Lowestoft wave buoy daily means for Feb 2023

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

Last observation shown Tue, Feb 28, 2023, 23:00

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

Monthly means for 2023

Period Summary

Hog Says

1,339 wave-buoy observations covered all 28 days. Typical wave height was 1.9 ft (10th–90th percentile 0.7–3.2 ft), while mean average of more than one wave period type was 6.3 seconds (10th–90th percentile 3.9–10.8 seconds). Mean water temperature was 5.9°C (10th–90th percentile 5.5–6.3°C). 28 of 5,303 checked values (0.5%) were excluded by quality control. Across 6 comparable years, mean wave height was below the same-month mean of 3.4 ft and mean wave period was above the same-month mean of 5.9 seconds.

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

Typical Significant Wave Height

1.9ft

Mean: 2 ft

P10–P90: 0.7 — 3.2 ft

Recorded extremes

0.4 — 5.9 ft

Mean Observed Wave Period

6.3secs

P10–P90: 3.9 — 10.8secs

Recorded extremes

1.7 — 18.2secs

Available for 669 of 672 hourly samples

Observed Wave Direction

Circular concentration: 57%

Mean Water Temperature

5.9°C

P10–P90: 5.5 — 6.3°C

Recorded extremes

5.3 — 6.5°C

Compared With Previous Februarys

Historical baseline from 7,586 observations across 6 years.

Wave Height: 2ft; 1.4ft below mean; Historical mean 3.445ft
Wave Period: 6.3s; 0.4s above mean; Historical mean 5.9s
Water Temperature: 5.9°C; 0.7°C above mean; Historical mean 5.2°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 Feb 2023Last observation shown Feb 2023
Metric	Feb 1	Feb 2	Feb 3	Feb 4	Feb 5	Feb 6	Feb 7	Feb 8	Feb 9	Feb 10	Feb 11	Feb 12	Feb 13	Feb 14	Feb 15	Feb 16	Feb 17	Feb 18	Feb 19	Feb 20	Feb 21	Feb 22	Feb 23	Feb 24	Feb 25	Feb 26	Feb 27	Feb 28
Mean significant wave height (ft)	3	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	5	4	3	3
Mean maximum wave height (ft)	4	3	3	2	4	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	4	4	8	7	5	5
Mean peak period (s)	8	8	5	8	6	6	7	7	4	5	6	11	8	9	4	5	6	5	6	5	5	6	5	6	8	6	5	5
Mean zero-crossing period (s)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	5	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4
Mean energy period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean wave power, kilowatts per metre	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean peak wave direction	Econcentration 37%	ENEconcentration 64%	SSEconcentration 83%	NEconcentration 99%	NNEconcentration 95%	ENEconcentration 97%	ENEconcentration 76%	ESEconcentration 56%	ESEconcentration 65%	ESEconcentration 48%	ESEconcentration 70%	NEconcentration 99%	ENEconcentration 76%	ENEconcentration 70%	SEconcentration 73%	Sconcentration 100%	SSEconcentration 97%	SSEconcentration 97%	Econcentration 69%	SSEconcentration 93%	SEconcentration 74%	Econcentration 72%	NEconcentration 93%	NNEconcentration 95%	NEconcentration 99%	NEconcentration 99%	ENEconcentration 99%	NEconcentration 95%
Mean directional spread (°)	47.1	47.3	48.3	40.0	34.9	41.1	51.2	39.8	42.7	38.1	49.0	47.0	49.1	52.5	34.5	25.0	31.2	43.1	47.5	35.3	44.5	44.6	38.6	38.4	31.6	32.9	37.6	35.4
Mean water temperature(°C)	5.5	5.6	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.7	5.8	6.0	6.1	6.2	6.3	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2

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