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Station 42012 (LLNR 138) - ORANGE BEACH - 44 NM SE of Mobile, AL Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 42012


Conditions at 42012 as of
(9:00 pm GMT+4)
1700 GMT on 04/08/2025:
     

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.

5-day plot - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR): N ( 360 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD):4.0 m/s
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST):6.0 m/s
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):1018.5 mb
5-day plot - Pressure Tendency Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.3 mb ( Rising )
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 16.0 °C
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 21.2 °C
5-day plot - Dew Point Dew Point (DEWP): 5.9 °C
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 5 m/s
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 20 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 5 m/s
5-day plot -  Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric Pressure Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure
Supplemental Measurements
Lowest 1-minute Pressure
Time (GMT+4)Pressure
8:59 pm1018.5 mb
Highest 1-minute Wind Speed
Time (GMT+4)5-day plot - 1-Minute Wind Speed WSPD 5-day plot - 1-Minute Wind Direction WDIR
8:52 pm 5 m/s N ( 10 deg true )
Previous observations
TIME
(GMT+4)
5-day plot - Wind Direction
WDIR
 
5-day plot - Wind Speed
WSPD
m/s
5-day plot - Wind Gust
GST
m/s
5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
m
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period
DPD
sec
5-day plot - Average Wave Period
APD
sec
5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction
MWD
 
