Chapel Point wave buoy daily means for Oct 2017

Daily means from the Chapel Point wave buoy for Oct 2017, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Tue, Oct 31, 2017, 23:30

Data available: Wed, May 23, 2012 to Sat, Aug 22, 2026

Monthly means for 2017

Period Summary

Hog Says

950 wave-buoy observations covered 28 of 31 days (90%). Typical wave height was 3 ft (10th–90th percentile 1.3–6.2 ft), while mean average of more than one wave period type was 6.3 seconds (10th–90th percentile 3.2–11.8 seconds). Mean water temperature was 13.5°C (10th–90th percentile 12.6–14.6°C). 3 of 2,491 checked values (0.1%) were excluded by quality control. Across 5 comparable years, mean wave height was above the same-month mean of 2.9 ft and mean wave period was above the same-month mean of 5.9 seconds.

Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.

Typical Significant Wave Height

3ft

Mean: 3.5 ft

P10–P90: 1.3 — 6.2 ft

Recorded extremes

0.7 — 9.4 ft

Available for 383 of 618 hourly samples

Mean Observed Wave Period

6.3secs

P10–P90: 3.2 — 11.8secs

Recorded extremes

1.9 — 14.3secs

Available for 382 of 618 hourly samples

Observed Wave Direction

NNW

Circular concentration: 45%

Mean Water Temperature

13.5°C

P10–P90: 12.6 — 14.6°C

Recorded extremes

12.3 — 14.8°C

Compared With Previous Octobers

Historical baseline from 7,446 observations across 5 years.

Wave Height: 3.5ft; 0.6ft above mean; Historical mean 2.887ft
Wave Period: 6.3s; 0.4s above mean; Historical mean 5.9s
Water Temperature: 13.5°C; 0.1°C above mean; Historical mean 13.4°C

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About Chapel Point wave buoy

Chapel Point is a Channel Coastal Observatory wave station off the Lincolnshire coast near Chapel St Leonards. Its shallow North Sea setting records conditions approaching a low-lying, heavily managed sandy frontage north of Skegness, supporting flood and erosion monitoring.

Its current data source reports wave height, wave period, wave direction, directional spread, wave power and sea temperature.

Chapel Point wave buoy daily means Oct 2017Last observation shown Oct 2017
Metric	Oct 1	Oct 2	Oct 3	Oct 4	Oct 5	Oct 6	Oct 7	Oct 8	Oct 9	Oct 10	Oct 11	Oct 12	Oct 13	Oct 14	Oct 15	Oct 16	Oct 17	Oct 18	Oct 19	Oct 20	Oct 21	Oct 22	Oct 23	Oct 24	Oct 25	Oct 26	Oct 27	Oct 28	Oct 29	Oct 30	Oct 31
Mean significant wave height (ft)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	1	2	3	2	3	3	3	QC rejected	3	2	2	1	4	6	8	5	3
Mean maximum wave height (ft)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	2	4	5	3	4	4	5	9	5	4	3	2	7	10	12	8	5
Mean peak period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	5	5	9	7	5	4	5	6	5	4	3	6	6	8	11	13
Mean zero-crossing period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	4
Mean energy period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean wave power, kilowatts per metre	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean peak wave direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	WSWconcentration 97%	-	ESEconcentration 100%	Sconcentration 52%	WNWconcentration 70%	NNEconcentration 94%	ENEconcentration 74%	Variableconcentration 19%	Sconcentration 60%	WNWconcentration 95%	NNWconcentration 86%	NWconcentration 42%	WNWconcentration 91%	WNWconcentration 77%	Nconcentration 98%	NWconcentration 87%	Nconcentration 89%	NNEconcentration 99%	NNEconcentration 96%
Mean directional spread (°)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30.6	-	21.8	35.2	30.7	40.2	33.1	31.8	31.8	23.8	28.4	29.9	32.0	38.8	24.9	24.9	27.4	32.9	36.8
Mean water temperature(°C)	14.7	14.7	14.6	14.4	14.3	14.1	13.9	13.7	13.6	13.5	-	-	13.5	-	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.3	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.7	12.6	12.4	12.3

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