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UK + Ireland Wave Buoys

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Local UK + Ireland wave buoys are also listed on the map on the main surf reports page (the small circle icons) or here is a comprehensive list of buoys in the region:

62029 K1 Buoy
62081 K2 Buoy
62090 M1 - 50 NM West of Aran Islands
62091 M2 - 20 NM East of Lambay
62092 M3 - 30 NM Southwest of Mizen Head
62093 M4 - Donegal Bay
62094 M5 - South East
62103 Channel Lightship
62105 K4 Buoy
62107 Sevenstones Lightship
62108 K3 Buoy
62142 Station 62142 - North Sea
62144 North Sea
62145 Station 62145 - North Sea
62147 Station 62147 - North Sea
62163 Brittany Buoy
62164 North Sea
62301 Aberporth Buoy
62303 Pembroke Buoy
62304 Sandettie Lightship
62305 Greenwich Lightship
63113 Station 63113 - North Sea
64045 K5 Buoy
64046 K7 Buoy
62125 Private Industry Oil Platform
62027 Jersey Buoy, English Channel - 5 nm south of Jersey
62095 M6 - West Coast
62114 North Sea
63112 North Sea

SwellTrack

The NOAA choose a number of buoy locations to issue full spectral forecasts for. Although the wave buoy doesn't actually have anything to do with the forecast (The SwellTrack spectral information is all produced by the NWWIII Model) it's useful to compare the SwellTrack with the actual observations to spot the arrival of a new swell front. These spectral forecasts are simply the most detailed idea of what's coming in the days ahead...

About Wave Buoys

Wave buoys are the definitive way to know what is actually happening out to sea right now - and with the swells from them taking an hour or more to reach the local surf spots a great way for a last minute check before you head to the beach or to watch a new swell arrive.

UK Wave Buoys

The Met Office run buoys around the UK and the nice guys at the NDBC send us regular data from them.

The South West is well covered but much of the north sea left to private oil rigs and stations and there are few useful buoys near the coast at present.

Check out CEFAS for more UK wave buoys (some have full spectral reports).