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Buoy 42035 Galveston
Longitude = 94.42W Latitude = 29.25N
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Frequency Analysis - Current Hour
(Swell height in each period/frequency band)
Measurement Date/Time (GMT)08/13
05:00:00
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Current Swell & Surf Analysis
Buoy 42035
05:00:00 (GMT) on 08/13
Sea Height:1 ft
Primary Swell Height: 0.8 ft
Primary Swell Period: 5.5 secs
Surf Height0.3 ft

 

24 Hour Observation

Date
(Month/Day)
Time
(GMT)
Sea Height
[>5 secs]
(ft)
Primary Swell Secondary Swell Tertiary Swell Estimated Surf Height (ft)Primary Period (secs)
Height
(ft)
Period
(secs)
Height
(ft)
Period
(secs)
Height
(ft)
Period
(secs)
08/1305:00:001.0 0.8 se5.5 secs0.2 se8.9 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.3 -0.4 5.5
08/1304:00:001.0 0.9 se5.5 secs0.2 se8.6 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.4 -0.5 5.5
08/1303:00:001.1 0.9 se5.5 secs0.2 se8.5 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.4 -0.5 5.5
08/1302:00:001.0 0.9 se5.5 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.4 -0.5 5.5
08/1301:00:001.0 0.9 se5.5 secs0.2 se8.6 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.4 -0.5 5.5
08/1300:00:001.0 0.9 se5.5 secs0.1 se8.6 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.4 -0.5 5.5
08/1223:00:001.0 0.9 se5.5 secs0.2 se8.6 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.4 -0.5 5.5
08/1222:00:001.1 0.9 se5.5 secs0.1 se8.6 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.4 -0.5 5.5
08/1221:00:001.1 1.0 se5.5 secs0.1 se8.7 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.4 -0.6 5.5
08/1220:00:001.0 0.9 se5.5 secs0.1 se8.7 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.4 -0.5 5.5
08/1219:00:001.1 0.9 se5.5 secs0.2 se8.7 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.4 -0.5 5.5
08/1218:00:001.0 0.9 se5.5 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.4 -0.5 5.5
08/1217:00:001.0 0.8 se5.5 secs0.2 se8.7 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.4 -0.5 5.5
08/1216:00:000.9 0.8 se5.6 secs0.1 se8.7 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.4 -0.4 5.6
08/1215:00:000.9 0.8 se5.5 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.4 -0.4 5.5
08/1214:00:000.8 0.7 se5.5 secs0.1 se8.7 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.3 -0.4 5.5
08/1213:00:000.8 0.7 se5.5 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.3 -0.4 5.5
08/1212:00:000.8 0.7 se5.5 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.3 -0.4 5.5
08/1211:00:000.7 0.7 se5.5 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.3 -0.4 5.5
08/1210:00:000.7 0.6 se5.5 secs0.2 se9.0 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.3 -0.3 5.5
08/1209:00:000.6 0.5 se5.5 secs0.0 se0.0 secs se secs0.2 -0.3 5.5
08/1208:00:000.6 0.5 se5.5 secs0.1 se8.7 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.2 -0.3 5.5
08/1207:00:000.5 0.4 se5.5 secs0.1 se8.7 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.2 -0.2 5.5
08/1206:00:000.6 0.5 se5.5 secs0.1 se8.8 secs0.0 se 0.0secs0.2 -0.3 5.5

 

Surf Height Scale
Size Scale (ft)
>11-22-33-44-55-66-77-88-99-1010-1111-1212-1313-1414-1515-2020-2525-3030-3535-4040-4545+

Swell Period Scal
Period Scale (secs)
6.36.77.17.78.39.11011.112.514.316.7202533.3

 

Current Weather Conditions
Buoy 42035
05:50:00 (GMT) on 08/13
Combined Sea Height:2.6 ft
Dominant Period:4.0 secs
Wind Speed: 15.6 kts
Wind Gust: 17.6 kts
Wind Direction:180 degrees
Barometric Pressure:1015.0 mbs
Air Temperature: 86.2 degrees
Water Temperature:87.4 degrees

 

24 Hour Weather Observation

Date
(Month/Day)
Time
(GMT)
Combined Sea Height (ft)Dominant Period
(secs)
Wind Speed
(kts)
Gust
(kts)
Wind Direction
(degrees)
Barometric Pressure
(mbs)
Air Temperature
(F)
Water Temperature
(F)
08/1305:50:002.64.015.617.61801015.086.287.4
08/1304:50:002.64.015.619.51701014.786.287.6
08/1303:50:002.35.015.617.61801014.186.287.6
08/1302:50:002.34.011.715.61901013.686.487.8
08/1301:50:002.35.011.715.61901013.286.487.8
08/1300:50:002.34.011.715.61901013.086.587.8
08/1223:50:002.35.011.713.71801013.386.788.0
08/1222:50:002.36.011.713.71801013.786.588.0
08/1221:50:002.34.011.713.71901014.386.588.0
08/1220:50:002.35.011.713.71901015.286.588.0
08/1219:50:002.30.011.713.71801015.686.488.0
08/1218:50:002.30.011.713.71801016.286.487.8
08/1217:50:002.35.09.811.71801016.886.287.8
08/1216:50:002.04.09.811.71801017.286.287.4
08/1215:50:002.34.09.811.71801017.086.087.4
08/1214:50:002.35.09.813.71801016.985.887.3
08/1213:50:002.35.011.713.71901016.785.887.3
08/1212:50:002.34.011.713.71801016.385.687.3
08/1211:50:002.35.09.813.71801016.285.587.3
08/1210:50:002.64.011.713.71801015.885.587.3
08/1209:50:002.34.013.717.61801015.885.587.3
08/1208:50:002.33.013.715.61701015.785.587.3
08/1207:50:002.33.013.715.61701015.785.587.3
08/1206:50:002.05.013.717.61601015.985.587.4

 

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