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American Samoa buoy deployments

American Samoa buoy deployments

A new station, CDIP 273 King-Paloa, was recently established by PacIOOS to measure waves approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) northwest of Legaotaema Point and Cape Taputapu offshore of Poloa Bay and Poloa Village Marine Protected Area at the western end of Tutuila Island in American Samoa. Read more about

New Lake Ontario Buoy Deployed

New Lake Ontario Buoy Deployed

A new station, CDIP 274 OSWEGO,NY was deployed 09 Apr 2024. This station supports USACE research efforts in the great lakes. https://cdip.ucsd.edu/m/products/?stn=274p1

Spring 2024 Nor'easter

Spring 2024 Nor'easter

A spring Nor’easter brought tropical storm strength winds up to 60 mph to New England, generating highly localized wave heights similar to those observed in hurricanes. At CDIP 160 Jeffrey’s Ledge, NH, established 2008 and operated in partnership with University of New Hampshire and NERACOOS, significant wave height

Hollywood Beach redeployed

Hollywood Beach redeployed

CDIP 265 Hollywood Beach, FL was redeployed today. Real-time data are available at: https://cdip.ucsd.edu/m/products/?stn=265p1

Fort Pierce redeployed

Fort Pierce redeployed

CDIP 134 Fort Pierce, FL was redeployed yesterday. Data are displayed at: https://cdip.ucsd.edu/m/products/?stn=134p1

Angeles Point buoy cleaned

Angeles Point buoy cleaned

CDIP 248 Angeles Point, WA was cleaned of kelp. Keeping this buoy free of kelp ensures good data is recorded.

New CDIP publication

New CDIP publication

CDIP has a new paper out describing recent advances in wave monitoring, including IT infrastructure, QA/QC, wave model visualization/validation and data products. Read the full paper at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21664250.2024.2308021 Other publications can be found at: https://cdip.ucsd.edu/

Barnegat buoy replaced

Barnegat buoy replaced

CDIP 209 Barnegat, NJ was replaced January 12. A radar reflector was added to the buoy and a marker float was added to the mooring to increase visibility.

Winter Storm Finn

Winter Storm Finn

Winter Storm Finn generated coastal ocean waves that approached historic readings at several CDIP stations along the East Coast this week, with reports of intense coastal erosion and damaging wave inundation in locations like Long Island, NY and Narraganset, RI, caused by the storm surge compounded by high astronomical tides.

West Coast Swells

West Coast Swells

Swells impacted the west coast in December.

East Coast Storm

East Coast Storm

An extratropical storm impacted the east coast.

Hawaii Swell

CDIP waves bulletin for Pacific extratropical storm.

Tropical Storm Ophelia Bulletin

Tropical Storm Ophelia Bulletin

CDIP waves bulletin for Tropical Storm Ophelia.

Hurricane Idalia Bulletin

Hurricane Idalia Bulletin

CDIP stations measured historic waves from Idalia.

School Visit

Organized by Coastal Defenders, students from the EarthEcho International ResilienSea Program toured the CDIP lab.

Two New Stations Added

Two New Stations Added

2 new stations were added: Pajaro Beach South, CA and Tillamook Bay, OR

Routine Cleaning at CDIP 255 Trinity Shoal, LA

Routine Cleaning at CDIP 255 Trinity Shoal, LA

CDIP 255 Trinity Shoal, LA was cleaned and inspected. This station provides valuable data for the Louisiana coast.

New Lake Superior Buoy Deployed

New Lake Superior Buoy Deployed

New station CDIP 268 Grand Island, MI was deployed.

Cleaning at CDIP 255 Trinity Shoal, LA

Cleaning at CDIP 255 Trinity Shoal, LA

CDIP 255 Trinity Shoal, LA was cleaned and inspected.

Typhoon Mawar Bulletin

Typhoon Mawar Bulletin

Typhoon Mawar struck Guam this week.

New Florida Station Deployed

New CDIP buoy deployed off Hollywood Beach, FL.

New California Station Deployed

New California Station Deployed

A new station, CDIP 266, was deployed.

West Coast Storm

West Coast Storm

Large waves were recorded this week.

Florida Buoy Replaced

Florida Buoy Replaced

The buoy at CDIP 214 Egmont Channel Entrance, FL was replaced today. http://cdip.ucsd.edu/m/products/?stn=214p1 This buoy is part of the Tampa Bays PORTS system, which provides real-time data to vessels transiting in and out of the Port of Tampa Bay.

CDIP 248 Cleaned

CDIP 248 Cleaned

CDIP 248 was cleaned.