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Looe Bay wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2020

Daily averages from the Looe Bay wave buoy for Apr 2020, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Period Summary

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In April 2020, Looe Bay’s wave buoy recorded 720 observations across 31 observed days, with average wave height of 2.1 ft and period of 8.9 seconds. Wave height ranged from 0.5 to 8.2 ft, wave period from 2 to 22 seconds, and water temperature averaged 10.9°C, ranging from 9.3 to 13.6°C. No wind observations were available; six comparable months averaged 2.5 ft wave height, 8.4 seconds’ period and 10.6°C water temperature.

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Average Wave Height

2.1ft
Observed range: 0.5 — 8.2ft

Average Wave period

8.9secs
Observed range: 2 — 22secs

Available for 709 of 720 observations

Average Wave Direction

S

Average Water temperature

10.9°C
Observed range: 9.3 — 13.6°C

Compared With Previous Aprils

Historical baseline from 4,234 observations across 6 years.

Wave Height
2.1ft
0.4ft below average
Historical average 2.5ft
Wave Period
8.9s
0.5s above average
Historical average 8.4s
Water Temperature
10.9°C
0.3°C above average
Historical average 10.6°C

Chart showing grouped wave observations for Looe Bay. 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 Looe Bay wave buoy

Looe Bay is a Datawell Directional WaveRider station off southeast Cornwall. First deployed in June 2009, it measures the wave climate entering the bay and the approaches to Looe. Observations include wave height, period and direction, sea temperature and calculated wave power; a nearby meteorological station provides separate weather measurements.

Looe Bay wave buoy daily averages Apr 2020last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
26SE9.5
16SSW9.5
19SSW9.6
26SSE9.7
56SSE10.0
511SSW10.3
311SSW10.3
29SSW10.5
110SSW10.6
1-SE10.7
19SSW11.0
110SSW11.1
38SE11.0
37SE10.9
36SE10.8
211S10.9
28SSE10.8
25SE10.8
26S11.1
27SSE11.2
213SSW11.4
213SSW11.6
218SSW11.9
114SSW11.8
19S11.8
111SSW12.0
111SSW12.2
110SSW12.1
-6SSW11.7
-10SSW11.3
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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