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186 - CAPE CHARLES, VA Status:DECOMMISSIONED Notice:04/08/2018 Recovered buoy

Significant wave height vs Peak period (1488 records)

Peak Period, Tp (s)
Hs (ft)	22+	19	17	15	13	11	9	7	5
14.30 - 14.8+
13.81 - 14.27
13.32 - 13.78
12.83 - 13.29								1
12.34 - 12.80						2
11.84 - 12.30						3		3
11.35 - 11.81						7	3	1
10.86 - 11.32						4
10.37 - 10.83						1	4	2
9.88 - 10.33							1	3
9.38 - 9.84							4
8.89 - 9.35						1	3		3
8.40 - 8.86						4	4
7.91 - 8.37						6	4		2
7.41 - 7.87						2	8	4
6.92 - 7.38					1	4	13	28	3
6.43 - 6.89					1	2	10	27	4
5.94 - 6.40					2	6	9	16	6
5.45 - 5.91						20	4	10	1
4.95 - 5.41						26	10	4	5
4.46 - 4.92					21	38	37	1	20
3.97 - 4.43					9	54	34	3	21
3.48 - 3.94					4	83	44	4	56
2.99 - 3.44				4	9	49	51	18	70
2.49 - 2.95				40	35	42	52	15	83
2.00 - 2.46				5	23	17	45	18	44
1.51 - 1.97					23	12	27	36	27
1.02 - 1.48							8	2	8
0.52 - 0.98							2		2
0.03 - 0.49
	22+	19	17	15	13	11	9	7	5

Peak direction vs Peak period (1488 records)

Peak Period, Tp (s)
Dp (deg)	22+	19	17	15	13	11	9	7	5
349 - 360									1
337 - 348									1
325 - 336									4
313 - 324									6
301 - 312									6
289 - 300									17
277 - 288									18
265 - 276									33
253 - 264									19
241 - 252									7
229 - 240									9
217 - 228									6
205 - 216									2
193 - 204
181 - 192
169 - 180
157 - 168									11
145 - 156									33
133 - 144							5		14
121 - 132					4	9	33	4	9
109 - 120					23	98	122	5
97 - 108					11	100	88	11
85 - 96				14	31	101	33	16	1
73 - 84				25	56	56	61	41	4
61 - 72				9	3	19	35	108	33
49 - 60				1				10	52
37 - 48								1	52
25 - 36									12
13 - 24									4
1 - 12									1
	22+	19	17	15	13	11	9	7	5

Significant wave height vs Peak direction (1488 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
14.30 - 14.8+
13.81 - 14.27
13.32 - 13.78
12.83 - 13.29		1
12.34 - 12.80				2
11.84 - 12.30		2	3	1
11.35 - 11.81		3	8
10.86 - 11.32			4
10.37 - 10.83		5	2
9.88 - 10.33		4
9.38 - 9.84		2	2
8.89 - 9.35		6	1
8.40 - 8.86		6	2
7.91 - 8.37		4	8
7.41 - 7.87		8	6
6.92 - 7.38		27	21	1
6.43 - 6.89		23	21
5.94 - 6.40		22	15	2
5.45 - 5.91		6	19	10
4.95 - 5.41		4	22	17					2
4.46 - 4.92		12	52	41				6	6
3.97 - 4.43		16	53	38				7	3	4
3.48 - 3.94		15	75	58	18		6	11	7	1
2.99 - 3.44	8	42	78	47	6		5	7	7	1
2.49 - 2.95	3	45	125	48	9	2	7	24	4
2.00 - 2.46	1	32	64	38	6		3	8
1.51 - 1.97	4	36	66	15				4
1.02 - 1.48	1	2	2	6	3		1	3
0.52 - 0.98				2	2
0.03 - 0.49
	1 - 36	37 - 72	73 - 108	109 - 144	145 - 180	181 - 216	217 - 252	253 - 288	289 - 324	325 - 360