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Virtual Buoy Data Downloads
Freely available downloads of Virtual Buoy Wave Datasets.
US Atlantic Virtual Buoy Wave Data (/api/wave/v2/wave/us-atlantic-virtual-buoy-download)
Collect and download, as CSV, a configurable set of wave data fields from virtual buoys.
US West Coast Virtual Buoy Wave Data (/api/wave/v2/wave/us-west-coast-virtual-buoy-download)
Collect and download, as CSV, a configurable set of wave data fields from virtual buoys.