Dial-A-Buoy provides the mariner with an easy to use system to receive current weather information for the Caribbean and its surrounding waters. The system is accessed through a toll free phone number allowing the mariner to gather up to date weather information any time and anywhere they can make a phone call.
The table below lists the coast stations and buoys in the vicinity of the Caribbean. We have also converted the mixed character and number station id’s to their numeric equivalent to aid in dialing in the correct number.
While not every station has been included, the list is comprehensive enough to provide very good coverage. If any errors are noted or if you would like to see a particular station included that we have left out, please e-mail us with any corrections or recommendations.
Caribbean WX Reporting Buoys & Stations |
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Western Caribbean |
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| Name | Station ID | Location | Description | Wave Heights | Phone ID |
| Yucatan Basin Buoy | 42056 | 19°55’06" N 84°56’18" W | 120 NM ESE of Cozumel, MX | Yes | 42056 |
| Western Caribbean Buoy | 42057 | 16°54’30" N 81°25’18" W | 195 NM WSW of Negril, Jamaica | Yes | 42057 |
| Little Cayman Buoy | 42089 | 19°41’57" N 80°03’39" W | Little Cayman, Cayman Islands | 42089 | |
| Central Caribbean Buoy | 42058 | 14°53’17" N 74°34’30" W | 210 NM SSE of Kingston, Jamaica | Yes | 42058 |
Caribbean WX Reporting Buoys & Stations |
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Eastern Caribbean |
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| Name | Station ID | Location | Description | Wave Heights | Phone ID |
| Puerto Plata Buoy | 41057 | 19°50’00" N 70°43’52" W | 4.0 NM NW of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic | 41057 | |
| Catuan Wreck Buoy | 42090 | 18°25’55" N 69°34’48" W | 2 NM SE of Boco Chica, Dominican Republic | 42090 | |
| Mona Island | MISP4 | 18°05’24" N 67°56’19" W | Isla Mona, PR | 64774 | |
| Eastern Caribbean Buoy | 42059 | 15°15’06" N 67°30’36" W | 180 NM SSW of Ponce, PR | Yes | 42059 |
| Rincon | 41115 | 18°22’36" N 67°16’47" W | 2.8 NM NNW of Rincon, PR | 27674 | |
| Arecibo | AROP4 | 18°28’50" N 66°42’08" W | Arecibo, PR | 27674 | |
| San Juan Buoy, | 41053 | 18°28’28" N 66°05’56" W | San Juan, PR | Yes | 41053 |
| Magueyes Islands | MGIP4 | 17°58’12" N 67°02’47" W | 0.3 NM South of La Parguera, PR | 64474 | |
| Ponce Buoy | 42085 | 17°51’36" N 66°31’26" W | 10.4 NM SE of Ponce, PR | Yes | 42085 |
| Yabucoa | YABP4 | 18°03’18" N 65°49’59" W | Yabucoa Harbor, PR | 92274 | |
| Fajardo | FRDP4 | 18°20’06" N 65°37’52" W | Fajardo, PR | 37374 | |
| Vieques Buoy | 41056 | 18°15’40" N 65°27’51" W | 7.0 NM North of Vieques, PR | Yes | 41056 |
| NE Puerto Rico Buoy | 41043 | 21°07’56" N 64°51’22" W | 174 NM NNE of San Juan, PR | Yes | 41043 |
| St. Thomas Buoy | 41058 | 18°28’34" N 65°09’25" W | 13.8 NM NW of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, USVI | Yes | 41058 |
| Charlotte Amalie | CHAV3 | 18°20’06" N 64°55’11" W | Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, USVI | 24283 | |
| St. John Buoy | 41052 | 18°14’59" N 64°45’48" W | 5.2 NM SE of Cruz Bay, St. John, USVI | Yes | 41052 |
| Christiansted Harbor | CHSV3 | 17°44’53" N 64°41’56" W | Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI | 24783 | |
| St. Martin Buoy | 41044 | 21°34’30" N 58°37’16" W | 330 NM NE of St. Martin | Yes | 41044 |
| Barbuda | BARA9 | 17°35’26" N 61°49’14" W | 3.1 NM South of Codrington, Barbuda | 22729 | |
| Caribbean Valley | 42060 | 16°23’12" N 63°21’00" W | 67.0 NM WSW of Plymouth, Montserrat | Yes | 42060 |
| Angel’s Reef | 42088 | 11°18’04" N 60°31’16" W | 1 NM NE of Speyside Eastern Tobago | 42088 | |
| Buccoo Reef | 42087 | 11°11’06" N 60°50’52" W | 3.4 NM NE of Mt. Pleasant Western Tobago | 42087 | |
The buoy and station list can be downloaded for your personal use. The ZIP file contains the schedule in Adobe (.pdf) file format.