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K4 wave buoy daily means for Oct 2010

Daily means from the K4 wave buoy for Oct 2010, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Period Summary

Programmatically generated summary. Hog Says

744 wave-buoy observations covered all 31 days. Typical wave height was 10.5 ft (10th–90th percentile 4.3–16.7 ft), while mean reported wave period; measurement type unavailable was 7.5 seconds (10th–90th percentile 6–9 seconds). Typical wind was 18.4 mph (10th–90th percentile 5.8–28.9 mph) and mean water temperature was 13.2°C (10th–90th percentile 13–14°C). 7 of 3,403 checked values (0.2%) were excluded by quality control.

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

Typical Wave Height

10.5ft
Mean: 10.6 ft
P10–P90: 4.3 — 16.7 ft
Recorded extremes

2.6 — 30.2 ft

Available for 741 of 744 hourly samples

Mean Wave Period

7.5secs
P10–P90: 6 — 9secs
Recorded extremes

4 — 11secs

Mean Water Temperature

13.2°C
P10–P90: 13 — 14°C
Recorded extremes

13 — 14°C

Available for 436 of 744 hourly samples

Typical Wind

Variable, 18.4mph
Mean: 17.5 mph
P10–P90: 5.8 — 28.9 mph
Recorded extremes

0 — 41.4 mph

Circular concentration: 24%

Available for 740 of 744 hourly samples

Chart showing grouped wave observations for K4. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements. To open hourly observations, use a linked day name in the table.

About K4 wave buoy

K4 (WMO 62105) is a UK Met Office buoy in the North Atlantic northwest of Ireland. Its remote position samples weather and sea conditions moving towards northern UK and Irish waters. The international station feed can include wind, pressure, temperature and wave observations, although the reported parameters vary with sensor availability.

Metrics are rows; days run left to right.
K4 wave buoy daily means Oct 2010Last observation shown
Metric
Mean wave height (ft)12181215261411151295345558131297109711111215QC rejected1012
Mean observed period(s)7Reported9Reported8Reported8Reported10Reported8Reported7Reported8Reported8Reported7Reported6Reported6Reported8Reported9Reported6Reported7Reported6Reported8Reported8Reported7Reported6Reported8Reported8Reported7Reported7Reported8Reported7Reported8Reported8Reported8Reported10Reported
Mean wave power(kW/m)-------------------------------
Mean wind directionSSWconcentration 78%SSWconcentration 98%WSWconcentration 95%SSWconcentration 95%SSWconcentration 98%SWconcentration 93%SSEconcentration 95%ESEconcentration 98%Econcentration 99%Econcentration 98%ENEconcentration 93%Nconcentration 46%NNEconcentration 96%Nconcentration 88%WNWconcentration 91%Sconcentration 55%Wconcentration 91%WNWconcentration 97%NNWconcentration 86%Variableconcentration 25%Wconcentration 94%Wconcentration 86%Nconcentration 67%Econcentration 56%Sconcentration 99%SWconcentration 86%WSWconcentration 96%SSWconcentration 83%Wconcentration 91%WNWconcentration 81%NWconcentration 48%
Mean wind speed (mph)2428203035192325201375671381924191318131292615242523119
Mean water temperature(°C)------------13.813.813.813.713.513.013.013.013.013.013.013.013.013.013.013.013.013.013.0

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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.

Which wave period is shown?

The table shows the best period measurement supplied for each observation. It is not necessarily the energy period used to calculate wave power.

Tp
Peak period: the period at the strongest spectral peak.
Tavg
The provider's average wave period.
Tm02
A mean period calculated from the wave spectrum.
Tz
Mean zero-crossing period.
Reported
A legacy value whose period type was not recorded.
Mixed
A daily or monthly mean containing more than one period type.

Wave power needs a genuine energy period (Te). SurfHog does not substitute Tp, Tavg, Tm02 or Tz when Te is missing.

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.

The observation data displayed on this page is from the UK Met Office.

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