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Brittany wave buoy daily means for Apr 2015

Daily means from the Brittany wave buoy for Apr 2015, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Period Summary

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719 wave-buoy observations covered all 30 days. Typical wave height was 7.2 ft (10th–90th percentile 5.6–9.2 ft), while mean reported wave period; measurement type unavailable was 6.8 seconds (10th–90th percentile 5–9 seconds). Typical wind was 15 mph (10th–90th percentile 6.9–21.9 mph) and mean water temperature was 12.4°C (10th–90th percentile 11.5–13.1°C). All 3,595 checked values passed quality control. Across 5 comparable years, mean wave height was below the same-month mean of 9.2 ft and mean wave period was below the same-month mean of 7.3 seconds.

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Typical Wave Height

7.2ft
Mean: 7.4 ft
P10–P90: 5.69.2 ft
Recorded extremes

4.613.5 ft

Mean Wave Period

6.8secs
P10–P90: 5 — 9secs
Recorded extremes

5 — 11secs

Mean Water Temperature

12.4°C
P10–P90: 11.5 — 13.1°C
Recorded extremes

11.4 — 13.5°C

Typical Wind

Variable, 15mph
Mean: 14.9 mph
P10–P90: 6.921.9 mph
Recorded extremes

2.228.9 mph

Circular concentration: 27%

Compared With Previous Aprils

Historical baseline from 3,576 observations across 5 years.

Wave Height
7.4ft
1.8ft below mean
Historical mean 9.2ft
Wave Period
6.8s
0.5s below mean
Historical mean 7.3s
Water Temperature
12.4°C
0.1°C above mean
Historical mean 12.3°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 Apr 2015Last observation shown
Metric
Mean wave height (ft)QC rejected87879789788868766976776677776
Mean observed period(s)9Reported8Reported6Reported6Reported5Reported6Reported6Reported6Reported10Reported7Reported7Reported8Reported8Reported8Reported8Reported7Reported7Reported7Reported7Reported7Reported5Reported5Reported7Reported6Reported6Reported7Reported6Reported7Reported6Reported6Reported
Mean wave power(kW/m)------------------------------
Mean wind directionWNWconcentration 91%Wconcentration 98%NWconcentration 77%NEconcentration 90%Econcentration 99%Econcentration 99%Econcentration 99%Econcentration 98%ESEconcentration 91%SWconcentration 96%Variableconcentration 17%SSEconcentration 86%ESEconcentration 90%Econcentration 96%ENEconcentration 94%ESEconcentration 50%WSWconcentration 63%NEconcentration 68%Econcentration 98%ENEconcentration 98%ENEconcentration 96%ENEconcentration 98%Sconcentration 69%Sconcentration 97%SSWconcentration 97%Nconcentration 42%NNWconcentration 88%Wconcentration 67%WSWconcentration 92%Econcentration 91%
Mean wind speed (mph)1314211823222120111613139101410107151520191016141318111715
Mean water temperature(°C)11.511.611.611.511.511.511.511.611.711.811.812.012.312.512.512.612.813.113.012.912.812.712.913.113.313.313.013.013.013.0

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