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EMC Operational Wave Product Table

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Here you can view any of the individual WAVEWATCH III® graphic products generated during the last six model runs. Simply follow the steps and click to choose the Model, Forecast Zone, Model Run Time, Product, and then click on a Forecast Time (0 is the nowcast, negative times are hindcasts, positive times are forecasts). Buoy information for the selected region is also given in the form of spectral plots, source term plots, and Spectral Bulletins.

Step 1: Choose a Model

GFS-Wave Great Lakes
(NDFD Winds)

Step 2: Choose a Forecast Zone

Full Basin Regional Local
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
NE Atlantic
NW Atlantic
US East Coast
NE Pacific
Alaskan Waters
Australia-Indonesia
Gulf of Mexico
Key West
Puerto Rico
US West Coast Zoom 1
US West Coast Zoom 2
Hawaii

Step 3: Choose a Model Run Time

Latest
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6 hours
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12 hours
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18 hours
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24 hours
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30 hours
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Step 4: Choose a Product

Significant Wave Height Peak Wave Period
Wind Sea Wave Height Wind Sea Period
Primary Swell Wave Height Primary Swell Period
Secondary Swell Wave Height Secondary Swell Period
Wind Speed and Direction  

Current Product Selection: NW Atlantic

(GFS) (12 Hours Back) 2023/08/29 00z

Peak Wave Period and Direction

The peak period identifies either the period (the time between waves) associated with the locally generated wind sea (in cases with strong local winds) or the dominant wave system (swell) that is generated elsewhere. Note that the peak period field shows discontinuities. These discontinuities can loosely be interpreted as swell fronts, although in reality many swell systems overlap at most locations and times.

Step 5: Select a Forecast Time to view the product image
Forecast times are relative to the start time: 0Z, 6Z, 12Z, or 18Z

0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36
39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72 75
78 81 84 87 90 93 96 99 102 105 108 111 114
117 120 123 126 129 132 135 138 141 144 147 150 153
156 159 162 165 168 171 174 177 180 183 186 189 192
195 198 201 204 207 210 213 216 219 222 225 228 231
234 237 240


Buoy Data for NW Atlantic gfswave (12 Hours Back) 2023/08/29 00z

Note: A tutorial on the spectral and source term graphics is available here.

