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EMC Operational Wave Product Table

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Operationally generated graphics of the wave fields (no spectra or source terms) are available from Model Analyses and Guidance.

Bulletin files are available from the Production FTP/HTTPS server. Look for gfs.YYYYMMDD/CC/wave/station/bulls.tCCz/gfswave.stationID.bull


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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
run
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: Atlantic

(GFS) (Latest run) 2023/08/29 12z

Primary Swell Peak Period and Mean Direction

The primary swell period identifies the period (the time between waves) of the dominant wave system (swell) that is generated elsewhere.

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 Atlantic gfswave (Latest run) 2023/08/29 12z

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

Buoy ID Lat/Lon Buoy Data
31051 25.28S 44.93W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
31052 8.15S 34.57W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
31053 32.60S 51.35W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
31201 27.70S 48.13W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
31260 23.03S 43.09W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
31374 28.50S 47.37W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
31375 31.52S 49.81W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
32012 19.62S 85.38W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
3FYT 71.60N 21.10E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
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
41040 14.55N 53.08W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41041 14.53N 46.00W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41060 14.75N 50.95W 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
41112 30.72N 81.29W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41114 27.55N 80.22W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
41117 30.00N 81.08W 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
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
42087 11.19N 60.85W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
42088 11.30N 60.52W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44011 41.11N 66.58W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
44087 37.02N 76.15W 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
62001 45.20N 5.00W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
62002 41.60N 20.00W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
62023 51.40N 7.90W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
62026 55.30N 1.10E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
62029 48.70N 12.40W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
62081 51.00N 13.30W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
62103 49.90N 2.90W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
62105 54.54N 12.36W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
62106 57.00N 9.90W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
62107 50.10N 6.10W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
62108 53.50N 19.50W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
62116 57.70N 1.40E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
62145 53.10N 2.80E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
62163 47.50N 8.50W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
63057 59.20N 1.50E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
63112 61.10N 1.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
64045 59.10N 11.40W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
64046 60.70N 4.50W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
AGADIR 30.42N 9.63W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
AGULHAS_FA 34.97S 22.17E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
AMAZON 3.00N 47.50W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
CAGARRAS 23.11S 43.12W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
CALABAR 4.00N 8.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
CAMPOS 21.00S 38.75W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
CAPEPOINT 34.20S 18.28E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
CASABLANCA 33.60N 7.62W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
EASTLONDON 33.03S 27.93E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
FAPLATFORM 34.97S 22.17E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
FLORIPA 28.00S 46.25W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
FORCADOS 5.00N 5.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
FORTALEZA 3.00S 36.25W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
ILHAGRANDE 23.42S 44.27W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
JEFFREYBAY 34.06S 24.99E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
LAGOS 6.00N 3.50E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
LDWR 66.00N 2.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
LF3F 64.30N 7.80E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
LF4B 60.60N 3.70E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
LF5T 66.00N 8.10E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
LFB1 73.50N 15.50E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
LFB2 74.00N 30.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
MAUR01 20.45S 57.70E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
MAUR02 20.10S 57.75E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
MOSSELBAY 34.12S 22.15E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
NIGERDELTA 4.00N 7.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
PETER_PAUL 1.00N 30.00W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
RECIFE 8.00S 32.50W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
RECREIO 23.16S 43.46W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
RIO_GRANDE 32.00S 48.75W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
SALDANHABY 33.05S 17.97E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
SALVADOR 13.00S 36.25W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
SANTOS 25.00S 43.75W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
SIODOC 22.99S 42.19W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
TANGER 35.78N 5.78W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
TPC00 0.00N 83.75W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
TPC01 15.00S 85.00W 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
V14003 25.00S 55.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14004 25.00S 60.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14005 20.00S 57.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14006 20.00S 60.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14007 20.00S 63.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14008 19.00S 64.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14009 18.00S 58.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14010 16.00S 60.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14011 10.00S 56.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14012 11.00S 57.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14023 5.00S 55.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14039 17.33S 10.93E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14040 18.10S 10.95E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14041 19.00S 11.68E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14042 20.07S 12.25E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14043 20.97S 12.65E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14044 21.93S 13.22E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14045 22.62S 13.42E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14046 23.61S 13.58E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14047 24.38S 13.66E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14048 25.25S 13.95E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14049 26.08S 14.03E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14050 26.73S 14.19E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14051 27.59S 14.54E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14052 28.34S 14.97E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14053 29.08S 15.68E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14054 5.00S 39.75E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14055 5.58S 39.75E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14056 6.22S 39.75E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14057 6.75S 39.80E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14058 7.08S 39.92E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14059 7.30S 39.75E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14060 8.17S 39.75E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14061 8.83S 40.25E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14062 9.17S 40.25E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14063 9.92S 40.25E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14064 10.33S 40.58E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14065 11.00S 42.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14066 12.00S 42.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14067 13.00S 42.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14068 14.00S 42.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14069 15.00S 42.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14070 17.00S 40.25E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14071 17.83S 39.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14072 18.00S 38.25E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14073 19.00S 37.25E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14074 20.00S 35.50E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14075 21.00S 36.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14076 21.92S 35.57E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14077 22.00S 35.58E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14078 22.00S 42.83E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14079 23.00S 36.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14080 24.00S 36.83E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14081 25.00S 36.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14082 25.50S 35.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14083 26.00S 34.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14084 27.00S 34.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
WRB07 46.77N 48.01W Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin