Daily means from the Chesil wave buoy for Jul 2007, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
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1,450 wave-buoy observations covered all 31 days. Typical wave height was 2.9 ft (10th–90th percentile 1.4–5.8 ft), while mean average of more than one wave period type was 6.1 seconds (10th–90th percentile 4.3–8 seconds). Mean water temperature was 16.3°C (10th–90th percentile 15.7–16.8°C). 6 of 5,772 checked values (0.1%) were excluded by quality control.
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Typical Significant Wave Height
2.9ft
Mean: 3.3ft
P10–P90: 1.4 — 5.8ft
Recorded extremes
0.8 — 8.8ft
Mean Observed Wave Period
6.1secs
P10–P90: 4.3 — 8secs
Recorded extremes
2.2 — 16.7secs
Available for 724 of 726 hourly samples
Observed Wave Direction
SW
Circular concentration: 98%
Mean Water Temperature
16.3°C
P10–P90: 15.7 — 16.8°C
Recorded extremes
15.6 — 17.3°C
Chart showing grouped wave observations for Chesil. 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.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Sun, Jul 1, 2007
About Chesil wave buoy
Chesil is a Channel Coastal Observatory National Network wave station off Dorset's exposed Jurassic Coast. It records waves approaching Chesil Beach and the western side of Portland, providing a nearshore reference for the long shingle barrier and the communities and infrastructure behind it.
Its current data source reports wave height, wave period, wave direction, directional spread, wave power and sea temperature.
Provider-reported wave power.Approximate wave power calculated from significant wave height and energy period.Approximate mean including provider-reported and calculated wave power.
Metrics are rows; days run left to right.
Chesil wave buoy daily means Jul 2007Last observation shown