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However, the value of such data is beginning to be appreciated, and this is motivating more work on wave measurement with HF radar systems with many more papers on accuracy assessment and data availability appearing in the literature. In this paper, the wave measurement capability, limitations, and differences between different radar types are reviewed, and methods to assess accuracy are discussed and applied to phased array HF radar data obtained from the University of Plymouth WERA radars using the Seaview Software inversion method during April and November 2012 compared with directional buoy data. Good accuracy over a range of different wave parameters will be demonstrated. Newly available single-radar inversions are shown to be less accurate than dual-radar inversions, although they still provide useful data, and ways to improve performance are discussed. Swell and wind\u2013sea components in the directional spectra are identified, and qualitative agreement with buoy peak parameters is demonstrated. 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