Lowestoft wave buoy daily means for Jul 2016

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

Last observation shown Sun, Jul 31, 2016, 23:30

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

Monthly means for 2016

Period Summary

Hog Says

1,488 wave-buoy observations covered all 31 days. Typical wave height was 1.6 ft (10th–90th percentile 0.9–2.9 ft), while mean peak wave period was 4.9 seconds (10th–90th percentile 3.5–6.3 seconds). Mean water temperature was 17.6°C (10th–90th percentile 16.3–19.1°C). All 5,952 checked values passed quality control.

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

Typical Significant Wave Height

1.6ft

Mean: 1.7 ft

P10–P90: 0.9 — 2.9 ft

Recorded extremes

0.5 — 4.5 ft

Mean Observed Wave Period

4.9secs

P10–P90: 3.5 — 6.3secs

Recorded extremes

1.7 — 9.1secs

Observed Wave Direction

Circular concentration: 62%

Mean Water Temperature

17.6°C

P10–P90: 16.3 — 19.1°C

Recorded extremes

15.8 — 19.6°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 Jul 2016Last observation shown Jul 2016
Metric	Jul 1	Jul 2	Jul 3	Jul 4	Jul 5	Jul 6	Jul 7	Jul 8	Jul 9	Jul 10	Jul 11	Jul 12	Jul 13	Jul 14	Jul 15	Jul 16	Jul 17	Jul 18	Jul 19	Jul 20	Jul 21	Jul 22	Jul 23	Jul 24	Jul 25	Jul 26	Jul 27	Jul 28	Jul 29	Jul 30	Jul 31
Mean significant wave height (ft)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1
Mean maximum wave height (ft)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean peak period (s)	6	5	5	4	5	7	5	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5
Mean zero-crossing period (s)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3
Mean energy period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean wave power, kilowatts per metre	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean peak wave direction	Sconcentration 100%	Sconcentration 99%	SSEconcentration 95%	SSEconcentration 97%	SEconcentration 56%	NEconcentration 97%	ESEconcentration 54%	SSEconcentration 84%	SSEconcentration 90%	Sconcentration 99%	Sconcentration 100%	SSEconcentration 75%	ENEconcentration 66%	NEconcentration 93%	NEconcentration 98%	SSEconcentration 96%	SEconcentration 66%	SEconcentration 78%	Econcentration 96%	SEconcentration 85%	ESEconcentration 60%	ENEconcentration 90%	ENEconcentration 95%	SEconcentration 68%	SSEconcentration 96%	SSEconcentration 92%	SSEconcentration 99%	SEconcentration 79%	SSEconcentration 91%	ESEconcentration 67%	NEconcentration 95%
Mean directional spread (°)	23.9	29.8	34.2	36.1	38.7	37.7	35.9	36.6	32.1	25.5	22.6	38.9	37.8	35.4	34.9	40.3	42.3	43.6	44.5	31.1	42.3	45.8	40.6	33.6	36.4	37.5	32.2	41.0	32.5	42.2	38.8
Mean water temperature(°C)	16.2	16.1	16.1	16.2	16.3	16.4	16.6	16.7	16.8	16.9	17.0	17.0	17.0	17.0	17.2	17.3	17.4	17.6	17.9	18.1	18.3	18.5	18.7	18.9	19.0	19.1	19.1	19.1	19.1	19.1	19.1

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