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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+				2	1
13.81 - 14.27				5
13.32 - 13.78				1	2
12.83 - 13.29				4	4
12.34 - 12.80				5	7	1
11.84 - 12.30				3	12	5
11.35 - 11.81				2	4	2
10.86 - 11.32			1	1	7	1
10.37 - 10.83			1	2	5
9.88 - 10.33			1	3	5
9.38 - 9.84				3	4	2
8.89 - 9.35			1			1
8.40 - 8.86				1	1	2			2
7.91 - 8.37				3		3		3	1
7.41 - 7.87			1			1	2	2	1
6.92 - 7.38						2	4	1	5
6.43 - 6.89				1			3	1	3
5.94 - 6.40				3			1	4	13
5.45 - 5.91					3		1	12	6
4.95 - 5.41					2		5	29	6
4.46 - 4.92				1	7		6	19	14
3.97 - 4.43				7	15	7	10	34	50
3.48 - 3.94				6	21	36	52	14	37
2.99 - 3.44				1	23	66	45	10	41
2.49 - 2.95					2	38	45	54	73
2.00 - 2.46				14	18	20	41	52	34
1.51 - 1.97			5	8	23	35	55	30	20
1.02 - 1.48			3	16	16	60	44	1	14
0.52 - 0.98						18	1
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
313 - 324
301 - 312
289 - 300
277 - 288
265 - 276									3
253 - 264									3
241 - 252									4
229 - 240									8
217 - 228									9
205 - 216									3
193 - 204									7
181 - 192									11
169 - 180									9
157 - 168									16
145 - 156									7
133 - 144							1	20	19
121 - 132				3	17	16	17	37	11
109 - 120			1	11	52	52	94	36	8
97 - 108			3	8	40	66	84	39	12
85 - 96				28	39	102	67	18	2
73 - 84			6	36	29	60	51	60	18
61 - 72			3	6	5	4	1	52	16
49 - 60								4	73
37 - 48									40
25 - 36									21
13 - 24									13
1 - 12									5
	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+			3
13.81 - 14.27			5
13.32 - 13.78			3
12.83 - 13.29			8
12.34 - 12.80			13
11.84 - 12.30			18	2
11.35 - 11.81			4	4
10.86 - 11.32			2	8
10.37 - 10.83			2	6
9.88 - 10.33		1	4	4
9.38 - 9.84		1	2	6
8.89 - 9.35		1		1
8.40 - 8.86			1	3				2
7.91 - 8.37		1	5	3				1
7.41 - 7.87			4	2				1
6.92 - 7.38			1	6			4	1
6.43 - 6.89			2	3	1	1	1
5.94 - 6.40		5	5	2	4	2	3
5.45 - 5.91		9	8	1		2	2
4.95 - 5.41		15	19	7	1
4.46 - 4.92	1	16	9	20	1
3.97 - 4.43	10	55	37	19			1			1
3.48 - 3.94	6	33	65	54	1		6			1
2.99 - 3.44	7	24	82	72		1
2.49 - 2.95	11	16	89	87	9
2.00 - 2.46	3	22	115	34	4	1
1.51 - 1.97	1	2	137	20	8	7		1
1.02 - 1.48		3	106	31	3	7	4
0.52 - 0.98			19
0.03 - 0.49
	1 - 36	37 - 72	73 - 108	109 - 144	145 - 180	181 - 216	217 - 252	253 - 288	289 - 324	325 - 360