Sheboygan, WI Spotter Buoy

Funded via a grant from the Great Lakes Observing System, this data buoy is maintained by the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary in cooperation with the Great Lakes Environmental Lab and Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research. The buoy provides real time wind and wave information, as well as temperature through the water column. The data helps make on-water recreation safer, provides anglers with key water temperature information, and improves modeling and forecasting. Located off Sheboygan, WI, the buoy is active from approximately May 1 to November 1 each year. NOTE: The wind values displayed for these buoys (Sofar Spotters & Smart Moorings) are based on an estimate from its wave measurements, and not an actual direct measurement.

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Additional information

Temporal extent2022-05-18 – 2022-07-15
Date (creation)2026-11-04
StatusonGoing
Update frequencyasNeeded
Metadata languageen
LicenseThe data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, GLOS, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
Source metadataISO 19115 XML
Last updated2026-11-04
Created2026-11-04
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