Ch. Lightship wave buoy daily averages for May 2016 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for Wave buoy icon

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0.7 — 5.6 ft

Average Wave period

7 secs
5 — 14 secs

Average Water temperature

11 °C
10.4 — 13 °C

Average Wind

NNW, 15 mph
2 — 30 mph
Ch. Lightship wave buoy daily averages May 2016 last observation shown May 2016
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
1.6 5.4 NNW 20 12.1
1.3 5.6 N 15 12.3
1.2 6.1 N 12 12.3
0.9 6.8 NE 9 12.2
1.7 7.9 NE 8 12.2
2.6 9.5 ENE 18 11.8
3.6 7.8 ENE 23 11.7
2.5 7.2 E 17 11.7
3.8 7.5 WNW 15 11.7
3.5 7.9 W 15 11.6
3.9 6.8 SSW 18 11.6
3.1 7.4 SSW 17 11.6
4.5 7.8 WSW 19 11.5
4.4 6.8 WSW 24 11.6
1.6 8.9 WSW 13 11.8
0.9 6.5 WNW 13 11.8
1.1 6.7 W 15 11.5
1.9 5.7 NNE 13 11.4
1.0 6.6 N 14 11.4
0.8 7.8 NW 11 11.1
0.9 7.3 WSW 6 11.2
1.1 7.5 N 8 11.1
1.1 6.2 E 18 11.0
1.0 6.6 E 19 11.0
1.8 8.2 ESE 15 11.0
3.1 9.5 E 14 10.9
3.2 10.5 E 16 10.9
2.6 8.5 SE 13 10.8
3.0 7.9 WNW 14 10.7
2.6 5.8 WSW 21 10.6
1.3 6 SW 16 10.6
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations.

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