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171 - VIRGINIA BEACH OFFSHORE, VA Notice:10/13/2023 Replaced buoy

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Significant wave height vs Peak period (1175 records)

Peak Period, Tp (s)
Hs (ft)	22+	19	17	15	13	11	9	7	5
28.58 - 29.5+
27.59 - 28.54
26.61 - 27.56
25.62 - 26.57
24.64 - 25.59
23.65 - 24.61
22.67 - 23.62
21.69 - 22.64
20.70 - 21.65
19.72 - 20.67
18.73 - 19.69
17.75 - 18.70						1
16.77 - 17.72
15.78 - 16.73						6
14.80 - 15.75						5	1
13.81 - 14.76						1
12.83 - 13.78						9	1
11.84 - 12.80						4
10.86 - 11.81						6	1
9.88 - 10.83						6	2
8.89 - 9.84						6	6
7.91 - 8.86						11	4	13
6.92 - 7.87					6	10	5	37	7
5.94 - 6.89				2	3	11	32	43	14
4.95 - 5.91				4	19	23	36	34	11
3.97 - 4.92			1		26	62	122	45	44
2.99 - 3.94			7	13	18	96	135	93	40
2.00 - 2.95					3	19	42	27	2
1.02 - 1.97
0.03 - 0.98
	22+	19	17	15	13	11	9	7	5

Peak direction vs Peak period (1175 records)

Peak Period, Tp (s)
Dp (deg)	22+	19	17	15	13	11	9	7	5
349 - 360								2	15
337 - 348								10	3
325 - 336								7	5
313 - 324								9	5
301 - 312								2	1
289 - 300									1
277 - 288									4
265 - 276									2
253 - 264									2
241 - 252
229 - 240
217 - 228									1
205 - 216									10
193 - 204									8
181 - 192							2	33	4
169 - 180							11	96	10
157 - 168						21	38	49	10
145 - 156						39	51	5	2
133 - 144						1	31	3	1
121 - 132						1	59	1	1
109 - 120							16	3
97 - 108						1	10	3
85 - 96					1	9	18	9
73 - 84			8	13	42	106	81	7
61 - 72				6	31	79	51	1
49 - 60					1	19	9	17	3
37 - 48							8	11	10
25 - 36							2	14	4
13 - 24								8	4
1 - 12								2	12
	22+	19	17	15	13	11	9	7	5

Significant wave height vs Peak direction (1175 records)

Peak Direction, Dp (deg)
Hs (ft)	1 - 36	37 - 72	73 - 108	109 - 144	145 - 180	181 - 216	217 - 252	253 - 288	289 - 324	325 - 360
28.58 - 29.5+
27.59 - 28.54
26.61 - 27.56
25.62 - 26.57
24.64 - 25.59
23.65 - 24.61
22.67 - 23.62
21.69 - 22.64
20.70 - 21.65
19.72 - 20.67
18.73 - 19.69
17.75 - 18.70					1
16.77 - 17.72
15.78 - 16.73					6
14.80 - 15.75					6
13.81 - 14.76					1
12.83 - 13.78					10
11.84 - 12.80					4
10.86 - 11.81					7
9.88 - 10.83					8
8.89 - 9.84					12
7.91 - 8.86				1	25					2
6.92 - 7.87	2	16	5		18				10	14
5.94 - 6.89	15	26	14	1	30	2		7	5	5
4.95 - 5.91	7	36	36	3	33	3			2	7
3.97 - 4.92	11	79	87	19	85	7		1		11
2.99 - 3.94	11	87	136	63	55	45	1		1	3
2.00 - 2.95		2	30	30	31
1.02 - 1.97
0.03 - 0.98
	1 - 36	37 - 72	73 - 108	109 - 144	145 - 180	181 - 216	217 - 252	253 - 288	289 - 324	325 - 360