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Buoy Reports
LAST 12 OBSERVATIONS
NDBC BUOY 41004
CHARLESTON OFFSHORE -- 41 NM SE of Charleston - Restored to service
LOCAL
TIME
6:00 a.m.
5:00 a.m.
4:00 a.m.
3:00 a.m.
2:00 a.m.
1:00 a.m.
12:00 a.m.
11:00 p.m.
10:00 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
WAVE
HEIGHT
1.6 ft (0.5 m)
1.6 ft (0.5 m)
2 ft (0.6 m)
2.3 ft (0.7 m)
2.3 ft (0.7 m)
2.3 ft (0.7 m)
2.6 ft (0.8 m)
2.3 ft (0.7 m)
2.6 ft (0.8 m)
3 ft (0.9 m)
2.6 ft (0.8 m)
3 ft (0.9 m)
SWELL
HEIGHT
1.3 ft (0.4 m)
1.3 ft (0.4 m)
1.6 ft (0.5 m)
2 ft (0.6 m)
2 ft (0.6 m)
2 ft (0.6 m)
2.3 ft (0.7 m)
2 ft (0.6 m)
2.3 ft (0.7 m)
2.6 ft (0.8 m)
2.3 ft (0.7 m)
2.3 ft (0.7 m)
SWELL
PERIOD
10.8 s
6.7 s
5.0 s
5.0 s
5.3 s
5.3 s
5.3 s
5.3 s
5.3 s
4.5 s
5.3 s
5.0 s
WIND
CHOP
1 ft (0.3 m)
1.3 ft (0.4 m)
1 ft (0.3 m)
1 ft (0.3 m)
1 ft (0.3 m)
1.3 ft (0.4 m)
1.3 ft (0.4 m)
1.3 ft (0.4 m)
1.3 ft (0.4 m)
1.3 ft (0.4 m)
1.3 ft (0.4 m)
1.3 ft (0.4 m)
CHOP
PERIOD
4.2 s
5.0 s
3.8 s
3.4 s
3.8 s
4.0 s
3.8 s
3.8 s
4.0 s
4.0 s
3.2 s
3.8 s
WAVE
ANGLE
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
VERY STEEP
STEEP
VERY STEEP
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