Brief description
Measured and derived wave parameters from data collected by a wave monitoring buoy anchored at Mackay.Please note that as at the 01/05/2017 the data at this site has been upgraded, as the site now has a new buoy type which uses a higher measuring frequency of 2.5Hz.
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 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** - Approximation of sea surface temperature.
Full description
Wave data - 2024 - 2024 wave data from the Mackay wave monitoring site.\r\nWave data - 2023 - 2023 wave data from the Mackay wave monitoring site.\r\n\r\n
Wave data - 2022 - 2022 wave data from the Mackay wave monitoring site.\r\n\r\n
Wave Data - 2021 - 2021 wave data from the Mackay wave monitoring site.\r\n\r\n
Wave data - 2020 - 2020 Mk4 wave data for the Mackay wave monitoring site.
Wave data - 2019 - 2019 Mk4 wave data from the Mackay wave monitoring site.\r\n\r\n
Wave data - 2018 - 2018 Mk4 wave data from the Mackay wave monitoring site
Wave Data - 2017 - 2017 Mk3 wave data from the Mackay site (January 1 - March 28) \r\n2017 Mk4 wave data from the Mackay site (May 1 - July 31)
Wave data - 2016 - 2016 wave data from the Mackay site
Wave data - 2015 - 2015 wave data from the Mackay site
Wave data - 2014 - 2014 wave data from the Mackay site
Wave data - 2013 - 2013 wave data from the Mackay site
Wave data - 2012 - 2012 wave data from the Mackay site
Wave data - 1975-2011 - Wave data for the Mackay site from 19-09-1975 up to 31-12-2011.
Mackay WR Metadata 2018 - Mackay waverider metadata for 2018 dataset
Mackay WR Metadata 2017 - Mackay waverider buoy metadata for 2017 dataset
Mackay Current Data - Sea surface current data collected from the Mk4 WaveRider Buoy at Mackay from July 2017 to December 2018.\r\n\r\nCurrent Speed is recorded in m/s\r\n\r\nCurrent Direction is recorded in Degrees Magnetic
Subjects
Bailey Island |
Buoy |
CDS |
Hmax |
Hs |
Mackay |
Peak Direction |
Slade Point |
The Science Sandpit |
Tp |
Tz |
Wave |
Wave Buoy |
Waves |
community |
education |
emergency |
science |
waves |
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Identifiers
- URI : data.qld.gov.au/dataset/coastal-data-system-waves-mackay
- Local : 6d6efc65-7b81-41dc-b180-d83b4b11c26f
