Chesil wave buoy observations on Mon, Dec 6, 2010

Hourly readings from the Chesil wave buoy for Mon, Dec 6, 2010, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Mon, Dec 6, 2010, 23:30

Oldest observation available Fri, Dec 22, 2006

Daily means for Dec 2010

Period Summary

Hog Says

48 wave-buoy observations were recorded during the day. Typical wave height was 2.8 ft (10th–90th percentile 2–4.3 ft), while mean average of more than one wave period type was 12.9 seconds (10th–90th percentile 11.8–14.7 seconds). Mean water temperature was 8°C (10th–90th percentile 7.8–8.4°C). All 191 checked values passed quality control.

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

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.

Chesil wave buoy hourly observations Mon, Dec 6, 2010Last observation shown Mon, Dec 6, 2010
Metric	Mon 00:00	Mon 00:30	Mon 01:00	Mon 01:30	Mon 02:00	Mon 02:30	Mon 03:00	Mon 03:30	Mon 04:00	Mon 04:30	Mon 05:00	Mon 05:30	Mon 06:00	Mon 06:30	Mon 07:00	Mon 07:30	Mon 08:00	Mon 08:30	Mon 09:00	Mon 09:30	Mon 10:00	Mon 10:30	Mon 11:00	Mon 11:30	Mon 12:00	Mon 12:30	Mon 13:00	Mon 13:30	Mon 14:00	Mon 14:30	Mon 15:00	Mon 15:30	Mon 16:00	Mon 16:30	Mon 17:00	Mon 17:30	Mon 18:00	Mon 18:30	Mon 19:00	Mon 19:30	Mon 20:00	Mon 20:30	Mon 21:00	Mon 21:30	Mon 22:00	Mon 22:30	Mon 23:00	Mon 23:30
Significant wave height (ft)	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	2
Maximum wave height (ft)	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	6	6	8	5	7	8	8	6	7	5	4	6	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	5	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	3
Peak period (s)	8	17	17	-	15	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	11	11	13	14	14	14	15	13	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	13	13	13
Zero-crossing period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	9	10	10	10	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	7	8	7	7	7	8	7	9	9	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10
Energy period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wave power, kilowatts per metre	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Peak wave direction	SW	SW	W	-	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Directional spread (°)	15.0	43.0	41.0	-	60.0	41.0	43.0	52.0	45.0	45.0	42.0	33.0	26.0	19.0	25.0	26.0	19.0	16.0	16.0	14.0	27.0	24.0	24.0	33.0	23.0	38.0	49.0	36.0	32.0	33.0	44.0	27.0	37.0	36.0	38.0	29.0	30.0	18.0	17.0	15.0	21.0	24.0	13.0	11.0	15.0	13.0	9.0	23.0
Water temperature(°C)	8.3	8.3	8.3	8.4	8.4	8.4	8.3	8.3	8.4	8.5	8.5	8.4	8.3	8.2	8.1	8.1	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.9	8.0	8.2	8.2	8.1	8.1	8.0	8.2	8.0	8.0	8.1	8.0	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.9	8.0	7.9	7.8	7.8	7.7	7.7

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