Chesil wave buoy daily means for Dec 2016

Daily means from the Chesil wave buoy for Dec 2016, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Sat, Dec 31, 2016, 23:00

Data available: Fri, Dec 22, 2006 to Sat, Aug 22, 2026

Monthly means for 2016

Period Summary

Hog Says

1,487 wave-buoy observations covered all 31 days. Typical wave height was 2.9 ft (10th–90th percentile 1.3–5.6 ft), while mean average of more than one wave period type was 10.5 seconds (10th–90th percentile 5.3–16.7 seconds). Mean water temperature was 10.4°C (10th–90th percentile 10.1–10.8°C). 23 of 5,873 checked values (0.4%) were excluded by quality control. Across 6 comparable years, mean wave height was below the same-month mean of 5.2 ft and mean wave period was above the same-month mean of 8.4 seconds.

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

Typical Significant Wave Height

2.9ft

Mean: 3.2 ft

P10–P90: 1.3 — 5.6 ft

Recorded extremes

0.4 — 11.3 ft

Available for 743 of 744 hourly samples

Mean Observed Wave Period

10.5secs

P10–P90: 5.3 — 16.7secs

Recorded extremes

3.7 — 22.2secs

Available for 742 of 744 hourly samples

Observed Wave Direction

SSW

Circular concentration: 91%

Mean Water Temperature

10.4°C

P10–P90: 10.1 — 10.8°C

Recorded extremes

9.2 — 11.3°C

Available for 743 of 744 hourly samples

Compared With Previous Decembers

Historical baseline from 8,878 observations across 6 years.

Wave Height: 3.2ft; 2ft below mean; Historical mean 5.151ft
Wave Period: 10.5s; 2.1s above mean; Historical mean 8.4s
Water Temperature: 10.4°C; 0.3°C above mean; Historical mean 10.1°C

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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 daily means Dec 2016Last observation shown Dec 2016
Metric	Dec 1	Dec 2	Dec 3	Dec 4	Dec 5	Dec 6	Dec 7	Dec 8	Dec 9	Dec 10	Dec 11	Dec 12	Dec 13	Dec 14	Dec 15	Dec 16	Dec 17	Dec 18	Dec 19	Dec 20	Dec 21	Dec 22	Dec 23	Dec 24	Dec 25	Dec 26	Dec 27	Dec 28	Dec 29	Dec 30	Dec 31
Mean significant wave height (ft)	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	5	5	QC rejected	3	3	3	4	4	5	3	2	2	3	5	3	6	6	6	4	2	2	2	2	2
Mean maximum wave height (ft)	1	1	3	4	3	4	5	7	7	8	4	5	5	6	6	7	4	3	3	4	8	5	10	9	9	6	3	3	3	2	3
Mean peak period (s)	13	11	7	7	11	11	7	10	11	13	11	7	7	8	10	17	15	11	14	16	9	14	9	7	6	10	14	11	11	12	11
Mean zero-crossing period (s)	5	6	5	5	5	6	4	5	5	6	6	4	4	5	5	7	7	7	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	4	5	7	6
Mean energy period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean wave power, kilowatts per metre	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean peak wave direction	Sconcentration 61%	SSWconcentration 75%	SSEconcentration 96%	SSEconcentration 99%	SSWconcentration 87%	SWconcentration 100%	SWconcentration 98%	SWconcentration 100%	SWconcentration 99%	SWconcentration 99%	SWconcentration 99%	SSWconcentration 97%	SSWconcentration 98%	SWconcentration 98%	SWconcentration 100%	SSWconcentration 99%	SWconcentration 99%	SWconcentration 99%	SSWconcentration 90%	SSWconcentration 98%	SSWconcentration 98%	Sconcentration 92%	SSWconcentration 93%	SWconcentration 100%	SWconcentration 100%	SSWconcentration 93%	SSWconcentration 93%	SSWconcentration 93%	SSWconcentration 95%	SSWconcentration 95%	SWconcentration 92%
Mean directional spread (°)	66.3	67.4	30.7	27.3	50.9	41.8	30.1	27.7	27.7	26.5	30.2	27.7	35.1	22.9	27.6	42.1	35.8	39.1	50.5	48.6	27.3	44.5	25.7	16.0	18.2	32.8	55.8	48.7	50.3	55.9	52.5
Mean water temperature(°C)	10.7	10.8	10.7	10.5	10.7	10.6	10.4	10.1	10.0	10.2	10.2	10.5	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.5	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.2	10.1	10.1

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