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Looe Bay wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2020

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

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Period Summary

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Looe Bay wave buoy recorded 663 observations across all 31 days of August 2020. Average wave height was 2 ft and period 6.7 seconds, with ranges of 0.5–9.7 ft and 2–15 seconds; water temperature averaged 17°C, ranging from 15.7–21°C. No wind observations were available.

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Average Wave Height

2ft
Observed range: 0.5 — 9.7ft

Average Wave period

6.7secs
Observed range: 2 — 15secs

Available for 643 of 663 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

17°C
Observed range: 15.7 — 21°C

Compared With Previous Augusts

Historical baseline from 4,442 observations across 6 years.

Wave Height
2ft
0.1ft below average
Historical average 2.1ft
Wave Period
6.7s
0.4s above average
Historical average 6.3s
Water Temperature
17°C
0.6°C above average
Historical average 16.4°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 Aug 2020last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
29SW16.7
26SW16.2
17SW16.1
26SW16.0
46SSW15.9
25SSW16.2
17SSW16.7
18SW16.7
18SW17.6
111SSW17.2
113SSW17.7
18SSW18.1
15SSW18.4
15SW18.4
14SW17.8
15S17.9
15SSW18.1
25SSW18.0
45S18.0
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7-SSW18.1
48SSW17.9
26SW17.7
24SSW17.3
-8SSW16.8
38SSW16.4
36SSW16.5
38SW16.3
17SW16.1
16SSE16.0
15SSE16.2
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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