Ch. Lightship wave buoy monthly averages for 2019 last observation shown oldest observation available

Average Wave Height

5 ft
0.3 — 26.9 ft

Average Wave period

8 secs
5 — 16 secs

Average Water temperature

13 °C
10 — 19.6 °C

Average Wind

WSW, 20 mph
0 — 59 mph
Ch. Lightship wave buoy monthly averages 2019 last observation shown Dec 2019
Month Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
8.2 8.8 SW 26 11.9
6.3 7.8 SW 19 13.6
5.4 7.5 WSW 23 15.7
3.9 6.9 W 22 16.7
3.0 7 WSW 17 16.6
2.4 7.5 WNW 14 15.7
2.7 6.9 WSW 17 13.5
2.8 7.7 NW 16 11.9
4.0 8 E 20 10.7
6.0 8.3 W 24 10.4
6.8 9.3 S 21 10.2
4.2 7.8 NNW 21 11.0
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations.

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