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Brittany wave buoy daily means for Mar 2012

Daily means from the Brittany wave buoy for Mar 2012, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Period Summary

Programmatically generated summary. Hog Says

743 wave-buoy observations covered all 31 days. Typical wave height was 7.5 ft (10th–90th percentile 4.9–12.5 ft), while mean reported wave period; measurement type unavailable was 7.8 seconds (10th–90th percentile 6–10 seconds). Typical wind was 15 mph (10th–90th percentile 5.8–21.8 mph) and mean water temperature was 12.4°C (10th–90th percentile 12.1–12.7°C). 1 of 3,715 checked values (0%) were excluded by quality control. Across 2 comparable years, mean wave height was below the same-month mean of 8.8 ft and mean wave period was above the same-month mean of 6.9 seconds.

Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.

Typical Wave Height

7.5ft
Mean: 8.3 ft
P10–P90: 4.9 — 12.5 ft
Recorded extremes

3.9 — 22.3 ft

Mean Wave Period

7.8secs
P10–P90: 6 — 10secs
Recorded extremes

5 — 14secs

Mean Water Temperature

12.4°C
P10–P90: 12.1 — 12.7°C
Recorded extremes

11.9 — 12.9°C

Typical Wind

Variable, 15mph
Mean: 14 mph
P10–P90: 5.8 — 21.8 mph
Recorded extremes

2.3 — 32.2 mph

Circular concentration: 24%

Available for 742 of 743 hourly samples

Compared With Previous Marchs

Historical baseline from 1,091 observations across 2 years.

Wave Height
8.3ft
0.5ft below mean
Historical mean 8.8ft
Wave Period
7.8s
0.9s above mean
Historical mean 6.9s
Water Temperature
12.4°C
0.5°C above mean
Historical mean 11.9°C

Chart showing grouped wave observations for Brittany. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements. To open hourly observations, use a linked day name in the table.

About Brittany wave buoy

Brittany buoy (WMO 62163) is maintained jointly by the UK Met Office and Météo-France in the Bay of Biscay. Its exposed position west of Brittany monitors Atlantic conditions approaching western France and the western entrance to the English Channel. The international feed can include wind, pressure, temperature and wave observations when available.

Metrics are rows; days run left to right.
Brittany wave buoy daily means Mar 2012Last observation shown
Metric
Mean wave height (ft)87QC rejectedQC rejectedQC rejected87191211866778101175768108775556
Mean observed period(s)10Reported8Reported9Reported8Reported9Reported8Reported6Reported12Reported11Reported10Reported8Reported6Reported6Reported8Reported10Reported8Reported8Reported8Reported7Reported8Reported8Reported7Reported6Reported8Reported8Reported8Reported7Reported6Reported6Reported5Reported5Reported
Mean wave power(kW/m)-------------------------------
Mean wind directionESEconcentration 80%SSEconcentration 76%SWconcentration 89%NNWconcentration 78%WNWconcentration 74%SSWconcentration 93%WNWconcentration 78%WSWconcentration 56%Sconcentration 94%ESEconcentration 93%Econcentration 98%Econcentration 99%ENEconcentration 98%NNEconcentration 52%Wconcentration 85%SWconcentration 93%WSWconcentration 94%NNWconcentration 94%NWconcentration 74%SSEconcentration 91%Econcentration 98%SEconcentration 90%SEconcentration 95%SEconcentration 96%Econcentration 97%Econcentration 99%Econcentration 99%ENEconcentration 97%NEconcentration 99%NEconcentration 99%NEconcentration 98%
Mean wind speed (mph)717202481519910111516147716182166141322149141713161720
Mean water temperature(°C)12.412.312.312.212.212.112.112.212.212.312.312.412.512.512.312.312.212.112.212.512.412.212.212.312.412.512.612.712.712.712.7

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Wave metric colour key

Colours move through the scale as each number increases. They do not by themselves mean that conditions are good, safe or suitable for you.

Wave & swell height0–40+ ft
Wave & swell period0–22+ s
Wind speed0–75 mph

The displayed numbers remain the source of truth; colour is an additional visual cue.

Which wave period is shown?

The table shows the best period measurement supplied for each observation. It is not necessarily the energy period used to calculate wave power.

Tp
Peak period: the period at the strongest spectral peak.
Tavg
The provider's average wave period.
Tm02
A mean period calculated from the wave spectrum.
Tz
Mean zero-crossing period.
Reported
A legacy value whose period type was not recorded.
Mixed
A daily or monthly mean containing more than one period type.

Wave power needs a genuine energy period (Te). SurfHog does not substitute Tp, Tavg, Tm02 or Tz when Te is missing.

What does buoy wave power mean?

kW/m means kilowatts of wave power per metre of wave crest. It describes the rate at which the observed sea state carries energy past the buoy.

Unlike the shore-directed forecast value, buoy wave power is the total power at the observation point. It is not projected towards a particular beach and does not predict breaking wave height.

In deep water, wave power can be calculated with:

P is approximately 0.49 times significant wave height squared times wave energy period.

P is power in kW/m, Hs is significant wave height in metres, and Te is wave energy period in seconds.

  • Provider-reported power is used when available.
  • Otherwise, a value is calculated only when both significant height and a genuine energy period are available. The ≈ symbol marks calculated values.
  • A dash is shown instead of substituting peak, Tm02, zero-crossing or other period measurements.
  • Daily and monthly figures use the mean of hourly-normalized observation power values; they are not calculated from mean height and period.

Wave direction, spectrum, water depth and local bathymetry still matter. Wave power is best read alongside height, period and direction rather than as a standalone surf-quality score.

The observation data displayed on this page is from the UK Met Office.

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