A Bureau of Meteorology wave buoy has now been out of commission for seven months, leaving South Australian divers and fishers who rely on its data to seek alternatives. Last year, a bureau ...

New Spotter buoys deployed off Victor Harbor, South Australia, enhance monitoring of wave height, direction, and sea temperature, providing crucial data on fluctuating ocean conditions.

Most publicized buoy observations provide only the combined wave height, the dominant period and the dominant swell direction -- despite the fact that most of the buoys provide much more detailed ...