Looe Bay wave buoy monthly averages for 2018 last observation shown Data available: to
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.3 — 14.6 ft
Average Wave period
8 secs
2 — 25 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSW
Average Water temperature
13 °C
6.7 — 20.5 °C
About Looe Bay wave buoy
Looe Bay (CCO station 98) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 50.3390°N, 4.4104°W. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.
| Month | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 9 | SSW | 11.9 | |
| 5 | 9 | S | 12.9 | |
| 2 | 9 | S | 14.8 | |
| 2 | 7 | SSW | 16.0 | |
| 2 | 6 | SSW | 16.7 | |
| 2 | 8 | SSW | 17.7 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSW | 15.3 | |
| 2 | 8 | SSW | 12.1 | |
| 3 | 9 | SSW | 9.7 | |
| 4 | 9 | SSW | 7.9 | |
| 3 | 9 | S | 9.0 | |
| 4 | 9 | SSW | 10.1 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.