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Coastal Data System - Waves (Mermaid Beach)

Created 11/11/2025

Updated 11/11/2025

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Measured and derived wave parameters from data collected by a wave monitoring buoy anchored at Mermaid Beach. For more information please refer to www.qld.gov.au/waves. Field names are; 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 hull of the buoy.

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Title Coastal Data System - Waves (Mermaid Beach)
Language English
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/ac07f1e0-cf5b-4bca-bcf3-334ab0ce209e
Remote Last Updated 14/04/2025
Contact Point
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
opendata@des.qld.gov.au
Reference Period 04/11/2022
Geospatial Coverage Queensland
Data Portal Queensland Government

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Queensland Government "Coastal Data System - Waves (Mermaid Beach)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/coastal-data-system-waves-mermaid-beach