurricane
41010	Canaveral East Buoy	NDBC	Wave Met	Spec Dens	Forecast Hurricane
Nearshore
44009	Deleware Bay Buoy	NDBC	Wave Met	Spec Dens	Forecast Hurricane
44014	Viriginia Beach Buoy	NDBC	Wave Met	Spec Dens	Forecast Hurricane
CHLV2	Chesapeake Light, VA	NDBC
DUCN7	Duck Pier, NC	NDBC
DSLN7	Diamond Shoals, NC	NDBC			Forecast Hurricane
CLKN7	Cape Lookout, NC	NDBC
FPSN7	Frying Pan Shoals, NC	NDBC			Forecast Hurricane
41004	Edisto Buoy	NDBC	Wave Met	Spec Dens	Forecast Hurricane
SPAG1	US Navy Tower R2	NDBC
41008	Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary Buoy	NDBC	Wave Met	Spec Dens	Forecast Hurricane
41012	St Augustine Buoy	NDBC	Wave Met	Spec Dens	Forecast Hurricane
SAUF1	St Augustine, Fla	NDBC
41009	Canaveral Buoy	NDBC	Wave Met	Spec Dens	Forecast Hurricane
LKWF1	Lake Worth, Fla	NDBC
SPGF1	Settlement Pt GBI	NDBC
GULF OF MEXICO Offshore
To view buoy locations select a Buoy Map:		Buoy Map East & West
42003	Eastern Gulf of Mexico Buoy	NDBC	Wave Met	Spec Dens	Forecast Hurricane
42054	East Gulf	NDBC	Wave Met	Spec Dens
42041	North Mid Gulf	NDBC	Wave Met	Spec Dens
42001	Middle Gulf of Mexico Buoy	NDBC	Wave Met	Spec Dens	Forecast Hurricane
42002	Western Gulf of Mexico Buoy	NDBC	Wave Met	Spec Dens	Forecast Hurricane
Nearshore
VENF1	Venice, Fla	NDBC
42036	West Tampa Buoy	NDBC	Wave Met	Spec Dens	Forecast Hurricane
CDRF1	Cedar Key, Fla	NDBC
KTNF1	Keaton Beach, Fla	NDBC
42039	Pensacola South Buoy	NDBC	Wave Met	Spec Dens	Forecast Hurricane
CSBF1	Cape San Blas, Fla	NDBC
42040	Mobile South Buoy	NDBC	Wave Met	Spec Dens	Forecast Hurricane
DPIA1	Dauphin Island, Fla	NDBC
42007	OPT Buoy	NDBC	Wave Met	Spec Dens	Forecast Hurricane
BURL1	Southwest Pass, LA	NDBC
GDIL1	Grand Isle, LA	NDBC
SRST2	Sabine, TX	NDBC
42035	Galveston Buoy	NDBC	Wave Met	Spec Dens	Forecast Hurricane
42019	Lanelle Buoy	NDBC	Wave Met	Spec Dens	Forecast Hurricane
PTAT2	Port Aransas, TX	NDBC
42020	Eileen Buoy	NDBC	Wave Met	Spec Dens	Forecast Hurricane
PUERTO RICO
	North (19.00N - 66.50W)				Forecast
	South (17.50N - 66.50W)				Forecast
LESSER ANTILLES
41100	Lesser Antilles Buoy	NDBC
	TPC20 (15.0 N - 55.0 W)				Forecast Hurricane
BRAZIL
	Peter Paul (1.00N - 30.00W)				Forecast
	Amazon (3.00N - 47.50W)				Forecast
	Fortaleza (3.00S - 36.25W)				Forecast
	Recife (8.00S - 32.50W)				Forecast
	Salvador (13.00S - 36.25W)				Forecast
	Campos (21.00S - 38.75W)				Forecast
	Santos (25.00S - 43.75W)				Forecast
	Floripa (28.00S - 46.25W)				Forecast
	Rio Grande (32.00S - 48.75W)				Forecast
SOUTH AFRICA
	Agulhas Fa (34.97S - 22.17E)				Forecast

NDBC = National Data Buoy Center - Primary Source for Wave and Wind Observations
Wave Met = Links to the NDBC FTP server which is often up when the prime web server is down.
Two links provided: One to detailed 'Wave' data, the other to 'Meteorlogical' data (including Significant Sea heights). Heights are in meters, Time in GMT/UTC. Field descriptions can be found here: Wave Met
Spec Dens = Links to the National Data Buoy Center. Dispalys the amount of energy in each spectral band by period.
Buoy Forecast is from the Wavewatch III Wave Model courtesy of NOAA OMB.
Tabular display tracks up to 6 swells as they converge on any buoy simultaneously. Identifies Significant Wave Height, Swell Height, Period and Direction hourly for the previous 12 hours and 72 hours into the future. Wherever possible, the Regional Model is used to increase accuracy. Heights are in meters, Period in seconds. Direction indicates where the swell is heading. Add or substract 180 degrees to calcuate where it came from.

Backup Links

National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) This site has great detail for International and US buoys.

Hourly Buoy Reports (Penn State) Reports Significant Seas only. (Seas measurements in meters. Multiply by 3.28084 to convert to feet)
Atlantic Ocean: West, Central, East, Gulf of Mexico