Happisburgh wave buoy daily means for Jan 2026

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

Last observation shown Sat, Jan 31, 2026, 23:30

Data available: Wed, May 9, 2012 to Sat, Aug 22, 2026

Monthly means for 2026

Period Summary

Hog Says

1,429 wave-buoy observations covered all 31 days. Typical wave height was 3.4 ft (10th–90th percentile 1.2–6.5 ft), while mean average of more than one wave period type was 7 seconds (10th–90th percentile 4.3–9.3 seconds). Mean water temperature was 4.6°C (10th–90th percentile 3.8–5.2°C). 3 of 5,680 checked values (0.1%) were excluded by quality control. Across 12 comparable years, mean wave height was above the same-month mean of 2.5 ft and mean wave period was below the same-month mean of 7.3 seconds.

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

Typical Significant Wave Height

3.4ft

Mean: 3.6 ft

P10–P90: 1.2 — 6.5 ft

Recorded extremes

0.6 — 9.6 ft

Mean Observed Wave Period

7secs

P10–P90: 4.3 — 9.3secs

Recorded extremes

2.2 — 15.4secs

Observed Wave Direction

Circular concentration: 85%

Mean Water Temperature

4.6°C

P10–P90: 3.8 — 5.2°C

Recorded extremes

3.4 — 6.3°C

Compared With Previous Januarys

Historical baseline from 17,737 observations across 12 years.

Wave Height: 3.6ft; 1.1ft above mean; Historical mean 2.493ft
Wave Period: 7s; 0.3s below mean; Historical mean 7.3s
Water Temperature: 4.6°C; 1.1°C below mean; Historical mean 5.7°C

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About Happisburgh wave buoy

Happisburgh is a Channel Coastal Observatory wave station off the northeast Norfolk coast. It supplies a nearshore North Sea record for one of England's most rapidly changing soft-cliff frontages, where communities, beaches and coastal defences are exposed to frequent erosion.

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

Happisburgh wave buoy daily means Jan 2026Last observation shown Jan 2026
Metric	Jan 1	Jan 2	Jan 3	Jan 4	Jan 5	Jan 6	Jan 7	Jan 8	Jan 9	Jan 10	Jan 11	Jan 12	Jan 13	Jan 14	Jan 15	Jan 16	Jan 17	Jan 18	Jan 19	Jan 20	Jan 21	Jan 22	Jan 23	Jan 24	Jan 25	Jan 26	Jan 27	Jan 28	Jan 29	Jan 30	Jan 31
Mean significant wave height (ft)	5	7	6	6	4	2	2	3	QC rejected	6	3	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	5	5	4	4	3	6	3	4	4	4
Mean peak period (s)	8	10	8	9	8	7	6	8	9	10	7	7	7	6	5	5	4	4	5	4	6	8	8	8	7	7	7	8	8	7	7
Mean zero-crossing period (s)	6	6	5	6	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Mean peak wave direction	NNEconcentration 98%	NNEconcentration 96%	Nconcentration 98%	NNEconcentration 98%	NNEconcentration 98%	NNEconcentration 94%	NEconcentration 87%	NEconcentration 89%	ENEconcentration 95%	NEconcentration 99%	ENEconcentration 90%	Econcentration 93%	NEconcentration 67%	Nconcentration 98%	Econcentration 97%	Nconcentration 100%	Econcentration 99%	ENEconcentration 96%	ENEconcentration 98%	Econcentration 99%	Econcentration 99%	ENEconcentration 95%	NEconcentration 98%	NEconcentration 99%	ENEconcentration 98%	NEconcentration 99%	Econcentration 96%	NEconcentration 99%	NEconcentration 100%	ENEconcentration 95%	ENEconcentration 98%
Mean directional spread (°)	21.6	22.2	19.7	20.3	20.5	25.0	30.4	22.6	22.8	25.4	19.8	25.7	34.5	22.6	26.8	36.8	28.8	27.5	28.0	23.4	21.9	21.9	20.7	21.9	21.2	20.9	20.8	20.2	19.2	21.5	21.7
Mean water temperature(°C)	6.2	5.8	5.4	4.7	4.2	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.8	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.2	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.7	4.8	4.9	5.0	5.1	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8

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