Central PPB — [-38.063400°, 144.866700°] — Latest Observations at 17 Apr, 01:13 (+11)
Go to Central PPB Data PageSignificant Wave Height | Peak Period | Peak Direction | Directional spreading | Wind Speed (Experimental) | Wind Direction (Experimental) | Temp |
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0.38 m | 2.76 s | 238 degrees | 45.61 degrees | - m/s | - degrees | 17.4 °c |
Indented Head — [-38.135933°, 144.753067°] — Latest Observations at 17 Apr, 01:33 (+11)
Go to Indented Head Data PageSignificant Wave Height | Peak Period | Peak Direction | Directional spreading | Wind Speed (Experimental) | Wind Direction (Experimental) | Temp |
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0.16 m | 3.52 s | 131 degrees | 35.93 degrees | - m/s | - degrees | 17.2 °c |
Werribee — [-37.985°, 144.7752°] — Latest Observations at 17 Apr, 01:20 (+11)
Go to Werribee Data PageSignificant Wave Height | Peak Period | Peak Direction | Directional spreading | Wind Speed (Experimental) | Wind Direction (Experimental) | Temp |
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0.31 m | 2.56 s | 244 degrees | 43.26 degrees | - m/s | - degrees | - |
Rosebud — [-38.301450°, 144.872733°] — Latest Observations at 17 Apr, 01:46 (+11)
Go to Rosebud Data PageSignificant Wave Height | Peak Period | Peak Direction | Directional spreading | Wind Speed (Experimental) | Wind Direction (Experimental) | Temp |
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0.19 m | 1.88 s | 273 degrees | 60.76 degrees | - m/s | - degrees | 16.9 °c |
Sandringham — [-37.9785°, 144.9956°] — Latest Observations at 17 Apr, 01:45 (+11)
Go to Sandringham Data PageSignificant Wave Height | Peak Period | Peak Direction | Directional spreading | Wind Speed (Experimental) | Wind Direction (Experimental) | Temp |
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0.28 m | 2.42 s | 219 degrees | 51.00 degrees | - m/s | - degrees | 16.3 °c |
Mt Eliza — [-38.162°, 145.0546°] — Latest Observations at 17 Apr, 02:00 (+11)
Go to Mt Eliza Data PageSignificant Wave Height | Peak Period | Peak Direction | Directional spreading | Wind Speed (Experimental) | Wind Direction (Experimental) | Temp |
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0.28 m | 2.68 s | 258 degrees | 39.68 degrees | - m/s | - degrees | - |
Cape Bridgewater1 — [-38.36°, 141.273°] — Latest Observations at 17 Apr, 01:00 (+11)
Go to Cape Bridgewater1 Data PageSignificant Wave Height | Peak Period | Peak Direction | Directional spreading |
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4.08 m | 14.30 s | 196 degrees | 23.00 degrees |
Portland — [-38.3197°, 141.658°] — Latest Observations at 17 Apr, 01:58 (+11)
Go to Portland Data PageSignificant Wave Height | Peak Period | Peak Direction | Directional spreading | Wind Speed (Experimental) | Wind Direction (Experimental) | Temp |
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1.31 m | 14.62 s | 158 degrees | 15.97 degrees | 1.2 m/s | 154 degrees | - |
Port Fairy Buoy — [-38.3816°, 142.2876°] — Latest Observations at 17 Apr, 01:06 (+11)
Go to Port Fairy Buoy Data PageSignificant Wave Height | Peak Period | Peak Direction | Directional spreading | Wind Speed (Experimental) | Wind Direction (Experimental) | Temp |
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3.37 m | 14.62 s | 185 degrees | 13.08 degrees | 4 m/s | 228 degrees | - |
Apollo Bay — [-38.7538°, 143.7236°] — Latest Observations at 17 Apr, 01:40 (+11)
Go to Apollo Bay Data PageSignificant Wave Height | Peak Period | Peak Direction | Directional spreading | Wind Speed (Experimental) | Wind Direction (Experimental) | Temp |
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2.64 m | 14.62 s | 177 degrees | 17.95 degrees | 4.8 m/s | 17 degrees | - |
Inverloch — [-38.7511°, 145.7506°] — Latest Observations at 17 Apr, 01:15 (+11)
