National Data Buoy Center (NDBC)

To monitor NDBC buoy data for the U.S. East Coast, here are the links.  

For specific buoy data, click on the buoy numbers in the white boxes.

Click on the highlighted boxes to zoom-in for data on buoys near heavily populated areas.

For wave heights, see the data under the column for “WVHT”, and note the direction the water is moving (Mean Wave Direction) - "MWD".

 

NDBC - Measurement Descriptions and Units (see WVHT and MWD)
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/measdes.shtml

 

NDBC - Northeast USA Recent Marine Data

 

NDBC - Southeast USA Recent Marine Data

 

NDBC - Florida and Eastern Gulf of Mexico Recent Marine Data

 

Recent Data - National Data Buoy Center (NDBC)

 

NDBC - Map - Significant Wave Height with Wave 
Direction
http://www.oceanweather.com/data/index.html