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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.

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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
back
12 hours
back
18 hours
back
24 hours
back
30 hours
back

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: Indian Ocean

(GFS) (6 Hours Back) 2023/08/29 06z

Significant Wave Height and Peak Direction

The significant wave height is a measure for the wave height, and closely corresponds to what a trained observer would consider to be the mean wave height. Note that the highest wave height of an individual wave will be significantly larger.

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 Indian Ocean gfswave (6 Hours Back) 2023/08/29 06z

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

Buoy ID Lat/Lon Buoy Data
23093 15.40N 73.75E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
23094 12.94N 74.50E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
23096 13.19N 80.39E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
23097 15.47N 69.24E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
23098 10.65N 72.51E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
23099 12.14N 90.74E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
23100 18.35N 87.56E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
23101 13.97N 83.27E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
23167 12.60N 85.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
23168 15.00N 87.50E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
23169 18.13N 90.14E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
23170 8.33N 72.66E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
23171 11.02N 70.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
23172 12.50N 72.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
23173 8.21N 78.57E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
23174 11.57N 81.53E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
23451 10.52N 91.66E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
23455 10.97N 89.04E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
23456 9.99N 86.98E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
23491 5.16N 70.10E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
23492 13.89N 68.08E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
23493 11.12N 66.98E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
23494 6.46N 75.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
23495 7.13N 68.97E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
56002 19.59S 116.14E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
56006 33.36S 114.78E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
AGULHAS_FA 34.97S 22.17E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
BORNEO 3.00N 123.00E 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
G_NICOBAR 6.00N 93.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
JANSZ 19.78S 114.62E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
JEFFREYBAY 34.06S 24.99E 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
P_ENGGANO 5.00S 102.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
P_PENJAN 0.00N 107.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
P_SAWA 11.00S 122.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
SEMARANG 5.00S 110.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
SULAWESI 1.00S 118.00E 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
V14013 25.00S 70.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14014 25.00S 80.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14016 15.00S 70.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14017 15.00S 80.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V14023 5.00S 55.00E 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
V23019 5.00S 65.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V23020 5.00S 75.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V23021 5.00S 85.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V23022 5.00S 95.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V53015 25.00S 90.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin
V53018 15.00S 90.00E Spectra Source terms Spectral Bulletin