All data from station

Hi NERACOOS users,
It's official! We’re going to be retiring this product on January 4, 2023 so that we can focus on building and maintaining tools we think you’ll like even more. You can still access all of NERACOOS’ real-time buoy data, 12-hour histories, and forecasts on the Mariners’ Dashboard

After January 4 this page will no longer exist, so if you have it bookmarked, you will be forwarded to Mariners' Dashboard. Why wait? You can update the address now by visiting https://mariners.neracoos.org, clicking on your preferred station, and creating a new bookmark. (Tip: To create a bookmark, press Ctrl+D (Windows) or Command+D (Mac) while on the page you want to save.)

You can read more about why we decided to retire the buoy map by clicking here.

Mariners' Dashboard

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All Measurements
NERACOOS A01 - Massachusetts Bay
Current time: 11:09 AM EDT
Last update: 4/19 10:30 AM EDT
Owned/Operated by:
UMaine
Dr. Neal Pettigrew University of Maine
Last update 4/19 10:30 AM EDT
Wind speed 9 knots (11 mph, 18 kph)
Wind direction ESE (106°) True
Wind gust 11 knots (12 mph, 20 kph)
Wave height 1.7 ft (0.5 m)
Dominant wave period 10.7 sec
Air temperature 45 ° F (7.3 ° C)
Visibility 1.6 nm (1.9 miles, 3.0 km)
Atmospheric pressure 1022.82 mb
Water temperature (1m)45 ° F (7.5 ° C)
Water temperature (10m)42 ° F (5.6 ° C)
Water temperature (20m)41 ° F (4.9 ° C)
Water temperature (50m)41 ° F (4.9 ° C)
Water temperature (51m)n/a
Current direction (2m)SE (124°) True
Current direction (10m)SSW (192°) True
Current direction (14m)SSE (160°) True
Current direction (18m)S (174°) True
Current direction (22m)SW (230°) True
Current direction (26m)W (262°) True
Current direction (30m)W (272°) True
Current direction (34m)W (272°) True
Current direction (38m)W (268°) True
Current direction (42m)WSW (255°) True
Current direction (46m)W (266°) True
Current direction (50m)W (281°) True
Current direction (54m)W (274°) True
Current direction (58m)W (259°) True
Current speed (2m)0.2 kts (8.1 cm/sec)
Current speed (10m)0.2 kts (10.2 cm/sec)
Current speed (14m)0.2 kts (9.1 cm/sec)
Current speed (18m)0.1 kts (3.7 cm/sec)
Current speed (22m)0.1 kts (4.5 cm/sec)
Current speed (26m)0.2 kts (8.9 cm/sec)
Current speed (30m)0.2 kts (10.8 cm/sec)
Current speed (34m)0.3 kts (14.6 cm/sec)
Current speed (38m)0.3 kts (15.6 cm/sec)
Current speed (42m)0.3 kts (13.1 cm/sec)
Current speed (46m)0.2 kts (11.5 cm/sec)
Current speed (50m)0.2 kts (10.7 cm/sec)
Current speed (54m)0.2 kts (9.3 cm/sec)
Current speed (58m)0.2 kts (8.6 cm/sec)
Salinity (1m)29.76 psu
Salinity (10m)30.69 psu
Salinity (20m)30.99 psu
Salinity (50m)31.51 psu
Density (1m)23.23 kg/m3
Density (10m)24.19 kg/m3
Density (20m)24.51 kg/m3
Density (50m)24.92 kg/m3
Dissolved oxygen (50m)n/a
Dissolved oxygen (51m)n/a
Oxygen saturation (50m)7.27 ml/l
Oxygen saturation (51m)2.24 ml/l
Percent oxygen saturation (50m)n/a
Percent oxygen saturation (51m)n/a