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Coastal Data System - Waves (Tweed Heads)

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 Tweed Heads. This site is jointly operated by the Department of Environment and Science and the Tweed River Entrance Sand Bypass Project. 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 in the bottom of the hull of buoys.

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Title Coastal Data System - Waves (Tweed Heads)
Language English
Licence cc-by-4
Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/efc9b5dc-602e-49fc-ba66-45dfbaad9613
Remote Last Updated 27/04/2025
Contact Point
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
opendata@des.qld.gov.au
Reference Period 19/12/2016
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 (Tweed Heads)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/coastal-data-system-waves-tweed-heads