Lowestoft wave buoy daily means for Dec 2016

Daily means from the Lowestoft wave buoy for Dec 2016, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Sat, Dec 31, 2016, 23:00

Data available: Wed, Apr 20, 2016 to Fri, Aug 21, 2026

Monthly means for 2016

Period Summary

Hog Says

1,487 wave-buoy observations covered all 31 days. Typical wave height was 1.9 ft (10th–90th percentile 0.9–3.4 ft), while mean peak wave period was 5.2 seconds (10th–90th percentile 3.7–6.8 seconds). Mean water temperature was 7.9°C (10th–90th percentile 7.4–8.2°C). 4 of 5,948 checked values (0.1%) were excluded by quality control.

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

Typical Significant Wave Height

1.9ft

Mean: 2.1 ft

P10–P90: 0.9 — 3.4 ft

Recorded extremes

0.4 — 8.5 ft

Mean Observed Wave Period

5.2secs

P10–P90: 3.7 — 6.8secs

Recorded extremes

2.4 — 15.4secs

Observed Wave Direction

Circular concentration: 66%

Mean Water Temperature

7.9°C

P10–P90: 7.4 — 8.2°C

Recorded extremes

7 — 8.5°C

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About Lowestoft wave buoy

Lowestoft is a Channel Coastal Observatory wave station off the Suffolk coast at Britain's most easterly town. Its North Sea observations provide local context for the harbour approaches, developed seafront and low-lying coastline around Lowestoft and northern Suffolk.

Its current data source reports wave height, wave period, wave direction, directional spread, wave power and sea temperature.

Lowestoft wave buoy daily means Dec 2016Last observation shown Dec 2016
Metric	Dec 1	Dec 2	Dec 3	Dec 4	Dec 5	Dec 6	Dec 7	Dec 8	Dec 9	Dec 10	Dec 11	Dec 12	Dec 13	Dec 14	Dec 15	Dec 16	Dec 17	Dec 18	Dec 19	Dec 20	Dec 21	Dec 22	Dec 23	Dec 24	Dec 25	Dec 26	Dec 27	Dec 28	Dec 29	Dec 30	Dec 31
Mean significant wave height (ft)	2	2	2	4	2	1	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	2	1	1	1	2	4	2	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1
Mean maximum wave height (ft)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean peak period (s)	6	7	6	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	6	5	5	6	6	6	10	8	4	4	4
Mean zero-crossing period (s)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	3	3	3
Mean energy period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean wave power, kilowatts per metre	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean peak wave direction	NEconcentration 97%	NEconcentration 99%	ENEconcentration 90%	ESEconcentration 97%	Econcentration 97%	ESEconcentration 82%	SSEconcentration 99%	Sconcentration 100%	Sconcentration 99%	SSEconcentration 89%	Econcentration 73%	Econcentration 61%	SSEconcentration 98%	SEconcentration 95%	SEconcentration 97%	SEconcentration 97%	Econcentration 89%	NEconcentration 92%	Econcentration 93%	SEconcentration 95%	Sconcentration 100%	SSEconcentration 97%	Sconcentration 100%	Sconcentration 99%	Sconcentration 100%	ESEconcentration 37%	NEconcentration 98%	ENEconcentration 63%	SSEconcentration 98%	SSEconcentration 98%	SSEconcentration 99%
Mean directional spread (°)	42.4	35.5	37.5	31.3	38.1	40.6	24.0	21.2	25.7	33.0	47.4	36.3	31.0	37.1	29.5	38.5	50.8	42.4	44.7	33.9	19.1	29.4	22.1	23.6	24.4	42.5	41.9	39.1	31.8	34.9	32.9
Mean water temperature(°C)	8.3	8.2	8.2	8.1	7.9	7.9	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.1	8.1	8.0	8.0	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.0	8.0	8.0	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.6	7.8	7.7	7.5	7.4	7.3	7.2	7.1

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