Lunenburg County Coastal Wave Time Series

Wave time series data collected at various locations throughout the waters of Lunenburg County. The data is provided by the Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture's Aquaculture Division and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Model wave height and period trends from time-series records for coastal infrastructure planning.
• Analyze spatial wave patterns across different monitoring locations in Lunenburg County waters.
• Correlate wave energy metrics with aquaculture site productivity and environmental impact assessments.
• Forecast local sea state conditions using historical wave time-series data for maritime safety.

Strengths

• Data covers multiple distinct monitoring locations within a defined coastal region.
• Time-series structure supports longitudinal analysis of wave conditions.
• Published under the open OGL-CA-2.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Unknown sample size, row count, and temporal coverage of the time series.
• Specific measured parameters (e.g., wave height, period, direction) are not listed in available metadata.
• Data format list includes non-standard types like RSS and HTML which may complicate direct analysis.

Provenance

Source

Government of Nova Scotia, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Aquaculture Division.

Collection Method

Collected by monitoring instruments at various locations in Lunenburg County waters.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Waters of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada.