Central PPB — [-38.063400°, 144.866700°] — Latest Observations at 20 Jan, 05:01 (+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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0.21 m | 2.32 s | 173 degrees | 38.77 degrees | - m/s | - degrees | 19.6 °c |
Indented Head — [-38.135933°, 144.753067°] — Latest Observations at 20 Jan, 05:07 (+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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0.23 m | 2.16 s | 153 degrees | 47.45 degrees | - m/s | - degrees | 19.4 °c |
Werribee — [-37.985°, 144.7752°] — Latest Observations at 20 Jan, 05:35 (+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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0.26 m | 2.62 s | 167 degrees | 37.30 degrees | - m/s | - degrees | - |
Rosebud — [-38.301450°, 144.872733°] — Latest Observations at 20 Jan, 05:18 (+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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0.04 m | 1.26 s | 308 degrees | 66.83 degrees | - m/s | - degrees | 19.1 °c |
Sandringham — [-37.9785°, 144.9951°] — Latest Observations at 20 Jan, 05:20 (+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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0.24 m | 2.68 s | 203 degrees | 32.03 degrees | - m/s | - degrees | 19.3 °c |
Mt Eliza — [-38.162°, 145.0543°] — Latest Observations at 20 Jan, 05:18 (+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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0.06 m | 1.28 s | 355 degrees | 68.55 degrees | 0 m/s | 57 degrees | - |
Cape Bridgewater1 — [-38.36°, 141.273°] — Latest Observations at 20 Jan, 05:00 (+11)
Go to Cape Bridgewater1 Data PageSignificant Wave Height | Peak Period | Peak Direction | Directional spreading |
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2.57 m | 13.30 s | 217 degrees | 33.00 degrees |
Portland — [-38.3201°, 141.657°] — Latest Observations at 20 Jan, 05:56 (+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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1.33 m | 12.80 s | 154 degrees | 17.60 degrees | 6.8 m/s | 108 degrees | - |
Port Fairy Buoy — [-38.3829°, 142.2867°] — Latest Observations at 20 Jan, 05:32 (+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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2.49 m | 12.80 s | 196 degrees | 20.60 degrees | 6 m/s | 137 degrees | - |
Apollo Bay — [-38.754°, 143.7227°] — Latest Observations at 20 Jan, 05:40 (+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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2.07 m | 12.80 s | 185 degrees | 19.24 degrees | 5.2 m/s | 148 degrees | - |
Inverloch — [-38.7515°, 145.7503°] — Latest Observations at 20 Jan, 05:40 (+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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1.88 m | 12.80 s | 222 degrees | 16.82 degrees | 4 m/s | 211 degrees | - |
Wilson’s Promontory — [-39.536°, 146.473°] — Latest Observations at 20 Jan, 05:00 (+11)
Go to Wilson’s Promontory Data PageSignificant Wave Height | Peak Period | Peak Direction | Directional spreading |
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1.43 m | 12.50 s | 257 degrees | 33.00 degrees |
Cape Bridgewater FB — [-38.3617°, 141.2753°] — Latest Observations at 20 Jan, 05:57 (+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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2.84 m | 12.80 s | 212 degrees | 33.99 degrees | - m/s | - degrees | 16.3 °c |
Cape Bridgewater DC — [-38.3639°, 141.2787°] — Latest Observations at 20 Jan, 05:13 (+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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2.80 m | 12.80 s | 207 degrees | 24.46 degrees | - m/s | - degrees | 16.4 °c |
Cape Bridgewater SC — [-38.3577°, 141.2699°] — Latest Observations at 20 Jan, 05:17 (+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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2.90 m | 12.80 s | 224 degrees | 27.75 degrees | - m/s | - degrees | 16.4 °c |
Lakes Entrance1 — [-38.05°, 148.41°] — Latest Observations at 20 Jan, 05:00 (+11)
Go to Lakes Entrance1 Data PageSignificant Wave Height | Peak Period | Peak Direction | Directional spreading |
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2.24 m | 9.50 s | 170 degrees | 18.00 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.”