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K4 wave buoy daily means for Nov 2017

Daily means from the K4 wave buoy for Nov 2017, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Period Summary

Programmatically generated summary. Hog Says

695 wave-buoy observations covered all 30 days. Typical wave height was 12.8 ft (10th–90th percentile 7.9–18.6 ft), while mean reported wave period; measurement type unavailable was 7.9 seconds (10th–90th percentile 6–9 seconds). Typical wind was 20.8 mph (10th–90th percentile 3.4–28.9 mph) and mean water temperature was 11.9°C (10th–90th percentile 11.2–12.6°C). 48 of 3,474 checked values (1.4%) were excluded by quality control. Across 7 comparable years, mean wave height was below the same-month mean of 13.4 ft and mean wave period was above the same-month mean of 7.8 seconds.

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

Typical Wave Height

12.8ft
Mean: 13.1 ft
P10–P90: 7.9 — 18.6 ft
Recorded extremes

4.9 — 27.6 ft

Available for 685 of 695 hourly samples

Mean Wave Period

7.9secs
P10–P90: 6 — 9secs
Recorded extremes

5 — 12secs

Available for 685 of 695 hourly samples

Mean Water Temperature

11.9°C
P10–P90: 11.2 — 12.6°C
Recorded extremes

10.8 — 13.1°C

Available for 694 of 695 hourly samples

Typical Wind

NW, 20.8mph
Mean: 18.6 mph
P10–P90: 3.4 — 28.9 mph
Recorded extremes

0 — 43.8 mph

Circular concentration: 54%

Available for 667 of 695 hourly samples

Compared With Previous Novembers

Historical baseline from 4,884 observations across 7 years.

Wave Height
13.1ft
0.3ft below mean
Historical mean 13.4ft
Wave Period
7.9s
0.1s above mean
Historical mean 7.8s
Water Temperature
11.9°C
In line with the historical mean
Historical mean 11.9°C

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 Nov 2017Last observation shown
Metric
Mean wave height (ft)6681815152116161412131211131412109121114191718161714109
Mean observed period(s)6Reported7Reported6Reported9Reported8Reported8Reported10Reported9Reported8Reported8Reported9Reported8Reported7Reported9Reported8Reported8Reported8Reported8Reported7Reported8Reported7Reported8Reported9Reported9Reported9Reported9Reported8Reported8Reported7Reported6Reported
Mean wave power(kW/m)------------------------------
Mean wind directionWNWconcentration 80%Wconcentration 63%Wconcentration 83%WNWconcentration 87%Wconcentration 59%Wconcentration 59%WNWconcentration 73%WSWconcentration 91%WNWconcentration 86%WNWconcentration 40%NNEconcentration 94%Nconcentration 63%WSWconcentration 71%Wconcentration 91%SSWconcentration 63%WNWconcentration 97%WNWconcentration 81%NNEconcentration 53%SSEconcentration 76%Wconcentration 46%NEconcentration 82%NNWconcentration 87%Nconcentration 97%NNWconcentration 96%NWconcentration 91%Wconcentration 80%NWconcentration 91%Nconcentration 100%Nconcentration 98%NNWconcentration 99%
Mean wind speed (mph)1181728202018272417101522132123178231321221920192028201821
Mean water temperature(°C)12.312.412.312.412.512.913.012.612.312.112.011.911.811.811.811.811.711.711.711.711.711.611.511.411.211.111.011.111.411.4

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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.

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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