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Cardigan Bay Waverider Buoy Detailed Wave Buoy Record

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Data Age 17 hr 16 hr 15 hr 14 hr 13 hr 12 hr 11 hr 10 hr 9 hr 8 hr 7 hr 6 hr 5 hr 4 hr 3 hr 2 hr 1 hr 0 hr
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Dominant period (s) (?) 11.1 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 11.1 10.5 10.0 10.5 10.5 11.1 11.1 11.1 5.9 6.5 -
Average period (s) (?) 5.4 5.9 5.9 6.1 6.4 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.6 6.0 5.7 5.2 5.4 5.7 5.8 -
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24 closest surf breaks to Cardigan Bay Waverider Buoy:

1. Llangrannog (39 km SE) 7. Hells Mouth (Porth Neigwl) (45 km NNE) 13. Jeffs Left (50 km ENE) 19. Abermawr (56 km SSW)
2. Aberdaron (41 km N) 8. Aberarth (46 km ESE) 14. Morfa Bychan (50 km E) 20. Llwyngwril (57 km ENE)
3. Aberaeron (43 km ESE) 9. Abersoch (47 km NNE) 15. Porth Colmon (50 km N) 21. Porth Dinllaen (58 km NNE)
4. Porth Ceriad (44 km NNE) 10. Newport (47 km S) 16. Tywyn (51 km ENE) 22. Porth Nefyn (59 km NNE)
5. Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) (44 km N) 11. Aberwystwyth Beach (50 km E) 17. Borth (52 km E) 23. Barmouth (60 km ENE)
6. Fishermans (Rhiw) (45 km NNE) 12. Aberystwyth harbour trap (50 km E) 18. Porth Towyn (53 km NNE) 24. Abereiddy (63 km SSW)
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