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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
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
16.77 - 17.72
15.78 - 16.73							1
14.80 - 15.75						2
13.81 - 14.76						1	3
12.83 - 13.78						2	3	1
11.84 - 12.80				2	4	4	3	1
10.86 - 11.81				3	12	6
9.88 - 10.83					9	3		2
8.89 - 9.84					4			2
7.91 - 8.86					5			3
6.92 - 7.87				3	9	3	1		1
5.94 - 6.89				1	3	18	31	7	6
4.95 - 5.91					13	57	23	25	34
3.97 - 4.92				7	44	93	24	16	109
2.99 - 3.94				12	32	38	16	1	178
2.00 - 2.95				18	44	63	76	43	187
1.02 - 1.97				31	33	11	32	31	38
0.03 - 0.98
	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									5
337 - 348									8
325 - 336									21
313 - 324									20
301 - 312									34
289 - 300									33
277 - 288									10
265 - 276									37
253 - 264									29
241 - 252									19
229 - 240									7
217 - 228									8
205 - 216									3
193 - 204									4
181 - 192									1
169 - 180									7
157 - 168									8
145 - 156									14
133 - 144						1	2	3	4
121 - 132				1	2	12	33	31	1
109 - 120				14	13	37	55	40	8
97 - 108				23	22	31	39	12	2
85 - 96				16	47	70	35	5	11
73 - 84				14	84	124	31	5	2
61 - 72				9	44	25	18	28	6
49 - 60						1		8	69
37 - 48									99
25 - 36									52
13 - 24									19
1 - 12									12
	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
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
16.77 - 17.72
15.78 - 16.73			1
14.80 - 15.75			2
13.81 - 14.76			4
12.83 - 13.78		3	3
11.84 - 12.80		7	7
10.86 - 11.81		10	11
9.88 - 10.83		8	6
8.89 - 9.84		4	2
7.91 - 8.86		6	2
6.92 - 7.87		3	13	1
5.94 - 6.89	1	10	32	23
4.95 - 5.91	5	28	94	16			1	7		1
3.97 - 4.92	15	93	135	15	3		1	11	12	8
2.99 - 3.94	31	43	74	18	10		3	14	67	17
2.00 - 2.95	31	68	130	104	13	8	23	38	8	8
1.02 - 1.97		24	57	80	3		6	6
0.03 - 0.98
	1 - 36	37 - 72	73 - 108	109 - 144	145 - 180	181 - 216	217 - 252	253 - 288	289 - 324	325 - 360