The Cape du Couedic wave buoy was due to be redeployed last week but had satellite communication issues.
South Australian fishers and surfers will have to wait about another month before its Bureau of Meteorology wave buoy is redeployed off Kangaroo Island.
A failure of the buoy's mooring system caused it to break free and wash up on Kangaroo Island in November 2025, putting it out of commission for six weeks.
As a consequence, the buoy has only been operational for about 10 months in two years, and its ongoing issues are frustrating communities.
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The Cape du Couedic wave buoy was due to be redeployed last week but had satellite communication issues.
The Bureau of Meteorology says it wants to reinstate a different mooring system for better reliability.
BOM plans to redeploy the buoy off Kangaroo Island late next month.
South Australian fishers and surfers will have to wait about another month before its Bureau of Meteorology wave buoy is redeployed off Kangaroo Island.
Despite BOM planning to reinstate the Cape du Couedic wave buoy last week after a "lightning strike" nearly four months ago put it out of commission, a new complication has caused further delays.
A failure of the buoy's mooring system caused it to break free and wash up on Kangaroo Island in November 2025, putting it out of commission for six weeks.
BOM blamed the delay on a supply issue to source a "specialist mooring" from Canada.
As a consequence, the buoy has only been operational for about 10 months in two years, and its ongoing issues are frustrating communities.
"The bureau is expecting new mooring components to arrive shortly and anticipates the wave buoy will be operational again by late October 2026."
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