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure
PRES
mb
5-day plot - Pressure Tendency
PTDY
mb
5-day plot - Air Temperature
ATMP
°C
5-day plot - Water Temperature
WTMP
°C
5-day plot - Dew Point
DEWP
°C
5-day plot - Salinity
SAL
psu
5-day plot - Visibility
VIS
km
5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW)
TIDE
m
2025-04-08 08:50 pm N 4.0 5.0 0.6 83.5 S1018.6- 15.8 21.2 6.0---
2025-04-08 08:40 pm N 5.0 6.0 0.6-3.5 S1018.7- 15.7 21.2 6.0---
2025-04-08 08:30 pm N 5.0 6.0----1018.8- 15.8 21.1 6.4---
2025-04-08 08:20 pm N 5.0 7.0 0.6 83.6SSE1018.9- 15.6 21.1 6.3---
2025-04-08 08:10 pm N 5.0 7.0----1018.8- 15.5 21.1 7.0---
2025-04-08 08:00 pm N 6.0 8.0----1018.7 +1.1 15.3 21.1 6.4---
2025-04-08 07:50 pm N 6.0 8.0 0.7 83.6 S1018.7- 15.2 21.1 6.6---
2025-04-08 07:40 pm N 5.0 7.0----1018.7- 15.0 21.1 7.2---
2025-04-08 07:30 pm N 6.0 8.0----1018.6- 14.7 21.1 7.4---
2025-04-08 07:20 pm N 6.0 8.0 0.7 83.7 S1018.6- 14.7 21.1 7.3---
2025-04-08 07:10 pm N 6.0 8.0----1018.6- 14.5 21.1 7.8---
2025-04-08 07:00 pm N 7.0 8.0----1018.5 +1.4 14.4 21.1 7.8---
2025-04-08 06:50 pm N 7.0 9.0 0.7 83.7 S1018.4- 14.3 21.1 7.8---
2025-04-08 06:40 pm N 7.0 8.0----1018.3- 14.2- 7.8---
2025-04-08 06:30 pm N 7.0 8.0----1018.1- 14.0 21.1 7.9---
2025-04-08 06:20 pm N 7.0 8.0 0.7 83.6 S1018.1- 13.8 21.1 7.9---
2025-04-08 06:10 pm N 7.0 9.0----1018.1- 13.8 21.1 7.9---
2025-04-08 06:00 pm N 7.0 9.0----1018.2 +1.7 14.0 21.1 8.1---
2025-04-08 05:50 pm N 7.0 9.0 0.6 83.7SSE1018.0- 14.0 21.1 7.9---
2025-04-08 05:40 pm N 7.0 9.0----1018.0- 13.9 21.1 8.1---
2025-04-08 05:30 pm N 7.0 9.0----1018.0- 13.6 21.1 8.6---
2025-04-08 05:20 pm N 7.0 9.0 0.7 83.9 S1017.9- 13.4 21.1 8.8---
2025-04-08 05:10 pm N 8.0 10.0 0.7-3.9 S1017.9- 14.1 21.1 8.9---
2025-04-08 05:00 pm N 6.0 8.0----1017.8 +2.1 14.4 21.1 7.9---
2025-04-08 04:50 pm N 6.0 8.0 0.7 83.9 S1017.7- 14.1 21.1 8.0---
2025-04-08 04:40 pm N 6.0 7.0----1017.6- 14.1 21.1 8.2---
2025-04-08 04:30 pm N 6.0 7.0----1017.4- 13.9 21.2 8.2---
2025-04-08 04:20 pmNNW 6.0 8.0 0.6 83.7 S1017.3- 14.0 21.1 8.8---
2025-04-08 04:10 pmNNW 6.0 8.0 0.6-3.7 S1017.2- 13.8 21.1 8.9---
2025-04-08 04:00 pmNNW 7.0 8.0----1017.1 +1.6 13.9 21.2 8.9---
