Lowestoft wave buoy daily means for Jun 2018

Daily means from the Lowestoft wave buoy for Jun 2018, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Sat, Jun 30, 2018, 23:30

Data available: Wed, Apr 20, 2016 to Sat, Aug 22, 2026

Monthly means for 2018

Period Summary

Hog Says

1,380 wave-buoy observations covered all 30 days. Typical wave height was 1.9 ft (10th–90th percentile 1–2.9 ft), while mean average of more than one wave period type was 5.3 seconds (10th–90th percentile 3.6–7.3 seconds). Mean water temperature was 14.8°C (10th–90th percentile 13.4–16.2°C). All 5,497 checked values passed quality control. Across 2 comparable years, mean wave height was the same as the same-month mean of 2 ft and mean wave period was above the same-month mean of 5.2 seconds.

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Typical Significant Wave Height

1.9ft

Mean: 2 ft

P10–P90: 1 — 2.9 ft

Recorded extremes

0.5 — 5.1 ft

Mean Observed Wave Period

5.3secs

P10–P90: 3.6 — 7.3secs

Recorded extremes

1.7 — 10.5secs

Observed Wave Direction

ENE

Circular concentration: 62%

Mean Water Temperature

14.8°C

P10–P90: 13.4 — 16.2°C

Recorded extremes

12.8 — 16.8°C

Compared With Previous Junes

Historical baseline from 2,880 observations across 2 years.

Wave Height: 2ft; 0ft below mean; Historical mean 2.001ft
Wave Period: 5.3s; 0.1s above mean; Historical mean 5.2s
Water Temperature: 14.8°C; 0.4°C below mean; Historical mean 15.2°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 Jun 2018Last observation shown Jun 2018
Metric	Jun 1	Jun 2	Jun 3	Jun 4	Jun 5	Jun 6	Jun 7	Jun 8	Jun 9	Jun 10	Jun 11	Jun 12	Jun 13	Jun 14	Jun 15	Jun 16	Jun 17	Jun 18	Jun 19	Jun 20	Jun 21	Jun 22	Jun 23	Jun 24	Jun 25	Jun 26	Jun 27	Jun 28	Jun 29	Jun 30
Mean significant wave height (ft)	1	1	1	1	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3
Mean maximum wave height (ft)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean peak period (s)	5	5	4	3	6	7	4	3	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	8	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5
Mean zero-crossing period (s)	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Mean energy period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean wave power, kilowatts per metre	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean peak wave direction	ENEconcentration 96%	SEconcentration 89%	SEconcentration 92%	NNEconcentration 69%	NEconcentration 98%	NEconcentration 99%	NEconcentration 95%	NNEconcentration 94%	NEconcentration 99%	NEconcentration 96%	ENEconcentration 91%	ENEconcentration 91%	ENEconcentration 59%	Sconcentration 98%	ESEconcentration 77%	SSEconcentration 77%	SSEconcentration 99%	SSEconcentration 99%	SSEconcentration 96%	SSEconcentration 97%	NEconcentration 67%	NEconcentration 98%	NEconcentration 98%	NEconcentration 98%	NEconcentration 98%	NEconcentration 98%	ENEconcentration 95%	ENEconcentration 97%	ENEconcentration 97%	NEconcentration 98%
Mean directional spread (°)	42.9	44.5	45.7	39.7	31.7	35.3	35.9	38.2	39.9	43.2	42.8	39.7	35.0	26.8	49.8	37.7	30.9	30.2	33.5	31.5	31.2	35.6	38.0	38.5	38.8	34.8	35.7	35.8	35.5	33.9
Mean water temperature(°C)	13.2	13.4	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.8	13.9	14.0	14.1	14.2	14.3	14.5	14.6	14.8	15.0	15.0	15.2	15.3	15.6	15.5	15.5	15.5	15.6	15.8	16.0	16.0	16.1	16.3	16.4

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