Lowestoft wave buoy observations on Sat, Oct 31, 2020

Hourly readings from the Lowestoft wave buoy for Sat, Oct 31, 2020, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Sat, Oct 31, 2020, 23:30

Oldest observation available Wed, Apr 20, 2016

Daily means for Oct 2020

Period Summary

Hog Says

48 wave-buoy observations were recorded during the day. Typical wave height was 4.4 ft (10th–90th percentile 2.7–6.7 ft), while mean peak wave period was 6 seconds (10th–90th percentile 5.1–6.7 seconds). Mean water temperature was 12.2°C (10th–90th percentile 11.9–12.3°C). All 192 checked values passed quality control.

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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 hourly observations Sat, Oct 31, 2020Last observation shown Sat, Oct 31, 2020
Metric	Sat 00:00	Sat 00:30	Sat 01:00	Sat 01:30	Sat 02:00	Sat 02:30	Sat 03:00	Sat 03:30	Sat 04:00	Sat 04:30	Sat 05:00	Sat 05:30	Sat 06:00	Sat 06:30	Sat 07:00	Sat 07:30	Sat 08:00	Sat 08:30	Sat 09:00	Sat 09:30	Sat 10:00	Sat 10:30	Sat 11:00	Sat 11:30	Sat 12:00	Sat 12:30	Sat 13:00	Sat 13:30	Sat 14:00	Sat 14:30	Sat 15:00	Sat 15:30	Sat 16:00	Sat 16:30	Sat 17:00	Sat 17:30	Sat 18:00	Sat 18:30	Sat 19:00	Sat 19:30	Sat 20:00	Sat 20:30	Sat 21:00	Sat 21:30	Sat 22:00	Sat 22:30	Sat 23:00	Sat 23:30
Significant wave height (ft)	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	6	7	6	7	7	6	7	7	7	7	6	6	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Maximum wave height (ft)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	6	7	9	10	11	10	10	10	11	12	13	12	10	9	11	10	12	11	9	8	8	7	8	6	6	6	5	7	7	8	7	5
Peak period (s)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6
Zero-crossing period (s)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
Energy period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wave power, kilowatts per metre	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Peak wave direction	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S
Directional spread (°)	37.0	35.0	28.0	39.0	34.0	38.0	32.0	33.0	32.0	31.0	25.0	28.0	29.0	23.0	25.0	27.0	25.0	24.0	24.0	18.0	15.0	17.0	15.0	15.0	19.0	19.0	21.0	28.0	26.0	29.0	31.0	33.0	23.0	26.0	27.0	22.0	23.0	19.0	21.0	17.0	26.0	27.0	29.0	24.0	23.0	21.0	16.0	17.0
Water temperature(°C)	12.0	11.9	12.0	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	11.9	12.1	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0

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