2025-04-08 03:50 pmNNW 7.0 9.0 0.7 73.8 S1017.1- 13.9 21.2 8.7---
2025-04-08 03:40 pmNNW 7.0 9.0----1016.9- 13.9 21.2 8.8---
2025-04-08 03:30 pmNNW 6.0 8.0----1016.8- 13.7 21.2 8.6---
2025-04-08 03:20 pmNNW 6.0 8.0 0.7 83.8SSE1016.8- 13.8 21.2 8.7---
2025-04-08 03:10 pmNNW 7.0 8.0 0.7-3.8SSE1016.5- 13.8 21.2 8.8---
2025-04-08 03:00 pmNNW 7.0 9.0----1016.5 +1.1 13.8 21.1 8.8---
2025-04-08 02:50 pmNNW 7.0 9.0 0.7 83.8 S1016.3- 13.9 21.1 8.6---
2025-04-08 02:40 pmNNW 8.0 9.0----1016.1- 14.0 21.2 8.5---
2025-04-08 02:30 pmNNW 8.0 9.0----1016.0- 14.0 21.2 8.0---
2025-04-08 02:20 pmNNW 8.0 10.0 0.8 83.9 S1015.8- 14.1 21.2 8.3---
2025-04-08 02:00 pm NW 8.0 11.0----1015.9- 14.1- 7.9---
2025-04-08 01:40 pmNNW 8.0 10.0----1015.6-- 21.2----
2025-04-08 01:30 pmNNW 8.0 11.0----1015.8- 13.9 21.2 8.2---
2025-04-08 01:20 pm NW 8.0 10.0----1015.9- 13.6 21.2 8.2---
2025-04-08 01:10 pm NW 7.0 9.0----1015.7-- 21.3----
2025-04-08 01:00 pm NW 7.0 10.0----1015.6 +0.3 13.5 21.3 8.5---
2025-04-08 12:50 pm NW 7.0 9.0----1015.6-- 21.3----
2025-04-08 12:30 pmNNW 7.0 9.0----1015.5-------
2025-04-08 12:10 pmNNW 8.0 10.0----1015.5-------
2025-04-08 12:00 pmNNW 8.0 10.0----1015.4 +0.0- 21.3----
2025-04-08 11:50 amNNW 8.0 10.0----1015.5- 13.1 21.3 8.7---
2025-04-08 11:40 am N 8.0 10.0----1015.8- 13.0 21.3 8.4---
2025-04-08 11:30 am N 8.0 10.0----1015.5-- 21.3----
2025-04-08 11:20 am N 7.0 10.0----1015.5- 13.1- 8.6---
2025-04-08 11:00 amNNW 8.0 10.0----1015.6 +0.0- 21.3----
2025-04-08 10:40 am N 9.0 11.0----1015.6- 13.1- 9.1---
2025-04-08 10:20 am N 9.0 11.0----1015.4- 13.2 21.4 9.0---
2025-04-08 10:10 am N 9.0 11.0----1015.3- 13.0 21.4 9.0---
2025-04-08 10:00 am N 9.0 12.0----1015.3 +0.0- 21.4----
2025-04-08 09:50 am N 9.0 12.0 0.9 73.8SSW1015.2- 13.1 21.3 8.9---
2025-04-08 09:40 amNNW 9.0 11.0----1015.4- 12.8 21.3 8.9---
2025-04-08 09:30 amNNW 9.0 11.0----1015.4- 12.8 21.4 8.8---
2025-04-08 09:20 amNNW 9.0 11.0 1.0 34.0NNW1015.6- 12.9 21.5 8.9---
2025-04-08 09:10 amNNW 8.0 10.0----1015.6- 13.0 21.4 8.9---
2025-04-08 09:00 amNNW 9.0 10.0----1015.6 +1.1 13.0 21.4 8.4---
2025-04-08 08:50 am N 8.0 11.0 1.0 74.0SSW1015.6- 13.1 21.5 8.3---
2025-04-08 08:40 am N 8.0 11.0----1015.5- 13.1 21.5 8.2---
