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Belle-Île wave buoy observations on Thu, Dec 20, 2018

Hourly readings from the Belle-Île wave buoy for Thu, Dec 20, 2018, 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 12.3 ft (10th–90th percentile 11.1–13.7 ft), while mean peak wave period was 12.5 seconds (10th–90th percentile 11.7–13.5 seconds). Typical calculated wave power was approximately 64.4 kW/m (10th–90th percentile 56.5–92.4 kW/m), derived from significant wave height and energy period. All 144 checked values passed quality control.

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

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

About Belle-Île wave buoy

Belle-Île is a CANDHIS directional buoy south of Brittany, maintained through the Cerema-coordinated sea-state observatory and research partners. Its open Atlantic position represents conditions approaching Belle-Île and the sheltered-to-exposed transition along the Morbihan coast.

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

Metrics are rows; hours run left to right. Times use your device time zone.
Belle-Île wave buoy hourly observations Thu, Dec 20, 2018Last observation shown
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Significant wave height (ft)141413141413141315141414121314141313131212131212111112121111111112111210111211111112121112131312
Maximum wave height (ft)192322222023201922202323161720231821211717221720181718211517211616181717151716181618171819212220
Peak period (s)121313131313141413131413131214131413141313131313131313121313141313121313131213131212121112788
Average period (s)1010101010101111111111111111111211111110101211101010101110101110111011101011111099998988
Peak wave directionWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWNWWWWNWWNWWNWWWNWWNWWWSWWWSW
Directional spread (°)24.425.623.924.127.027.823.324.622.424.418.424.025.923.121.425.220.521.423.726.932.124.322.427.726.327.529.328.427.627.528.126.223.427.322.131.123.222.623.221.829.524.730.432.530.236.334.236.9
Water temperature(°C)------------------------------------------------

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Wave metric colour key

Colours move through the scale as each number increases. They do not by themselves mean that conditions are good, safe or suitable for you.

Wave & swell height0–40+ ft
Wave & swell period0–22+ s
Wind speed0–75 mph

The displayed numbers remain the source of truth; colour is an additional visual cue.

What does buoy wave power mean?

kW/m means kilowatts of wave power per metre of wave crest. It describes the rate at which the observed sea state carries energy past the buoy.

Unlike the shore-directed forecast value, buoy wave power is the total power at the observation point. It is not projected towards a particular beach and does not predict breaking wave height.

In deep water, wave power can be calculated with:

P is approximately 0.49 times significant wave height squared times wave energy period.

P is power in kW/m, Hs is significant wave height in metres, and Te is wave energy period in seconds.

  • Provider-reported power is used when available.
  • Otherwise, a value is calculated only when both significant height and a genuine energy period are available. The ≈ symbol marks calculated values.
  • A dash is shown instead of substituting peak, Tm02, zero-crossing or other period measurements.
  • Daily and monthly figures use the mean of hourly-normalized observation power values; they are not calculated from mean height and period.

Wave direction, spectrum, water depth and local bathymetry still matter. Wave power is best read alongside height, period and direction rather than as a standalone surf-quality score.

Observation data source

Learn how SurfHog combines, checks and summarizes observations in the data and methodology notes.

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