Dawlish wave buoy daily means for Jul 2026

Daily means from the Dawlish wave buoy for Jul 2026, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Fri, Jul 31, 2026, 23:30

Data available: Tue, Dec 7, 2010 to Fri, Aug 21, 2026

Monthly means for 2026

Period Summary

Hog Says

1,484 wave-buoy observations covered all 31 days. Typical wave height was 0.7 ft (10th–90th percentile 0.4–1.9 ft), while mean average of more than one wave period type was 4.7 seconds (10th–90th percentile 2.1–7.8 seconds). Mean water temperature was 19.8°C (10th–90th percentile 17.3–21.2°C). 14 of 5,895 checked values (0.2%) were excluded by quality control. Across 15 comparable years, mean wave height was below the same-month mean of 1.1 ft and mean wave period was below the same-month mean of 4.8 seconds.

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

Typical Significant Wave Height

0.7ft

Mean: 1 ft

P10–P90: 0.4 — 1.9 ft

Recorded extremes

0.2 — 4.8 ft

Mean Observed Wave Period

4.7secs

P10–P90: 2.1 — 7.8secs

Recorded extremes

1.7 — 15.4secs

Available for 741 of 743 hourly samples

Observed Wave Direction

Circular concentration: 74%

Mean Water Temperature

19.8°C

P10–P90: 17.3 — 21.2°C

Recorded extremes

15.8 — 23.4°C

Compared With Previous Julys

Historical baseline from 21,567 observations across 15 years.

Wave Height: 1ft; 0.1ft below mean; Historical mean 1.115ft
Wave Period: 4.7s; 0.1s below mean; Historical mean 4.8s
Water Temperature: 19.8°C; 2.9°C above mean; Historical mean 16.9°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 Jul 2026Last observation shown Jul 2026
Metric	Jul 1	Jul 2	Jul 3	Jul 4	Jul 5	Jul 6	Jul 7	Jul 8	Jul 9	Jul 10	Jul 11	Jul 12	Jul 13	Jul 14	Jul 15	Jul 16	Jul 17	Jul 18	Jul 19	Jul 20	Jul 21	Jul 22	Jul 23	Jul 24	Jul 25	Jul 26	Jul 27	Jul 28	Jul 29	Jul 30	Jul 31
Mean significant wave height (ft)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	3	4	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Mean maximum wave height (ft)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	6	4	3	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Mean peak period (s)	9	5	5	7	4	4	4	6	6	4	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	7	4	4	3	4
Mean zero-crossing period (s)	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3
Mean energy period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean wave power, kilowatts per metre	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean peak wave direction	Sconcentration 99%	Sconcentration 83%	SSEconcentration 98%	SSEconcentration 99%	SSEconcentration 97%	SSEconcentration 98%	SSEconcentration 54%	SSEconcentration 31%	SEconcentration 77%	SEconcentration 97%	ESEconcentration 100%	ESEconcentration 100%	ESEconcentration 99%	ESEconcentration 100%	ESEconcentration 97%	ESEconcentration 100%	SEconcentration 91%	Econcentration 58%	SEconcentration 97%	SEconcentration 84%	SEconcentration 91%	SEconcentration 90%	Econcentration 69%	SEconcentration 62%	Variableconcentration 17%	WSWconcentration 39%	Sconcentration 100%	SSEconcentration 95%	SSEconcentration 96%	SSEconcentration 72%	SSEconcentration 61%
Mean directional spread (°)	31.2	27.1	28.5	30.6	28.7	30.2	26.7	32.4	36.0	31.2	21.2	19.7	17.6	20.5	21.5	22.6	24.4	28.4	32.4	28.4	24.8	29.3	33.3	27.3	27.0	22.9	30.8	32.2	31.1	28.3	30.8
Mean water temperature(°C)	17.1	16.7	16.8	17.5	18.2	18.1	18.4	18.8	19.6	20.7	21.0	21.0	20.6	20.9	21.1	21.3	21.1	20.4	20.6	20.5	20.4	20.3	20.6	20.8	20.3	20.0	19.9	20.2	20.5	20.2	19.4

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