Daily means from the Brittany wave buoy for Feb 2015, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
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671 wave-buoy observations covered all 28 days. Typical wave height was 12.1 ft (10th–90th percentile 4.9–18.1 ft), while mean reported wave period; measurement type unavailable was 7.7 seconds (10th–90th percentile 6–10 seconds). Typical wind was 20.8 mph (10th–90th percentile 9.2–30 mph) and mean water temperature was 11.7°C (10th–90th percentile 11.5–11.9°C). 2 of 3,355 checked values (0.1%) were excluded by quality control. Across 3 comparable years, mean wave height was below the same-month mean of 13.1 ft and mean wave period was below the same-month mean of 8.1 seconds.
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Typical Wave Height
12.1ft
Mean: 12.4ft
P10–P90: 4.9 — 18.1ft
Recorded extremes
3.9 — 37.7ft
Available for 669 of 671 hourly samples
Mean Wave Period
7.7secs
P10–P90: 6 — 10secs
Recorded extremes
5 — 13secs
Mean Water Temperature
11.7°C
P10–P90: 11.5 — 11.9°C
Recorded extremes
11.4 — 12°C
Typical Wind
Variable, 20.8mph
Mean: 20.6mph
P10–P90: 9.2 — 30mph
Recorded extremes
3.4 — 41.4mph
Circular concentration: 22%
Compared With Previous Februarys
Historical baseline from 1,989 observations across 3 years.
Wave Height
12.4ft
0.7ft below mean
Historical mean 13.1ft
Wave Period
7.7s
0.4s below mean
Historical mean 8.1s
Water Temperature
11.7°C
0.2°C below mean
Historical mean 11.9°C
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Sorry, there is no wave data for Sun, Feb 1, 2015
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 Feb 2015Last observation shown
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Mean wave height (ft)
13
8
11
11
8
11
12
9
6
5
4
5
17
16
11
14
14
10
11
15
14
12
22
27
16
13
17
14
Mean observed period(s)
8Reported
7Reported
7Reported
7Reported
6Reported
6Reported
7Reported
6Reported
5Reported
5Reported
6Reported
6Reported
8Reported
9Reported
8Reported
9Reported
10Reported
9Reported
8Reported
9Reported
8Reported
7Reported
9Reported
11Reported
8Reported
8Reported
10Reported
8Reported
Mean wave power(kW/m)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Mean wind direction
NWconcentration 82%
Econcentration 69%
NNEconcentration 74%
NNEconcentration 96%
NNEconcentration 94%
NEconcentration 94%
ENEconcentration 98%
ENEconcentration 98%
ENEconcentration 98%
Econcentration 98%
ESEconcentration 87%
SWconcentration 59%
Wconcentration 86%
WSWconcentration 46%
Variableconcentration 29%
NNWconcentration 79%
NNWconcentration 42%
SSWconcentration 97%
SWconcentration 96%
NWconcentration 83%
NNWconcentration 98%
WSWconcentration 90%
Wconcentration 98%
WNWconcentration 95%
Wconcentration 98%
WNWconcentration 80%
Wconcentration 76%
WSWconcentration 96%
Mean wind speed (mph)
19
15
19
23
22
26
29
21
18
15
8
11
32
16
11
23
11
14
22
21
25
23
33
29
24
23
20
23
Mean water temperature(°C)
12.0
12.0
11.9
11.9
11.9
11.8
11.8
11.8
11.8
11.8
11.7
11.6
11.7
11.7
11.6
11.6
11.7
11.6
11.6
11.6
11.6
11.6
11.6
11.6
11.5
11.6
11.5
11.5
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