K4 wave buoy observations on Sun, Jan 12, 2020
Hourly readings from the K4 wave buoy for Sun, Jan 12, 2020, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
Programmatically generated summary. Hog Says24 wave-buoy observations were recorded during the day. Typical wave height was 21.3 ft (10th–90th percentile 19.4–23.6 ft), while mean reported wave period; measurement type unavailable was 9.4 seconds (10th–90th percentile 9–10 seconds). Typical wind was 28.9 mph (10th–90th percentile 22.9–34.1 mph) and mean water temperature was 10.3°C. 2 of 120 checked values (1.7%) were excluded by quality control.
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Line chart showing wave height, wave period and sea temperature for K4. Use the detailed observations table below for the same data in text form.
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for Sun, Jan 12, 2020
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.
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| Wave height (ft) | 19 | 19 | QC rejected | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | QC rejected | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 26 |
| Observed period(s) | 10Reported | 10Reported | 10Reported | 9Reported | 10Reported | 9Reported | 9Reported | 9Reported | 9Reported | 8Reported | 9Reported | 9Reported | 9Reported | 9Reported | 10Reported | 10Reported | 11Reported | 9Reported | 9Reported | 9Reported | 9Reported | 10Reported | 9Reported | 10Reported |
| Wave power(kW/m) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind direction | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind speed (mph) | 22 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 |
| Water temperature(°C) | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.2 |
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