2025-04-08 08:30 am N 7.0 10.0----1015.5- 12.9 21.5 8.2---
2025-04-08 08:20 am N 7.0 10.0 1.1 44.1NNW1015.4- 12.5 21.5 7.8---
2025-04-08 08:10 am N 8.0 12.0 1.1-4.1NNW1015.4- 12.6 21.5 8.2---
2025-04-08 08:00 amNNW 9.0 12.0----1015.5 +1.9 12.6 21.5 8.1---
2025-04-08 07:50 am N 9.0 14.0 1.1 34.0NNW1015.6- 12.5 21.5 8.0---
2025-04-08 07:40 amNNW 10.0 14.0----1015.3- 12.6 21.5 8.2---
2025-04-08 07:30 amNNW 9.0 12.0----1015.4- 12.6 21.5 8.5---
2025-04-08 07:20 amNNW 10.0 13.0 1.1 54.0 W1015.2- 12.8 21.5 8.6---
2025-04-08 07:10 amNNW 9.0 13.0 1.1-4.0 W1015.2- 12.7 21.5 8.5---
2025-04-08 07:00 amNNW 10.0 12.0----1015.2 +2.6 12.8 21.5 8.5---
2025-04-08 06:50 amNNW 10.0 12.0 1.1 54.2 W1015.2- 12.9 21.5 8.8---
2025-04-08 06:40 amNNW 9.0 12.0 1.1-4.2 W1015.1- 12.6 21.5 8.4---
2025-04-08 06:30 amNNW 10.0 13.0----1015.0- 12.8 21.5 8.7---
2025-04-08 06:20 amNNW 9.0 12.0 1.1 54.2WSW1014.8- 12.9 21.5 9.0---
2025-04-08 06:10 amNNW 9.0 12.0 1.1-4.2WSW1014.7- 13.1 21.5 9.0---
2025-04-08 06:00 am NW 9.0 13.0----1014.5 +2.2 13.2 21.6 9.0---
2025-04-08 05:50 am NW 10.0 13.0 1.2 44.1WNW1014.4- 13.1 21.6 8.8---
2025-04-08 05:40 am NW 10.0 13.0----1014.1- 13.3 21.6 9.0---
2025-04-08 05:30 am NW 9.0 12.0----1014.1- 13.5 21.6 9.1---
2025-04-08 05:20 amNNW 11.0 13.0 1.2 54.1 W1013.8- 13.9 21.6 9.5---
2025-04-08 05:10 amNNW 10.0 13.0 1.2-4.1 W1013.6- 14.0 21.6 9.5---
2025-04-08 05:00 amNNW 10.0 13.0----1013.5 +2.1 13.9- 9.4---
2025-04-08 04:50 amNNW 10.0 12.0 1.2 54.1 W1013.4- 14.1 21.6 10.0---
2025-04-08 04:40 amNNW 10.0 13.0----1013.2- 14.0 21.6 10.0---
2025-04-08 04:30 amNNW 10.0 12.0----1013.0- 14.2 21.6 10.5---
2025-04-08 04:20 amNNW 10.0 12.0 1.2 54.2 W1012.8- 14.3 21.7 10.5---
2025-04-08 04:10 amNNW 10.0 14.0 1.2-4.2 W1012.7- 14.4 21.7 10.1---
2025-04-08 04:00 amNNW 10.0 11.0----1012.5 +1.5 14.4 21.7 10.4---
2025-04-08 03:50 amNNW 10.0 12.0 1.2 54.4 W1012.3- 14.2 21.7 10.3---
2025-04-08 03:40 amNNW 10.0 13.0----1012.4- 14.3 21.7 10.8---
2025-04-08 03:10 am NW 9.0 11.0 1.1-4.4 W1012.2- 14.6 21.7 11.2---
2025-04-08 03:00 am NW 9.0 12.0----1012.2 +1.4 14.8 21.7 11.6---
2025-04-08 02:50 am NW 9.0 11.0 1.1 54.4 W1012.0- 14.8 21.8 11.3---
2025-04-08 02:40 am NW 8.0 10.0----1011.9- 14.8 21.8 11.6---
