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Coastal Data System - Waves (Mackay)

Created 05/05/2025

Updated 05/05/2025

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Measured and derived wave parameters from data collected by a wave monitoring buoy anchored at Mackay.
For more information please refer to www.qld.gov.au/waves. Field names; Hs - Significant wave height, an average of the highest third of the waves in a record (26.6 minute recording period). Hmax - The maximum wave height in the record. Tz - The zero upcrossing wave period. Tp - The peak energy wave period. Peak Direction - Direction (related to true north) from which the peak period waves are coming from. SST - Sea surface temperature as measured by a sensor embedded in the bottom of the buoy hull.

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Title Coastal Data System - Waves (Mackay)
Language English
Licence cc-by-4
Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/6d6efc65-7b81-41dc-b180-d83b4b11c26f
Remote Last Updated 11/04/2025
Contact Point
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
opendata@des.qld.gov.au
Reference Period 06/03/2015
Geospatial Coverage {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[ [96.0,-45.0],[96.0,-9.0], [168.0,-9.0], [168.0,-45.0], [96.0,-45.0]]]}
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This dataset was originally found on Queensland Government "Coastal Data System - Waves (Mackay)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/coastal-data-system-waves-mackay

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