Lowestoft wave buoy observations on Thu, Nov 17, 2022

Hourly readings from the Lowestoft wave buoy for Thu, Nov 17, 2022, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Thu, Nov 17, 2022, 23:30

Oldest observation available Wed, Apr 20, 2016

Daily means for Nov 2022

Period Summary

Hog Says

48 wave-buoy observations were recorded during the day. Typical wave height was 6.1 ft (10th–90th percentile 4.2–10.2 ft), while mean peak wave period was 8.9 seconds (10th–90th percentile 7.4–10.4 seconds). Mean water temperature was 12.8°C (10th–90th percentile 12.7–13°C). 1 of 192 checked values (0.5%) were excluded by 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 Thu, Nov 17, 2022Last observation shown Thu, Nov 17, 2022
Metric	Thu 00:00	Thu 00:30	Thu 01:00	Thu 01:30	Thu 02:00	Thu 02:30	Thu 03:00	Thu 03:30	Thu 04:00	Thu 04:30	Thu 05:00	Thu 05:30	Thu 06:00	Thu 06:30	Thu 07:00	Thu 07:30	Thu 08:00	Thu 08:30	Thu 09:00	Thu 09:30	Thu 10:00	Thu 10:30	Thu 11:00	Thu 11:30	Thu 12:00	Thu 12:30	Thu 13:00	Thu 13:30	Thu 14:00	Thu 14:30	Thu 15:00	Thu 15:30	Thu 16:00	Thu 16:30	Thu 17:00	Thu 17:30	Thu 18:00	Thu 18:30	Thu 19:00	Thu 19:30	Thu 20:00	Thu 20:30	Thu 21:00	Thu 21:30	Thu 22:00	Thu 22:30	Thu 23:00	Thu 23:30
Significant wave height (ft)	11	12	11	11	10	12	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Maximum wave height (ft)	21	18	19	16	15	16	16	16	15	13	13	12	14	11	13	15	14	12	10	8	10	9	10	10	10	8	9	11	10	10	9	10	9	8	10	9	8	9	7	8	7	6	7	7	7	6	6	6
Peak period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	9	9	10	9	10	10	9	8	10	10	10	9	9	9	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	6	-
Zero-crossing period (s)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Energy period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wave power, kilowatts per metre	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Peak wave direction	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	E	ESE	SE	ESE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	S	S
Directional spread (°)	23.0	20.0	23.0	20.0	21.0	20.0	24.0	25.0	25.0	22.0	23.0	23.0	24.0	29.0	25.0	33.0	31.0	20.0	25.0	18.0	28.0	22.0	28.0	32.0	42.0	29.0	27.0	24.0	35.0	28.0	31.0	24.0	15.0	25.0	26.0	28.0	37.0	35.0	30.0	29.0	30.0	40.0	28.0	26.0	29.0	37.0	25.0	23.0
Water temperature(°C)	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.1	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.8	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8

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