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Chesil wave buoy observations on Tue, Feb 23, 2010

Hourly readings from the Chesil wave buoy for Tue, Feb 23, 2010, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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48 wave-buoy observations were recorded during the day. Typical wave height was 3.9 ft (10th–90th percentile 3.1–4.6 ft), while mean peak wave period was 12.2 seconds (10th–90th percentile 11.1–13.4 seconds). Mean water temperature was 6.3°C. All 192 checked values passed quality control.

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Line chart showing wave height, wave period and sea temperature for Chesil. Use the detailed observations table below for the same data in text form.

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.

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Chesil wave buoy hourly observations Tue, Feb 23, 2010Last observation shown
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Significant wave height (ft)454444444333333333333344444444544444444444455667
Maximum wave height (ft)67766766565544544544455566666676765776766787810911
Peak period (s)111111111111111111111211121412121211131414111111131113131311131011131114131313131311131115151515
Zero-crossing period (s)999999999999877666666665666667777777776665666667
Energy period (s)------------------------------------------------
Wave power, kilowatts per metre------------------------------------------------
Peak wave directionSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSW
Directional spread (°)12.014.011.017.017.017.013.013.010.016.014.014.019.029.028.026.030.016.033.046.042.021.019.029.041.028.032.027.032.019.020.015.018.022.019.024.032.026.037.024.024.022.025.020.042.021.026.035.0
Water temperature(°C)6.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.36.3

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The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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