Brittany wave buoy observations on Thu, May 31, 2012
Hourly readings from the Brittany wave buoy for Thu, May 31, 2012, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
Programmatically generated summary. Hog Says24 wave-buoy observations were recorded during the day. Typical wave height was 3.6 ft (10th–90th percentile 3.3–4.3 ft), while mean reported wave period; measurement type unavailable was 6.4 seconds (10th–90th percentile 6–7 seconds). Typical wind was 7.5 mph (10th–90th percentile 4.6–10.4 mph) and mean water temperature was 14.8°C (10th–90th percentile 14.5–15.3°C). All 120 checked values passed quality control.
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Line chart showing wave height, wave period and sea temperature for Brittany. Use the detailed observations table below for the same data in text form.
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for Thu, May 31, 2012
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.
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| Wave height (ft) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Observed period(s) | 7Reported | 7Reported | 7Reported | 7Reported | 7Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 7Reported | 7Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 7Reported | 7Reported | 7Reported |
| Wave power(kW/m) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind direction | SSW | SW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSE | S | S | SSE | S | SSE | ESE | E | E | ESE | ESE |
| Wind speed (mph) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Water temperature(°C) | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.1 |
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