Directional wave and sea surface temperature measurements collected in situ by Datawell Waverider buoys located near CAPE HATTERAS EAST, NC from 2021/08/02 to 2026/05/17.

Sea State Sea Surface Temperature Surface Currents

Directional wave and sea surface temperature measurements collected in situ by Datawell Waverider buoys located near CAPE HATTERAS EAST, NC from 2021/08/02 to 2026/05/17. This dataset includes publicly-released data only, excluding all records flagged bad by quality control procedures. A total of 78149 wave samples were analyzed for this area, where the water depth is approximately 26 to 29 meters.

Data and resources

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Additional information

Temporal extent	2021-08-02 – 2026-02-01
Date (creation)	2026-08-05
Date (issued)	2026-08-05
Date (revision)	2026-08-05
Status	onGoing
Update frequency	asNeeded
Metadata language	en
License	These data may be redistributed and used without restriction.
Source metadata	ISO 19115 XML
Last updated	2026-11-04
Created	2026-11-04
API	package_show

Spatial extent

Contacts

Coastal Data Information Program, SIO/UCSD

Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego

originator
www@cdip.ucsd.edu
CDIP/NREL, NREL

contributor

Keywords

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Responsible organizations

Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego