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M5 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 (?) 3.6
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Dominant period (s) (?) 9.0 13.7 14.6 12.7 6.8 9.1 11.4 11.1 11.6 10.7 11.6 9.4 10.8 9.7 8.6 9.0 3.5 -
Average period (s) (?) 6.8 8.0 7.9 6.8 6.0 6.4 6.7 6.4 6.6 5.9 6.2 5.9 4.9 5.6 5.9 5.2 3.6 -
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24 closest surf breaks to M5 Buoy:

1. Tramore Left (57 km NNW) 7. Bunmahon (67 km NW) 13. Caerfai Bay (103 km ENE) 19. Newgale (111 km E)
2. Tramore (59 km NNW) 8. Rosslare (67 km NNE) 14. Marloes Sands (103 km E) 20. Frainslake Sands (114 km E)
3. Carne Beach (62 km NNE) 9. Ardmore (79 km WNW) 15. West Dale (105 km E) 21. Freshwater West (115 km E)
4. Perfect Wave (62 km NW) 10. Ballycotton (92 km W) 16. Abereiddy (107 km ENE) 22. Abermawr (116 km ENE)
5. Annestown (64 km NW) 11. Whitesand Bay (100 km ENE) 17. Broad Haven (111 km E) 23. Oysterhaven (120 km W)
6. Kilmurren Cove (64 km NW) 12. Inch (Whitegate) (102 km W) 18. Courtown (111 km NNE) 24. Broadhaven South (124 km E)
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