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Halifax Harbour Buoy 6 Day Wave Buoy Record

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Data Age 102 hr 96 hr 90 hr 84 hr 78 hr 72 hr 66 hr 60 hr 54 hr 48 hr 42 hr 36 hr 30 hr 24 hr 18 hr 12 hr 6 hr 0 hr
Wave height (m) & direction (?) 1.3
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Dominant period (s) (?) 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 -
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Water Temp. °C 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.5 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.3 2.3 -
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Mean Pressure at Sea Level 1015.5 1015.4 1014.2 1011.6 1007.5 1007.6 1010.7 1016.0 1020.8 1025.7 1026.1 1023.2 1018.7 1014.1 1010.7 1007.0 1003.7 -
Temp. °C 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.5 3.8 4.7 5.8 3.7 4.2 2.4 2.5 2.8 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.6 -
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24 closest surf breaks to Halifax Harbour Buoy:

1. Cow Bay (12 km NNW) 7. Lawrencetown Right Point (16 km NNE) 13. Western Head Point (116 km WSW) 19. Kennington Cove (304 km ENE)
2. Moose (13 km NNW) 8. Lawrencetown Reef (17 km NNE) 14. Western Head Reef (117 km WSW) 20. Ingonish Beach (334 km NE)
3. Osbourne (13 km N) 9. Martinique (28 km NE) 15. Scotts Bay (120 km WSW) 21. Popham Read (519 km W)
4. Backyards (14 km N) 10. Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay) (74 km WSW) 16. White Point Beach (123 km WSW) 22. Trayhan's (533 km W)
5. Minutes (15 km N) 11. Broad Cove (94 km WSW) 17. Summerville (131 km WSW) 23. Two Lights (555 km W)
6. Lawrencetown Left Point (16 km NNE) 12. Cherry Hill (96 km WSW) 18. Michaud Point (245 km ENE) 24. Doc Browns (557 km W)
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