2025-04-08 02:30 am NW 8.0 10.0----1011.7- 14.8 21.8 11.6---
2025-04-08 02:10 amNNW 8.0 10.0----1011.4- 14.8 21.8 11.8---
2025-04-08 02:00 amNNW 9.0 11.0----1011.5 +0.7 14.8 21.8 12.3---
2025-04-08 01:50 amNNW 8.0 10.0 1.1 74.5 S1011.5- 14.6 21.8 12.2---
2025-04-08 01:40 am NW 9.0 12.0----1011.4- 14.6 21.9 12.3---
2025-04-08 01:30 am NW 8.0 10.0----1011.5- 14.5 21.9 12.2---
2025-04-08 01:20 am NW 8.0 11.0 1.1 74.4 S1011.3- 14.6- 12.5---
2025-04-08 01:10 am NW 8.0 10.0 1.1-4.4 S1011.1- 14.5 21.9 12.4---
2025-04-08 01:00 am NW 8.0 10.0----1010.9 -0.5 14.7 21.9 12.9---
2025-04-08 12:50 am NW 9.0 12.0 1.1 74.3 S1010.8- 14.9 21.9 13.2---
2025-04-08 12:40 am NW 10.0 12.0----1010.9- 14.9 21.9 13.2---
2025-04-08 12:30 am NW 10.0 12.0----1010.9- 15.0 21.9 13.2---
2025-04-08 12:20 am NW 9.0 12.0 1.0 74.5 S1010.6- 15.4 21.9 13.5---
2025-04-08 12:10 am NW 10.0 12.0----1010.9- 15.6 22.0 13.8---
2025-04-08 12:00 am NW 10.0 12.0----1010.9 +0.0 15.7 22.0 14.0---
2025-04-07 11:50 pm NW 9.0 12.0 0.9 84.8 S1010.7- 16.0 22.0 14.4---
2025-04-07 11:40 pm NW 8.0 10.0 0.9-4.8 S1011.0- 15.9 22.0 14.5---
2025-04-07 11:30 pm NW 6.0 8.0----1011.0- 15.6 22.0 14.1---
2025-04-07 11:20 pm NW 5.0 6.0 1.0 74.8SSE1010.9- 15.4 22.0 13.8---
2025-04-07 11:10 pmNNW 4.0 6.0 1.0-4.8SSE1010.9- 15.4 22.1 14.0---
2025-04-07 11:00 pmNNW 5.0 6.0----1010.6 +0.0 15.5 22.0 14.1---
2025-04-07 10:50 pmNNW 5.0 8.0 1.1 74.8 S1010.6- 15.3 22.0 13.7---
2025-04-07 10:40 pmNNW 6.0 8.0 1.1-4.8 S1011.6- 15.5 22.1 13.8---
2025-04-07 10:30 pmNNW 7.0 9.0----1011.5- 15.5 22.1 13.9---
2025-04-07 10:20 pmNNW 6.0 8.0 1.0 74.7 S1010.8- 15.4 22.1 13.9---
2025-04-07 10:10 pm NW 6.0 9.0 1.0-4.7 S1011.4- 15.5 22.1 14.0---
2025-04-07 10:00 pm NW 7.0 10.0----1011.4 +1.4 15.7 22.1 14.0---
2025-04-07 09:50 pm NW 7.0 10.0 1.0 84.5 S1011.1- 15.7 22.1 14.0---
2025-04-07 09:40 pm NW 6.0 9.0----1010.9- 15.7 22.1 13.9---
2025-04-07 09:30 pm NW 6.0 8.0----1011.1- 15.8 22.1 14.0---
2025-04-07 09:20 pmNNW 6.0 7.0 1.2 84.8SSE1011.2- 15.6 22.1 13.7---
2025-04-07 09:10 pm NW 7.0 9.0 1.2-4.8SSE1011.1- 15.7 22.1 14.1---
2025-04-07 09:00 pm NW 7.0 9.0----1010.9 +0.7 15.6 22.1 14.1---
2025-04-07 08:50 pm NW 7.0 8.0 1.1 84.6SSE1011.1- 15.5 22.1 14.2---

