Bluegraph – Explore NOAA buoy data, rebuilt in 3D from measured spectra
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- NOAA collects data from buoys, coastal stations, tide gauges, and estuary stations across two oceans, the Caribbean, and the Great Lakes.
- Over 113.7 million data points gathered since April 2025, with significant wave height as column height and dominant period (4–16s) as brightness.
- Regional coverage includes Eastern Seaboard, Great Lakes, Inland Lakes, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, California, Pacific Northwest, Alaska, Hawaii, and Pacific islands.
- Highest seas vary by region, e.g., 4.0m in Western Hawaii, 3.5m in Pacific Northwest, and 3.3m in both California and Alaska.
- Typical median seas range from 0.2m in the Great Lakes to 2.4m in Hawaii; water temperatures span from 7°C in Alaska to 34°C in the Gulf of Mexico.