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Brittany wave buoy daily means for Aug 2012

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

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Period Summary

Programmatically generated summary. Hog Says

744 wave-buoy observations covered all 31 days. Typical wave height was 6.9 ft (10th–90th percentile 4.3–12.5 ft), while mean reported wave period; measurement type unavailable was 6.6 seconds (10th–90th percentile 5–8 seconds). Typical wind was 16.7 mph (10th–90th percentile 8.1–26.5 mph) and mean water temperature was 17.9°C (10th–90th percentile 17.4–18.6°C). 30 of 3,720 checked values (0.8%) were excluded by quality control. Across 2 comparable years, mean wave height was above the same-month mean of 5.6 ft and mean wave period was above the same-month mean of 6.1 seconds.

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

Typical Wave Height

6.9ft
Mean: 7.9 ft
P10–P90: 4.3 — 12.5 ft
Recorded extremes

3.3 — 23.6 ft

Available for 734 of 744 hourly samples

Mean Wave Period

6.6secs
P10–P90: 5 — 8secs
Recorded extremes

5 — 10secs

Available for 733 of 744 hourly samples

Mean Water Temperature

17.9°C
P10–P90: 17.4 — 18.6°C
Recorded extremes

17.1 — 19.1°C

Available for 735 of 744 hourly samples

Typical Wind

SW, 16.7mph
Mean: 17 mph
P10–P90: 8.1 — 26.5 mph
Recorded extremes

2.3 — 40.3 mph

Circular concentration: 56%

Compared With Previous Augusts

Historical baseline from 1,384 observations across 2 years.

Wave Height
7.9ft
2.3ft above mean
Historical mean 5.6ft
Wave Period
6.6s
0.5s above mean
Historical mean 6.1s
Water Temperature
17.9°C
0.1°C above mean
Historical mean 17.8°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 Aug 2012Last observation shown
Metric
Mean wave height (ft)11101298545554686171412865555101168812116
Mean observed period(s)7Reported7Reported8Reported7Reported6Reported6Reported5Reported6Reported6Reported5Reported5Reported6Reported6Reported7Reported8Reported8Reported7Reported7Reported8Reported7Reported6Reported7Reported7Reported7Reported7Reported6Reported6Reported7Reported7Reported8Reported7Reported
Mean wave power(kW/m)-------------------------------
Mean wind directionWSWconcentration 88%WSWconcentration 99%WSWconcentration 99%Wconcentration 99%WNWconcentration 95%Wconcentration 93%SSWconcentration 97%Econcentration 85%ENEconcentration 98%ESEconcentration 76%SSWconcentration 90%SWconcentration 86%SWconcentration 97%SSWconcentration 67%SSWconcentration 84%SSWconcentration 95%Sconcentration 98%SSWconcentration 92%Sconcentration 91%SWconcentration 92%WSWconcentration 87%WNWconcentration 97%SSWconcentration 81%SWconcentration 86%Wconcentration 98%SWconcentration 83%SSWconcentration 84%SWconcentration 95%WSWconcentration 92%NWconcentration 93%Nconcentration 96%
Mean wind speed (mph)212223192013121216151417181033282610910127102522152215231810
Mean water temperature(°C)17.617.517.517.417.417.317.317.818.218.318.518.518.518.618.117.817.717.918.218.618.518.418.318.117.917.717.717.617.617.517.5

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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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