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Coastal Data System - Waves (Cairns)

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Measured and derived wave parameters from data collected by a wave monitoring buoy anchored at Cairns.
For more information please refer to [www.qld.gov.au/waves](https://www.qld.gov.au/waves).
Field names;
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 up-crossing 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 bottom of the buoy hull.

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Wave data - 2026 - 2026 wave data from the Cairns wave monitoring site.
Wave data - 2025 - 2025 wave data from the Cairns wave monitoring site.
Wave data - 2024 - 2024 wave data from the Cairns wave monitoring site.
Wave data- 2023 - 2023 wave data from the Cairns wave monitoring site
Wave data - 2022 - 2022 wave data from the Cairns wave monitoring site
Wave data - 2021 - 2021 wave data from the Cairns wave monitoring site.
Wave data - 2020 - 2020 wave data from the Cairns wave monitoring site.
Wave data - 2019 - 2019 wave data from the Cairns wave monitoring site.
Wave data - 2018 - 2018 wave data from the Cairns wave monitoring site.
Wave Data - 2017 - 2017 wave data from the Cairns wave monitoring site.
Wave data - 2016 - 2016 Wave data from the Cairns wave monitoring site.
Wave data - 2015 - 2015 wave data from the Cairns wave monitoring site.
Wave data - 2014 - 2014 wave data from the Cairns wave monitoring site.
Wave data - 2013 - 2013 wave data from the Cairns wave monitoring site.
Wave data - 2012 - 2012 wave data from the Cairns wave monitoring site.
Wave data - 1975-2011 - Wave data for the Cairns site from 04-05-1975 up to 31-12-2011.
Cairns WR Metadata 2018 - Cairns waverider buoy metadata for 2018 dataset.
Cairns WR Metadata 2017 - Cairns waverider buoy metadata for 2017 dataset

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Hmax | Hs | Peak Direction | The Science Sandpit | Tp | Tz | WR buoy | Wave | Waves | buoy | cairns | community | education | emergency | reef | science | wave buoy | waves |

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ACN 633 798 857