Lowestoft wave buoy daily means for Jun 2023

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

Last observation shown Fri, Jun 30, 2023, 23:30

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 1.6 ft (10th–90th percentile 0.8–3.4 ft), while mean average of more than one wave period type was 4.8 seconds (10th–90th percentile 3.4–5.9 seconds). Mean water temperature was 15.2°C (10th–90th percentile 13.2–17.3°C). 1 of 5,730 checked values (0%) were excluded by quality control. Across 7 comparable years, mean wave height was below the same-month mean of 2.1 ft and mean wave period was below the same-month mean of 5 seconds.

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

Typical Significant Wave Height

1.6ft

Mean: 2 ft

P10–P90: 0.8 — 3.4 ft

Recorded extremes

0.4 — 5.4 ft

Mean Observed Wave Period

4.8secs

P10–P90: 3.4 — 5.9secs

Recorded extremes

1.8 — 9.1secs

Observed Wave Direction

ENE

Circular concentration: 70%

Mean Water Temperature

15.2°C

P10–P90: 13.2 — 17.3°C

Recorded extremes

12.8 — 18.1°C

Compared With Previous Junes

Historical baseline from 9,947 observations across 7 years.

Wave Height: 2ft; 0.1ft below mean; Historical mean 2.067ft
Wave Period: 4.8s; 0.2s below mean; Historical mean 5s
Water Temperature: 15.2°C; In line with the historical 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 2023Last observation shown Jun 2023
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)	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Mean maximum wave height (ft)	5	6	4	4	4	5	5	6	7	5	3	3	4	4	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3
Mean peak period (s)	6	6	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	4	5	5
Mean zero-crossing period (s)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4
Mean energy period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean wave power, kilowatts per metre	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean peak wave direction	NEconcentration 98%	NEconcentration 99%	NEconcentration 98%	ENEconcentration 96%	ENEconcentration 95%	NEconcentration 97%	ENEconcentration 98%	ENEconcentration 98%	NEconcentration 99%	NEconcentration 98%	NEconcentration 97%	NEconcentration 99%	NEconcentration 98%	NEconcentration 99%	ENEconcentration 96%	ENEconcentration 83%	ENEconcentration 94%	ENEconcentration 86%	SEconcentration 56%	ESEconcentration 85%	SSEconcentration 97%	ESEconcentration 88%	SEconcentration 80%	SSEconcentration 95%	SEconcentration 63%	Variableconcentration 18%	ENEconcentration 71%	SSEconcentration 84%	NEconcentration 44%	Econcentration 48%
Mean directional spread (°)	35.8	34.1	38.8	37.6	41.3	37.7	38.5	35.4	31.3	35.2	37.7	34.3	36.9	33.7	41.0	49.3	48.2	45.0	39.8	39.9	39.8	49.2	45.0	43.1	36.7	47.0	52.5	39.3	38.0	37.0
Mean water temperature(°C)	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.8	14.2	14.4	14.6	14.9	15.1	15.3	15.4	15.6	15.9	16.1	16.3	16.6	16.8	17.0	17.3	17.3	17.3	17.3	17.4	17.4

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