Blackstones wave buoy observations on Thu, Aug 20, 2026
Hourly readings from the Blackstones wave buoy for Thu, Aug 20, 2026, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
Programmatically generated summary. Hog Says48 wave-buoy observations were recorded during the day. Typical wave height was 6.8 ft (10th–90th percentile 6.3–7.5 ft), while mean peak wave period was 9.3 seconds (10th–90th percentile 7.5–10.5 seconds). Mean water temperature was 15°C (10th–90th percentile 14.9–15.1°C). All 192 checked values passed quality control.
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for Thu, Aug 20, 2026
About Blackstones wave buoy
Blackstones is a Cefas WaveNet directional Waverider operated with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency in exposed Atlantic waters south of Tiree. Its position provides an open-water reference for systems approaching the southern Hebrides and the Argyll coast.
Its current data source reports wave height, wave period, wave direction, directional spread and sea temperature.
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| Significant wave height (ft) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Peak period (s) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| Zero-crossing period (s) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Peak wave direction | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | NW | WNW | W | W | W | W | WNW | W | WNW | WNW | W | NW | W | W | WNW | W | W | WNW | W | W | WNW | NNW | W | WNW | N | WNW | NNW | WNW | NNW | NNW |
| Directional spread (°) | 26.0 | 31.0 | 23.0 | 31.0 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 28.0 | 34.0 | 31.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 26.0 | 34.0 | 26.0 | 31.0 | 38.0 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 23.0 | 31.0 | 23.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 23.0 | 34.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 18.0 | 28.0 | 23.0 | 28.0 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 28.0 | 23.0 | 28.0 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Water temperature(°C) | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 |
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