Brief description
Measured and derived wave parameters from data collected by a wave monitoring buoy anchored at Mermaid Beach. For more information please refer to www.qld.gov.au/waves.Field names are;
Hs - Significant wave height, an average of the highest third of the waves in a record (26.6 minute recording period).
Hmax - The maximum wave height in the record.
Tz - The zero upcrossing wave period.
Tp - The peak energy wave period.
Peak Direction - Direction (related to true north) from which the peak period waves are coming from.
SST - Sea Surface Temperature as measured by a sensor embedded in the hull of the buoy.
Full description
Wave data - 2022 - 2022 Wave Data for the Mermaid Beach wave monitoring site.Wave data - 2021 - 2021 Wave Data for the Mermaid Beach wave monitoring site.
Wave data-2021 - 2021 Wave Data for the Mermaid Beach wave monitoring site.
Wave data - 2022 - 2022 Wave Data for the Mermaid Beach wave monitoring site.
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Identifiers
- Local : coastal-data-system-waves-mermaid-beach
- URI : data.qld.gov.au/dataset/ac07f1e0-cf5b-4bca-bcf3-334ab0ce209e