Detailed Wave Summary
for 42012 as of (8:40 pm GMT+4)
1640 GMT on 04/08/2025:

These wave data are displayed in rounded times.

     

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.

5-day plot - Significant Wave Height Significant Wave Height (WVHT): 0.6 m
5-day plot - Swell Height Swell Height (SwH): 0.4 m
5-day plot - Swell Period Swell Period (SwP): 7.7 sec
5-day plot - Swell Direction Swell Direction (SwD): S
5-day plot - Wind Wave Height Wind Wave Height (WWH): 0.5 m
5-day plot - Wind Wave Period Wind Wave Period (WWP): 3.2 sec
5-day plot - Wind Wave Direction Wind Wave Direction (WWD):NNE
5-day plot - Average Wave Period Average Wave Period (APD): 3.5 sec
Previous observations
TIME
(GMT+4)
5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
m
5-day plot - Swell Height
SwH
m
5-day plot - Swell Period
SwP
sec
5-day plot - Swell Direction
SwD
 
5-day plot - Wind Wave Height
WWH
m
5-day plot - Wind Wave Period
WWP
sec
5-day plot - Wind Wave Direction
WWD
 
5-day plot - Wave Steepness
STEEPNESS
 
5-day plot - Average Wave Period
APD
sec
2025-04-08 08:10 pm 0.6 0.3 7.7SSE 0.5 3.1 N N/A 3.6
2025-04-08 07:40 pm 0.7 0.4 7.7 S 0.6 3.2 N N/A 3.6
2025-04-08 07:10 pm 0.7 0.4 7.7 S 0.6 3.2 N N/A 3.7
2025-04-08 06:40 pm 0.7 0.5 7.7 S 0.6 3.1 NNW N/A 3.7
2025-04-08 06:10 pm 0.7 0.4 7.7 S 0.6 3.1 NW N/A 3.6
2025-04-08 05:40 pm 0.6 0.4 7.7SSE 0.5 2.9 NW N/A 3.7
2025-04-08 05:10 pm 0.7 0.4 7.7 S 0.5 3.6 W N/A 3.9
2025-04-08 04:40 pm 0.7 0.4 7.7 S 0.5 3.7 WNW N/A 3.9
2025-04-08 04:10 pm 0.6 0.4 7.7 S 0.5 3.4 WNW N/A 3.7
2025-04-08 03:40 pm 0.7 0.4 7.1 S 0.5 3.3 WNW N/A 3.8
2025-04-08 03:10 pm 0.7 0.4 8.3SSE 0.6 3.8 WNW N/A 3.8
2025-04-08 02:40 pm 0.7 0.4 7.7 S 0.6 3.6 WNW N/A 3.8
2025-04-08 02:10 pm 0.8 0.5 7.7 S 0.6 3.4 WNW N/A 3.9
2025-04-08 09:40 am 0.9 0.5 6.7SSW 0.8 3.1 N AVERAGE 3.8
2025-04-08 09:10 am 1.0 0.5 7.1 S 0.9 3.4 NNWVERY_STEEP 4.0
2025-04-08 08:40 am 1.0 0.4 6.7SSW 0.9 4.5 W AVERAGE 4.0
2025-04-08 08:10 am 1.1 0.4 7.1SSW 1.0 3.7 NNWVERY_STEEP 4.1
2025-04-08 07:40 am 1.1 0.5 6.7SSW 1.0 3.4 NNWVERY_STEEP 4.0
2025-04-08 07:10 am 1.1 0.5 7.1 S 1.0 4.8 WVERY_STEEP 4.0
2025-04-08 06:40 am 1.1 0.5 7.1SSW 1.0 4.8 WVERY_STEEP 4.2
2025-04-08 06:10 am 1.1 0.4 7.7 S 1.0 5.3 WSWVERY_STEEP 4.2
2025-04-08 05:40 am 1.2 0.4 8.3 S 1.1 3.8 WNWVERY_STEEP 4.1
2025-04-08 05:10 am 1.2 0.4 7.1 S 1.1 4.5 WVERY_STEEP 4.1
2025-04-08 04:40 am 1.2 0.5 7.1SSW 1.1 5.3 WVERY_STEEP 4.1
2025-04-08 04:10 am 1.2 0.5 7.1SSE 1.1 4.8 WVERY_STEEP 4.2
2025-04-08 03:40 am 1.2 0.5 7.7 S 1.0 5.0 WVERY_STEEP 4.4
2025-04-08 03:10 am 1.1 0.5 7.7 S 1.0 4.5 WVERY_STEEP 4.4
2025-04-08 02:40 am 1.1 0.4 7.7 S 1.1 5.0 WVERY_STEEP 4.4
2025-04-08 01:40 am 1.1 0.4 10.8NNE 1.0 7.1 S AVERAGE 4.5
2025-04-08 01:10 am 1.1 0.6 7.1 S 1.0 4.5 W AVERAGE 4.4
2025-04-08 12:40 am 1.1 0.5 7.1 S 0.9 4.5 W AVERAGE 4.3
2025-04-08 12:10 am 1.0 0.6 7.1 S 0.7 5.9 SSE AVERAGE 4.5
2025-04-07 11:40 pm 0.9 0.6 7.7 S 0.7 4.8 WSW AVERAGE 4.8
2025-04-07 11:10 pm 1.0 0.9 7.1SSE 0.5 3.8 W AVERAGE 4.8
2025-04-07 10:40 pm 1.1 0.8 7.1 S 0.7 5.3 S AVERAGE 4.8
2025-04-07 10:10 pm 1.0 0.7 6.7 S 0.7 5.6 S AVERAGE 4.7
2025-04-07 09:40 pm 1.0 0.6 7.7 S 0.8 5.9 S AVERAGE 4.5
2025-04-07 09:10 pm 1.2 0.8 7.7SSE 0.8 4.3 W AVERAGE 4.8

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)