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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
12.34 - 12.80
11.84 - 12.30
11.35 - 11.81
10.86 - 11.32
10.37 - 10.83							1
9.88 - 10.33						1	5
9.38 - 9.84						2	2
8.89 - 9.35						4	6
8.40 - 8.86						5		1
7.91 - 8.37						2		1
7.41 - 7.87						2		2	1
6.92 - 7.38						2	1	1	8
6.43 - 6.89					1	6	3	1	6
5.94 - 6.40					11	7		2	1
5.45 - 5.91					9	11	6	1
4.95 - 5.41				3	3	7	10	13	23
4.46 - 4.92				4	5	5	13	11	40
3.97 - 4.43				9	12	6	7	19	72
3.48 - 3.94				1	11	22	5	18	73
2.99 - 3.44				7	24	48	32	12	85
2.49 - 2.95					10	49	65	25	120
2.00 - 2.46					3	40	114	27	99
1.51 - 1.97			6	1	1	28	54	3	31
1.02 - 1.48		10	13	9		22	45
0.52 - 0.98				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									5
337 - 348									3
325 - 336									8
313 - 324									11
301 - 312									7
289 - 300									3
277 - 288									13
265 - 276									50
253 - 264									41
241 - 252									21
229 - 240									6
217 - 228									8
205 - 216									8
193 - 204									9
181 - 192									15
169 - 180									20
157 - 168									45
145 - 156								5	85
133 - 144						2	7	25	15
121 - 132					1	13	73	35	2
109 - 120					1	59	183	19	1
97 - 108		3	1	2	6	65	73	7	1
85 - 96		3	8	6	11	40	14	2	2
73 - 84		2	7	16	37	44	5	4	2
61 - 72		2	3	11	34	46	12	31	14
49 - 60							2	9	51
37 - 48									48
25 - 36									41
13 - 24									18
1 - 12									6
	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
12.34 - 12.80
11.84 - 12.30
11.35 - 11.81
10.86 - 11.32
10.37 - 10.83		1
9.88 - 10.33		6
9.38 - 9.84		4
8.89 - 9.35		6	4
8.40 - 8.86		5	1
7.91 - 8.37		2	1
7.41 - 7.87		3	1						1
6.92 - 7.38		3	1						4	4
6.43 - 6.89		5	6						3	3
5.94 - 6.40		10	10						1
5.45 - 5.91		14	7	6
4.95 - 5.41	1	32	7	10			1	7	1
4.46 - 4.92	5	38	5	17	7		2	3	1
3.97 - 4.43	16	34	14	19	14		9	15	3	1
3.48 - 3.94	18	33	23	21	10	4	3	9	5	4
2.99 - 3.44	4	33	74	37	36	2		18		4
2.49 - 2.95	3	4	70	82	57	16	10	26	1
2.00 - 2.46	13	15	59	130	26	10	9	20	1
1.51 - 1.97	5	7	38	62	5		1	6
1.02 - 1.48		8	39	52
0.52 - 0.98			1
0.03 - 0.49
	1 - 36	37 - 72	73 - 108	109 - 144	145 - 180	181 - 216	217 - 252	253 - 288	289 - 324	325 - 360