Buoy ID Lat/Lon Buoy Data
41001 34.68N 72.66W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41002 32.32N 75.36W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41004 32.50N 79.09W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41008 31.40N 80.87W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41009 28.50N 80.17W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41010 28.95N 78.47W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41012 30.00N 80.60W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41013 33.44N 77.74W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41024 33.84N 78.48W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41025 35.01N 75.40W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41027 33.30N 78.14W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41029 32.80N 79.62W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41030 32.52N 79.34W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41033 32.28N 80.41W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41035 34.48N 77.28W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41036 34.21N 76.95W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41037 33.99N 77.36W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41038 34.14N 77.72W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41040 14.55N 53.08W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41041 14.53N 46.00W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41043 20.99N 65.01W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41044 21.65N 58.69W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41046 24.00N 70.99W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41047 27.47N 71.49W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41048 31.98N 69.65W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41049 27.50N 63.00W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41051 18.26N 65.00W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41052 18.25N 64.76W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41053 18.47N 66.10W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41056 18.26N 65.46W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41058 18.48N 65.16W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41060 14.75N 50.95W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41062 35.78N 75.09W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41063 34.78N 75.94W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41064 34.21N 76.95W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41100 15.90N 57.90W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41101 14.60N 56.20W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41108 33.72N 78.02W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41109 34.48N 77.30W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41110 34.14N 77.71W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41111 18.38N 67.28W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41112 30.72N 81.29W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41114 27.55N 80.22W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41115 18.38N 67.28W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41117 30.00N 81.08W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41159 34.21N 76.95W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41193 12.35N 72.22W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41194 11.16N 74.68W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42001 25.90N 89.67W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42002 25.17N 94.42W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42003 26.07N 85.94W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42007 30.09N 88.77W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42012 30.06N 87.55W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42013 27.17N 82.92W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42014 25.25N 82.22W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42019 27.91N 95.36W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42020 26.94N 96.70W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42021 28.31N 83.31W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42022 27.50N 83.74W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42023 26.01N 83.09W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42035 29.22N 94.40W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42036 28.50N 84.52W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42038 27.42N 92.55W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42039 28.79N 86.02W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42040 29.18N 88.21W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42041 27.50N 90.46W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42043 28.98N 94.90W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42044 26.19N 97.05W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42045 26.22N 96.50W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42046 27.89N 94.04W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42047 27.90N 93.60W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42054 26.00N 87.73W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42055 22.01N 94.05W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42056 19.87N 85.06W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42057 16.83N 81.50W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42058 15.09N 75.06W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42059 15.01N 67.50W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42060 16.50N 63.50W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42067 30.04N 88.65W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42079 24.53N 81.24W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42085 17.86N 66.52W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42086 36.00N 75.04W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42087 11.19N 60.85W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42088 11.30N 60.52W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42089 19.70N 80.06W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42095 24.41N 81.97W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42097 25.70N 83.65W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42098 27.59N 82.93W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42099 27.34N 84.27W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42360 26.67N 90.47W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42361 27.55N 92.49W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42362 27.80N 90.65W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42363 28.16N 89.22W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42364 29.06N 88.09W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42365 28.20N 89.12W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42369 27.21N 90.28W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42370 27.32N 90.54W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42374 28.87N 88.06W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42375 28.52N 88.29W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42376 29.11N 87.94W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42390 26.13N 94.90W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42392 27.20N 90.03W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42394 28.16N 89.24W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42395 26.40N 90.79W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42887 28.19N 88.49W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44004 38.48N 70.43W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44005 43.19N 69.16W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44007 43.53N 70.14W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44008 40.50N 69.43W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44009 38.46N 74.70W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44011 41.11N 66.58W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44013 42.35N 70.65W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44014 36.61N 74.84W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44017 40.70N 72.10W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44018 41.26N 69.29W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44020 41.44N 70.19W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44024 42.31N 65.93W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44025 40.25N 73.17W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44027 44.27N 67.31W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44029 42.52N 70.57W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44030 43.18N 70.43W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44031 43.57N 70.06W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44032 43.72N 69.35W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44033 44.06N 69.00W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44034 44.11N 68.11W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44037 43.49N 67.88W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44038 43.62N 66.55W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44039 41.14N 72.66W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44040 40.96N 73.58W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44043 39.15N 76.39W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44054 38.88N 75.18W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44055 39.12N 75.26W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44056 36.20N 75.71W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44058 37.57N 76.26W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44060 41.26N 72.07W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44061 38.79N 77.04W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44062 38.56N 76.41W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44063 38.96N 76.45W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44064 37.00N 76.09W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44065 40.37N 73.70W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44066 39.58N 72.60W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44070 41.38N 71.01W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44072 37.20N 76.27W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44087 37.02N 76.15W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44089 37.76N 75.33W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44090 41.84N 70.33W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44091 39.78N 73.77W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44092 42.94N 70.63W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44093 36.87N 75.49W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44094 40.58N 73.11W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44095 35.75N 75.33W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44096 37.02N 75.81W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44097 40.98N 71.12W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44098 42.80N 70.17W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44099 36.92N 75.72W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44100 36.26N 75.59W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44137 42.26N 62.00W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44138 44.26N 53.62W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44139 44.26N 57.08W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44140 43.75N 51.74W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44141 43.00N 58.00W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44142 42.50N 64.02W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44150 42.50N 64.01W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44172 44.50N 63.41W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44235 47.26N 57.34W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44251 46.44N 53.39W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44255 47.28N 57.35W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
AMAZON 3.00N 47.50W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
CARCOOS01 19.00N 67.50W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
CARCOOS02 19.00N 65.50W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
CARCOOS03 19.00N 64.00W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
CARCOOS04 17.30N 64.40W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
CARCOOS05 17.50N 67.50W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
CHS01 30.75N 77.00W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
EYW01 24.00N 81.75W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
EYW02 25.00N 82.25W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
JAX02 29.50N 80.25W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
MIA01 26.25N 79.50W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
MIA02 25.00N 79.75W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
MLB01 27.25N 79.50W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
PUERTO_R_N 19.00N 66.50W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
PUERTO_R_S 17.50N 66.50W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
TPC00 0.00N 83.75W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
TPC04 0.00N 93.75W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
TPC20 15.00N 55.00W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
TPC21 15.00N 63.00W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
TPC22 12.00N 77.00W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
TPC23 15.00N 80.00W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
TPC24 22.00N 76.00W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
TPC25 24.00N 80.00W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
TPC26 23.00N 86.00W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
TPC54 15.00N 95.00W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
TPC55 9.00N 88.00W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
TPC56 6.00N 80.00W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
WRB07 46.77N 48.01W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin