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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 (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							2
23.65 - 24.61						3	1
22.67 - 23.62						2	1
21.69 - 22.64						2	2
20.70 - 21.65						2	2
19.72 - 20.67							7
18.73 - 19.69							3
17.75 - 18.70					1		3
16.77 - 17.72					1
15.78 - 16.73					1		2
14.80 - 15.75					3	1	4	2
13.81 - 14.76					3	3	15	4
12.83 - 13.78					1	12	13	5
11.84 - 12.80						10	9	14
10.86 - 11.81					1	11	18	10
9.88 - 10.83						9	22	46
8.89 - 9.84						9	41	68	3
7.91 - 8.86						18	37	89	1
6.92 - 7.87					1	41	31	81	8
5.94 - 6.89						29	13	41	29
4.95 - 5.91						4	12	60	15
3.97 - 4.92						27	13	31	80
2.99 - 3.94						14	23	48	95
2.00 - 2.95					4	13	52	64	74
1.02 - 1.97						25	37		6
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							2	16	11
337 - 348							3	14	3
325 - 336							4	23
313 - 324							5	31	2
301 - 312								10	5
289 - 300									7
277 - 288									14
265 - 276									7
253 - 264									11
241 - 252									6
229 - 240									11
217 - 228									25
205 - 216									8
193 - 204									3
181 - 192								4	15
169 - 180							20	16	17
157 - 168							17	32	15
145 - 156						1	67	48	25
133 - 144						9	23	14	6
121 - 132						13	34	4	19
109 - 120						21	27	2	7
97 - 108						8	9	2	1
85 - 96					3	49	33	12	2
73 - 84					1	27	32	28	1
61 - 72					1	33	12	12
49 - 60					6	54	20	5
37 - 48					5	13	14	27	25
25 - 36						3	12	64	27
13 - 24						4	24	109	23
1 - 12							5	90	15
	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	2
23.65 - 24.61	3									1
22.67 - 23.62	2	1
21.69 - 22.64	2								1	1
20.70 - 21.65	1	1								2
19.72 - 20.67	2								2	3
18.73 - 19.69	1								1	1
17.75 - 18.70	2	1							1
16.77 - 17.72		1
15.78 - 16.73		2	1
14.80 - 15.75		8								2
13.81 - 14.76		14		5	2				1	3
12.83 - 13.78		20	1	2	4				1	3
11.84 - 12.80	4	13		3	4				2	7
10.86 - 11.81	9	16		5	6					4
9.88 - 10.83	40	7	1	6	14				7	2
8.89 - 9.84	50	8	4	11	27				15	6
7.91 - 8.86	52	26	12	8	19				14	14
6.92 - 7.87	49	38	34	8	12			1	3	17
5.94 - 6.89	39	14	21	3	18			9	2	6
4.95 - 5.91	25	6		1	52			4	1	2
3.97 - 4.92	28	7	31	17	42	12	10	1	2	1
2.99 - 3.94	40	16	18	27	43	6	24	4	2
2.00 - 2.95	24	28	75	31	11	11	8	13	5	1
1.02 - 1.97	1		10	52	4	1
0.03 - 0.98
	1 - 36	37 - 72	73 - 108	109 - 144	145 - 180	181 - 216	217 - 252	253 - 288	289 - 324	325 - 360