Albatross Bay (Weipa) wave monitoring

Wave height

Wave heights for Albatross Bay (Weipa) monitoring site

Wave direction

Wave direction for Albatross Bay (Weipa) monitoring site

Sea surface temperature

Sea surface temperature for Albatross Bay (Weipa) monitoring site

Top ten waves from this site

Rank Date and time Hmax
1 22-01-2013 1:00pm 6.7
2 24-03-2018 3:00pm 6.6
3 20-03-2019 4:00pm 6.0
4 11-01-2009 11:30pm 5.7
5 05-02-2019 10:30am 5.6
6 01-01-2019 11:00am 5.5
7 30-01-2010 3:00am 5.5
8 09-01-2015 8:30am 5.4
9 02-02-2012 8:30am 5.1
10 19-02-2014 6:30am 5.0

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Site details

Date of installation
25 November 2008
Current location
Latitude: 12° 41.280' S
Longitude: 141° 41.080' E
Water depth
10 metres
Instrument
AXYS TRIAXYS Directional Wave & Current Buoy

Jointly operated by the Department of Environment and Science and the North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation Limited.

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