Lowestoft wave buoy daily means for Sep 2016

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

Last observation shown Fri, Sep 30, 2016, 23:30

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

Monthly means for 2016

Period Summary

Hog Says

1,440 wave-buoy observations covered all 30 days. Typical wave height was 1.7 ft (10th–90th percentile 0.9–3.4 ft), while mean peak wave period was 4.5 seconds (10th–90th percentile 3–5.9 seconds). Mean water temperature was 18.9°C (10th–90th percentile 18.1–19.6°C). All 5,760 checked values passed quality control.

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

Typical Significant Wave Height

1.7ft

Mean: 1.9 ft

P10–P90: 0.9 — 3.4 ft

Recorded extremes

0.5 — 5.4 ft

Mean Observed Wave Period

4.5secs

P10–P90: 3 — 5.9secs

Recorded extremes

1.8 — 8.3secs

Observed Wave Direction

Circular concentration: 68%

Mean Water Temperature

18.9°C

P10–P90: 18.1 — 19.6°C

Recorded extremes

17.4 — 20.1°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 Sep 2016Last observation shown Sep 2016
Metric	Sep 1	Sep 2	Sep 3	Sep 4	Sep 5	Sep 6	Sep 7	Sep 8	Sep 9	Sep 10	Sep 11	Sep 12	Sep 13	Sep 14	Sep 15	Sep 16	Sep 17	Sep 18	Sep 19	Sep 20	Sep 21	Sep 22	Sep 23	Sep 24	Sep 25	Sep 26	Sep 27	Sep 28	Sep 29	Sep 30
Mean significant wave height (ft)	1	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	2	3	3	3	2
Mean maximum wave height (ft)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean peak period (s)	4	5	5	6	5	4	3	3	5	5	4	3	3	3	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	6	5
Mean zero-crossing period (s)	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4
Mean energy period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean wave power, kilowatts per metre	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean peak wave direction	SSEconcentration 82%	SSEconcentration 98%	Sconcentration 98%	SSEconcentration 85%	ESEconcentration 65%	ESEconcentration 68%	SEconcentration 87%	SSEconcentration 87%	Sconcentration 99%	Sconcentration 100%	SEconcentration 68%	SSEconcentration 97%	ESEconcentration 96%	ESEconcentration 85%	ENEconcentration 81%	ESEconcentration 41%	NEconcentration 95%	NEconcentration 96%	ENEconcentration 96%	ENEconcentration 91%	SEconcentration 74%	SSEconcentration 98%	SSEconcentration 91%	Sconcentration 99%	SSEconcentration 100%	SSEconcentration 89%	Sconcentration 99%	Sconcentration 99%	SSEconcentration 99%	SSEconcentration 98%
Mean directional spread (°)	39.1	31.7	28.5	36.4	44.6	40.4	45.4	36.7	23.6	20.8	42.4	37.5	39.5	44.6	40.7	38.1	38.2	37.6	37.3	45.3	42.1	36.2	38.3	25.2	23.7	33.4	21.9	28.5	27.3	35.9
Mean water temperature(°C)	19.4	19.4	19.3	19.1	19.1	19.2	19.3	19.3	19.3	19.4	19.4	19.6	19.6	19.6	19.7	19.6	19.0	18.9	18.8	18.7	18.7	18.6	18.4	18.3	18.3	18.2	18.2	18.1	18.1	17.8

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