Ch. Lightship wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2012 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for Wave buoy icon

Average Wave Height

5 ft
1.3 — 20 ft

Average Wave period

8 secs
5 — 11 secs

Average Water temperature

11 °C
10.1 — 11.9 °C

Average Wind

W, 25 mph
2 — 119 mph
Ch. Lightship wave buoy daily averages Jan 2012 last observation shown Jan 2012
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
2.9 7.1 ESE 20 10.2
2.8 6.1 SE 22 10.3
1.9 6.6 NE 9 10.5
3.8 6.3 NNE 23 10.5
6.5 8.6 WNW 23 10.7
8.4 8.1 W 32 10.8
4.3 6.6 SW 28 10.9
4.3 7 W 23 10.9
3.1 7.7 WNW 19 10.9
5.4 6.6 WNW 27 10.9
7.0 7 WNW 35 11.0
7.2 7.2 WNW 34 10.9
7.6 7.2 W 33 11.1
4.8 7.2 WSW 25 11.0
3.1 8 SSW 16 10.8
5.1 8.5 ESE 19 10.7
5.0 6.5 ESE 27 10.8
2.5 5.9 SE 24 11.0
1.8 6.7 NE 16 11.2
2.6 7 WNW 21 11.4
2.3 8.7 W 14 11.4
2.8 9 W 13 11.4
2.9 8.6 W 17 11.5
3.6 8.1 WNW 19 11.4
4.7 6.4 WNW 28 11.5
6.0 8.2 WNW 24 11.4
13.5 8.5 WNW 43 11.5
11.3 8.4 WNW 40 11.5
15.0 8.9 W 44 11.7
9.4 9 W 31 11.6
6.1 7.6 WSW 26 11.8
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations.

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