Regions

Great Lakes

Live buoy & coastal conditions

Lake buoy, pier, and coastal observations for freshwater operators.

All systems normal 2 min ago
Stations Online
54
of 196 total
Wave Height
2.3 ft
↑ 0.4 ft
Wind Speed
10 kt
SSW (210°)
Dominant Period
No recent data
↑ 0.6 s
Water Temp
52.9 °F
↑ 0.3 °F

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179 station pins

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Live Data Recent (10-30 min) Older (>30 min) Offline

Regional chart history

Station charts appear here after official NDBC history has been parsed for a representative station.

How to Read Buoy Data

Wave Height
ft
Wind Speed
kt, mph
Data Age
Time since update

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BuoyStat.us is an independent interface to NOAA's National Data Buoy Center. We do not alter, model, or reinterpret observations. Values are shown from source data after unit conversion.

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Real-time Updates Every observation carries an age state.
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