Dawlish wave buoy observations on Mon, Apr 30, 2012

Hourly readings from the Dawlish wave buoy for Mon, Apr 30, 2012, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Mon, Apr 30, 2012, 23:30

Oldest observation available Tue, Dec 7, 2010

Daily means for Apr 2012

Period Summary

Hog Says

48 wave-buoy observations were recorded during the day. Typical wave height was 9.9 ft (10th–90th percentile 4.2–14.6 ft), while mean peak wave period was 8.1 seconds (10th–90th percentile 6.2–9.6 seconds). Mean water temperature was 10.2°C (10th–90th percentile 9.9–10.4°C). All 184 checked values passed quality control.

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

About Dawlish wave buoy

Dawlish is a Channel Coastal Observatory National Network wave station in the western part of Lyme Bay off south Devon. It provides nearshore context for waves reaching the Dawlish and Teignmouth frontage, including the exposed coastal railway and beaches backed by cliffs and urban development.

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

Dawlish wave buoy hourly observations Mon, Apr 30, 2012Last observation shown Mon, Apr 30, 2012
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)	10	10	10	10	11	12	13	14	14	14	15	16	15	15	14	15	14	14	12	14	13	13	11	10	9	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Maximum wave height (ft)	19	17	16	-	-	20	22	23	22	21	26	25	20	-	21	21	20	19	21	18	19	19	19	-	20	20	-	13	12	15	14	12	12	10	9	12	-	6	8	8	7	8	7	7	5	5	5	5
Peak period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5
Zero-crossing period (s)	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Energy period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wave power, kilowatts per metre	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Peak wave direction	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	-	-	-	-	-	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE
Directional spread (°)	14.0	16.0	15.0	17.0	15.0	15.0	11.0	14.0	-	-	-	-	-	8.0	9.0	8.0	10.0	8.0	10.0	15.0	13.0	12.0	12.0	11.0	14.0	10.0	13.0	12.0	13.0	16.0	21.0	15.0	21.0	16.0	17.0	18.0	20.0	20.0	23.0	27.0	22.0	27.0	26.0	25.0	21.0	33.0	27.0	31.0
Water temperature(°C)	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	-	9.9	9.9	-	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	-	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4

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