Dawlish wave buoy daily means for Mar 2016

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

Last observation shown Thu, Mar 31, 2016, 23:30

Data available: Tue, Dec 7, 2010 to Sat, Aug 22, 2026

Monthly means for 2016

Period Summary

Hog Says

1,485 wave-buoy observations covered all 31 days. Typical wave height was 1.6 ft (10th–90th percentile 0.6–3.7 ft), while mean average of more than one wave period type was 7.4 seconds (10th–90th percentile 3.1–13.1 seconds). Mean water temperature was 8.9°C (10th–90th percentile 8.4–9.3°C). 44 of 5,840 checked values (0.8%) were excluded by quality control. Across 5 comparable years, mean wave height was above the same-month mean of 1.9 ft and mean wave period was above the same-month mean of 6.9 seconds.

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

Typical Significant Wave Height

1.6ft

Mean: 2 ft

P10–P90: 0.6 — 3.7 ft

Recorded extremes

0.3 — 10.7 ft

Available for 742 of 743 hourly samples

Mean Observed Wave Period

7.4secs

P10–P90: 3.1 — 13.1secs

Recorded extremes

1.7 — 16.7secs

Available for 737 of 743 hourly samples

Observed Wave Direction

SSE

Circular concentration: 78%

Mean Water Temperature

8.9°C

P10–P90: 8.4 — 9.3°C

Recorded extremes

7.5 — 10.4°C

Compared With Previous Marchs

Historical baseline from 7,422 observations across 5 years.

Wave Height: 2ft; 0.1ft above mean; Historical mean 1.87ft
Wave Period: 7.4s; 0.5s above mean; Historical mean 6.9s
Water Temperature: 8.9°C; 0.3°C above mean; Historical mean 8.6°C

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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 daily means Mar 2016Last observation shown Mar 2016
Metric	Mar 1	Mar 2	Mar 3	Mar 4	Mar 5	Mar 6	Mar 7	Mar 8	Mar 9	Mar 10	Mar 11	Mar 12	Mar 13	Mar 14	Mar 15	Mar 16	Mar 17	Mar 18	Mar 19	Mar 20	Mar 21	Mar 22	Mar 23	Mar 24	Mar 25	Mar 26	Mar 27	Mar 28	Mar 29	Mar 30	Mar 31
Mean significant wave height (ft)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	QC rejected	1	1	1	1	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	5	4	5	2	1	1
Mean maximum wave height (ft)	3	3	2	1	2	1	1	2	4	2	1	1	2	6	5	5	5	3	5	4	2	1	1	2	2	7	6	7	4	2	1
Mean peak period (s)	5	2	9	9	13	12	8	5	5	6	7	11	8	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	4	11	9	5	6	6	11	10	11	13
Mean zero-crossing period (s)	3	3	3	4	3	5	4	4	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	5
Mean energy period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean wave power, kilowatts per metre	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean peak wave direction	Sconcentration 93%	Wconcentration 71%	Sconcentration 81%	Sconcentration 82%	SSEconcentration 80%	Sconcentration 90%	SSEconcentration 52%	Sconcentration 97%	Variableconcentration 27%	SEconcentration 97%	SSEconcentration 98%	SSEconcentration 99%	SEconcentration 91%	ESEconcentration 99%	ESEconcentration 100%	ESEconcentration 99%	ESEconcentration 100%	ESEconcentration 100%	ESEconcentration 99%	ESEconcentration 100%	SEconcentration 100%	SEconcentration 76%	SSEconcentration 61%	Sconcentration 97%	Sconcentration 99%	SSEconcentration 99%	Sconcentration 99%	Sconcentration 99%	Sconcentration 100%	Sconcentration 99%	SSEconcentration 99%
Mean directional spread (°)	24.5	23.3	30.6	31.1	42.0	44.2	36.6	27.9	20.1	28.8	32.6	33.3	31.3	17.6	17.8	17.8	16.3	21.3	18.7	18.1	27.6	34.1	39.6	30.4	26.0	23.1	23.3	21.9	25.5	28.4	39.9
Mean water temperature(°C)	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.0	8.6	8.7	8.5	8.9	8.6	8.6	8.6	8.8	8.9	9.1	9.0	8.8	8.8	8.6	8.4	8.6	8.6	8.8	8.7	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.4

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