Lowestoft wave buoy daily means for Nov 2023

Daily means from the Lowestoft wave buoy for Nov 2023, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Thu, Nov 30, 2023, 23:00

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

Monthly means for 2023

Period Summary

Hog Says

1,436 wave-buoy observations covered all 30 days. Typical wave height was 2.8 ft (10th–90th percentile 1.7–5.7 ft), while mean average of more than one wave period type was 6.3 seconds (10th–90th percentile 4.6–8.1 seconds). Mean water temperature was 11.3°C (10th–90th percentile 9.3–13.2°C). 2 of 5,727 checked values (0%) were excluded by quality control. Across 7 comparable years, mean wave height was the same as the same-month mean of 3.3 ft and mean wave period was above the same-month mean of 6 seconds.

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Typical Significant Wave Height

2.8ft

Mean: 3.3 ft

P10–P90: 1.7 — 5.7 ft

Recorded extremes

1.1 — 15 ft

Mean Observed Wave Period

6.3secs

P10–P90: 4.6 — 8.1secs

Recorded extremes

2.3 — 12.5secs

Observed Wave Direction

ESE

Circular concentration: 47%

Mean Water Temperature

11.3°C

P10–P90: 9.3 — 13.2°C

Recorded extremes

8.5 — 14°C

Compared With Previous Novembers

Historical baseline from 9,176 observations across 7 years.

Wave Height: 3.3ft; 0ft below mean; Historical mean 3.314ft
Wave Period: 6.3s; 0.3s above mean; Historical mean 6s
Water Temperature: 11.3°C; 0.5°C above mean; Historical mean 10.8°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 Nov 2023Last observation shown Nov 2023
Metric	Nov 1	Nov 2	Nov 3	Nov 4	Nov 5	Nov 6	Nov 7	Nov 8	Nov 9	Nov 10	Nov 11	Nov 12	Nov 13	Nov 14	Nov 15	Nov 16	Nov 17	Nov 18	Nov 19	Nov 20	Nov 21	Nov 22	Nov 23	Nov 24	Nov 25	Nov 26	Nov 27	Nov 28	Nov 29	Nov 30
Mean significant wave height (ft)	5	8	3	5	2	2	2	4	3	2	2	2	4	3	2	3	1	4	4	2	4	2	2	5	5	3	3	5	3	3
Mean maximum wave height (ft)	8	13	5	7	4	4	3	7	4	3	3	3	6	5	4	4	2	7	6	3	6	4	3	8	8	4	5	8	5	5
Mean peak period (s)	7	8	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	6	6	7	6	6	5	9	8	7	6	8	8	6
Mean zero-crossing period (s)	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	5	5	4	5	5	4
Mean energy period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean wave power, kilowatts per metre	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean peak wave direction	SSEconcentration 71%	SSEconcentration 99%	SSEconcentration 98%	SSEconcentration 99%	Variableconcentration 29%	Sconcentration 99%	Sconcentration 98%	Sconcentration 98%	Sconcentration 98%	SEconcentration 61%	NNEconcentration 98%	ENEconcentration 64%	SSEconcentration 98%	SSEconcentration 73%	SEconcentration 63%	NEconcentration 96%	NEconcentration 99%	SSEconcentration 69%	Sconcentration 99%	SEconcentration 61%	NEconcentration 99%	Econcentration 46%	SSEconcentration 60%	NEconcentration 99%	NEconcentration 100%	ENEconcentration 79%	Econcentration 51%	NEconcentration 99%	NEconcentration 99%	NEconcentration 99%
Mean directional spread (°)	26.0	23.0	38.8	27.6	42.2	32.6	31.6	25.7	29.8	35.1	46.8	39.0	25.6	35.0	44.0	39.6	40.3	25.8	21.6	35.6	33.6	37.1	47.2	34.4	32.3	40.7	37.5	30.1	33.9	35.4
Mean water temperature(°C)	13.6	13.6	13.3	13.1	12.9	12.7	12.6	12.4	12.2	12.0	11.7	11.6	11.5	11.3	11.2	11.0	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.5	10.4	10.2	9.8	9.6	9.5	9.3	9.1	8.8

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