Go to Inverloch Data PageSignificant Wave Height | Peak Period | Peak Direction | Directional spreading | Wind Speed (Experimental) | Wind Direction (Experimental) | Temp |
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1.62 m | 12.80 s | 224 degrees | 19.61 degrees | 6.8 m/s | 268 degrees | - |
Wilson’s Promontory — [-39.536°, 146.473°] — Latest Observations at 17 Apr, 01:00 (+11)
Go to Wilson’s Promontory Data PageSignificant Wave Height | Peak Period | Peak Direction | Directional spreading |
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1.43 m | 5.40 s | 252 degrees | 25.00 degrees |
Cape Bridgewater FB — [-38.3636°, 141.2766°] — Latest Observations at 17 Apr, 01:57 (+11)
Go to Cape Bridgewater FB Data PageSignificant Wave Height | Peak Period | Peak Direction | Directional spreading | Wind Speed (Experimental) | Wind Direction (Experimental) | Temp |
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4.64 m | 14.62 s | 195 degrees | 16.27 degrees | - m/s | - degrees | 16.8 °c |
Cape Bridgewater DC — [-38.364°, 141.2799°] — Latest Observations at 17 Apr, 01:13 (+11)
Go to Cape Bridgewater DC Data PageSignificant Wave Height | Peak Period | Peak Direction | Directional spreading | Wind Speed (Experimental) | Wind Direction (Experimental) | Temp |
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4.32 m | 14.62 s | 193 degrees | 14.44 degrees | - m/s | - degrees | 16.9 °c |
Cape Bridgewater SC — [-38.3577°, 141.2708°] — Latest Observations at 17 Apr, 01:17 (+11)
Go to Cape Bridgewater SC Data PageSignificant Wave Height | Peak Period | Peak Direction | Directional spreading | Wind Speed (Experimental) | Wind Direction (Experimental) | Temp |
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3.99 m | 14.62 s | 198 degrees | 15.54 degrees | - m/s | - degrees | 17 °c |
Lakes Entrance1 — [-38.05°, 148.41°] — Latest Observations at 17 Apr, 01:00 (+11)
Go to Lakes Entrance1 Data PageSignificant Wave Height | Peak Period | Peak Direction | Directional spreading |
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1.49 m | 9.50 s | 172 degrees | 30.00 degrees |
The page shows three variables:
Significant wave height – The height of every wave is different. The buoys record the rise and fall of the water surface approximately every half a second. We then determine the significant wave height over a 20 minute period. The significant wave height is the average of the highest one-third of the waves. Therefore, it may seem a bit higher than you would estimate by eye. There will be waves both higher and lower than the significant wave height. As a general rule the maximum wave height will be approximately 1.8 times the significant wave height (e.g. if the significant wave height is 2m, the maximum wave height will be approximately 3.6m).
Peak period and direction – The period is the time (in seconds) between wave crests. Just like wave height the period and direction (provided relative to true North) of individual waves vary. The lateral motions of the floating buoy enable us to measure these quantities. They are termed “peak” because they relate to the waves with the most energy. Sometimes you will see these quantities jump significantly in value. This occurs when we have a mixed sea made up of wind-sea and swell. The peak at one time may be the swell and then switch to the wind-sea. This will result in jumps in the peak period and peak direction. Some locations are more impacted by this than others. Wilson’s Promontory is an example of the location which can often have both a SE and a SW swell and a local wind-sea.
Data acknowledgment. This program provides Wave data free for all under Creative Commons Attribution 4 licensing. If you use this data please attribute as “Wave data was provided by the Victorian Coastal Monitoring Program with funding through Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, University of Melbourne and Deakin University.”