CDIP blog

Hurricane Milton

Hurricane Milton

CDIP stations in Florida measured historic waves last week during Hurricane Milton, similar in intensity to those from Hurricane Helene last month, and Hurricane Ian in 2022. The attached bulletin is a summary of the complete data set available at cdip.ucsd.edu.

Hurricane Helene

Hurricane Helene

CDIP stations off Florida measured historically powerful waves during Hurricane Helene. New records were set for height, while peak periods were several seconds longer than normally measured off West FL during tropical storms in the Gulf of Mexico. This bulletin summarizes the complete data set available at cdip.ucsd.edu.

Hurricane Francine

Hurricane Francine

Waves from Hurricane Francine were measured at CDIP 255 Trinity Shoal, LA, which is operated with funding from USACE. Attached bulletin is a summary of the complete data set available at cdip.ucsd.edu.

Hurricane Debby

Hurricane Debby

CDIP stations around Florida measured elevated wave activity caused by Hurricane Debby. While the flooding in NW FL was driven by historic rainfall, some overtopping and inundation occurred as well. This bulletin is a summary of the complete data set available at cdip.ucsd.edu.

New CA station

A new CDIP wave buoy station was deployed at the north end of Monterey Bay. With funding from CA State Parks, CDIP 275 Aptos Creek Nearshore will provide data on the waves and currents driving coastal processes along and near Seacliff and other State Beaches in the Soquel Cove region.

New PacIOOS station

New PacIOOS station

PacIOOS installed a new wave buoy in Utwe, Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia. Moored approximately 1.2 miles (2 km) offshore of Foko Mosral (Mosral Point), the southernmost point in the Malem municipality on the island of Kosrae, this buoy measures wave direction and energy, as well as surface currents,

New forecast output for CDIP buoy sites

New forecast output for CDIP buoy sites

The static 'Latest Summary' forecast plots for CDIP stations outside of California now include output for a second forecast model. In addition to forecasts from NCEP's GFS wave model, the plots now show forecasts derived from ECMWF's global WAM model. For a number of

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.