IDS65031

Cape du Couedic Wave Observations

Located at 36.07S, 136.61E
(4nm West of Cape du Couedic Light House, Kangaroo Island)

Latest data at 21:00 on Tuesday, 31 Mar 2026 (ACDT).
Click here for Wave Height and Wave Period Graphs

IMPORTANT:- The significant wave height is the average height of the highest one third of the waves. The likely maximum wave height can be up to twice the significant wave height. Learn more about wave heights.
 
Date Time
(ACDT)
Wave Height Wave Period Wave Direction
Significant
(Hs metres)
Maximum
(Hmax metres)
Average
(Tz seconds)
Peak
(Tp seconds)
Direction
(degrees)
Spread
(degrees)
31  21:00 1.5 2.4 7.1 12.5 188 36
31  20:00 1.5 2.6 6.4 12.5 176 31
31  19:00 1.4 2.3 6.0 13.3 180 35
31  18:00 1.5 2.6 6.6 11.8 184 30
31  17:00 1.4 2.5 5.4 9.5 204 31
31  16:00 1.5 2.2 5.7 12.5 176 33
31  15:00 1.6 2.7 5.5 11.1 184 37
31  14:00 1.5 2.5 5.1 11.8 184 39
31  13:00 1.5 2.5 5.3 12.5 168 35
31  12:00 1.4 2.4 5.2 12.5 164 39
31  11:00 1.4 2.2 5.4 13.3 160 39
31  10:00 1.4 2.6 5.4 11.1 180 37
31  09:00 1.3 2.9 5.4 11.8 180 32
31  08:00 1.3 2.4 6.7 11.8 180 28
31  07:00 1.2 2.4 6.1 11.8 192 40
31  06:00 1.2 2.4 5.6 12.5 180 34
31  05:00 1.0 1.6 6.0 11.8 176 40
31  04:00 1.1 2.0 5.3 12.5 188 38
31  03:00 1.1 1.7 7.0 11.1 188 36
31  02:00 1.1 1.8 7.9 12.5 204 38
31  01:00 1.1 1.9 7.6 12.5 192 38
31  00:00 0.9 1.6 6.7 12.5 196 47
30  23:00 1.0 1.5 7.2 12.5 188 41
30  22:00 1.2 2.2 8.0 12.5 192 37
30  21:00 1.1 1.9 6.9 12.5 204 37
30  20:00 1.1 1.6 7.8 11.8 192 36
30  19:00 1.1 2.0 7.4 11.1 184 33
30  18:00 1.2 2.1 6.6 13.3 176 32
30  17:00 1.1 1.8 5.8 12.5 176 36
30  16:00 1.1 2.0 5.5 11.8 192 39
30  15:00 1.2 2.0 6.2 11.8 176 30
30  14:00 1.2 2.1 6.1 13.3 176 30
30  13:00 1.4 2.1 6.6 13.3 176 30
30  12:00 1.1 2.3 5.5 12.5 188 30
30  11:00 1.1 1.9 5.6 14.3 172 40
30  10:00 1.3 2.2 6.6 13.3 180 25
30  09:00 1.1 2.1 6.5 13.3 184 34
30  08:00 1.4 2.5 7.6 13.3 192 29
30  07:00 1.4 2.2 7.4 13.3 192 31
30  06:00 1.3 2.2 7.5 14.3 196 33
30  05:00 1.3 2.6 7.3 13.3 204 25
30  04:00 1.3 2.1 7.6 13.3 204 31
30  03:00 1.6 2.3 8.1 13.3 200 31
30  02:00 1.5 2.1 8.8 13.3 208 31
30  01:00 1.5 2.3 8.9 12.5 216 25
30  00:00 1.7 2.5 9.5 13.3 212 27
29  23:00 1.8 3.0 9.5 12.5 204 30
29  22:00 1.7 3.0 8.4 13.3 200 34
29  21:00 1.8 3.7 8.8 11.8 212 26
29  20:00 1.8 2.3 8.6 12.5 208 30
29  19:00 1.8 2.5 9.3 13.3 200 27
29  18:00 1.6 2.6 7.3 11.8 196 23
29  17:00 1.7 2.6 7.6 13.3 184 24
29  16:00 1.7 2.9 7.2 13.3 192 36
29  15:00 2.1 3.8 8.4 12.5 196 22
29  14:00 2.0 2.9 8.5 11.8 200 27
29  13:00 1.9 3.8 7.2 11.8 204 29
29  12:00 1.9 3.1 7.7 12.5 208 31
29  11:00 1.9 3.2 7.6 12.5 200 26
29  10:00 1.9 3.3 7.5 11.8 208 25
29  09:00 2.0 3.3 7.9 12.5 204 30
29  08:00 1.9 3.0 7.6 12.5 212 27
29  07:00 2.0 3.2 8.2 12.5 204 34
29  06:00 2.0 3.1 8.4 11.8 200 27
29  05:00 2.1 3.3 7.6 11.8 212 26
29  04:00 2.2 3.7 8.2 11.8 212 22
29  03:00 2.1 3.2 7.9 12.5 216 30
29  02:00 2.1 3.6 7.4 12.5 220 32
29  01:00 2.4 3.4 8.2 12.5 212 23
29  00:00 2.2 3.5 7.3 11.1 220 22
28  23:00 2.2 3.8 7.3 12.5 228 33
28  22:00 2.1 3.4 7.6 12.5 216 32
Document created: 20260331211003
Key
Hs Height of significant wave (metres). This is the average height of the highest one third of the waves in the record.
Hmax Maximum height of the waves (metres) in the record.
Tz Average wave period. This is the average time (seconds) between all waves in the record. The more technical name for this quantity is the zero-crossing period.
Tp The peak wave period (seconds) is the period at which the peak of the wave spectrum occurs.
Spectral density Distribution of the variance of the surface elevation with wave period or frequency (proportional to the wave amplitude squared).

Notes

This page contains wave observations from a moored wave data buoy located 4.2nm West of Cape du Couedic Light House (Kangaroo Island) in 44 fathoms (80 metres). Location: 36.07S, 136.62E.

  • These observations have been taken from the Bureau of Meteorology's real-time system. These data are automatically generated and are not quality controlled. It is possible for incorrect values to appear. Further information can be found about Latest Weather Observations. Please check the disclaimer before using these data.
  • All times and dates are in South Australian local time.
  • Data for this page is downloaded manually approximately every 3 hours.
  • Each 'observation' (or record) is obtained by sampling the waves for 27 minutes.
  • This page is automatically updated every hour from available data.