Lowestoft wave buoy daily means for Mar 2026

Daily means from the Lowestoft wave buoy for Mar 2026, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Tue, Mar 31, 2026, 23:30

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

Monthly means for 2026

Period Summary

Hog Says

1,480 wave-buoy observations covered all 31 days. Typical wave height was 1.7 ft (10th–90th percentile 0.8–4 ft), while mean average of more than one wave period type was 5.2 seconds (10th–90th percentile 3.4–6.9 seconds). Mean water temperature was 7.4°C (10th–90th percentile 6.6–8°C). 18 of 5,895 checked values (0.3%) were excluded by quality control. Across 9 comparable years, mean wave height was below the same-month mean of 2.9 ft and mean wave period was below the same-month mean of 5.9 seconds.

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

Typical Significant Wave Height

1.7ft

Mean: 2.2 ft

P10–P90: 0.8 — 4 ft

Recorded extremes

0.4 — 9.9 ft

Mean Observed Wave Period

5.2secs

P10–P90: 3.4 — 6.9secs

Recorded extremes

1.7 — 18.2secs

Available for 740 of 743 hourly samples

Observed Wave Direction

ESE

Circular concentration: 55%

Mean Water Temperature

7.4°C

P10–P90: 6.6 — 8°C

Recorded extremes

6 — 8.4°C

Compared With Previous Marchs

Historical baseline from 12,325 observations across 9 years.

Wave Height: 2.2ft; 0.7ft below mean; Historical mean 2.854ft
Wave Period: 5.2s; 0.7s below mean; Historical mean 5.9s
Water Temperature: 7.4°C; 0.9°C above mean; Historical mean 6.5°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 Mar 2026Last observation shown Mar 2026
Metric	Mar 1	Mar 2	Mar 3	Mar 4	Mar 5	Mar 6	Mar 7	Mar 8	Mar 9	Mar 10	Mar 11	Mar 12	Mar 13	Mar 14	Mar 15	Mar 16	Mar 17	Mar 18	Mar 19	Mar 20	Mar 21	Mar 22	Mar 23	Mar 24	Mar 25	Mar 26	Mar 27	Mar 28	Mar 29	Mar 30	Mar 31
Mean significant wave height (ft)	4	3	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	5	4	1	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	2
Mean maximum wave height (ft)	6	5	2	3	2	1	2	2	1	2	5	9	7	2	5	3	4	2	1	2	3	3	1	5	5	6	4	3	4	4	2
Mean peak period (s)	6	5	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	3	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	8	5	6	9	6	6	5	6	6
Mean zero-crossing period (s)	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	5	4	3	4	4	4
Mean energy period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean wave power, kilowatts per metre	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean peak wave direction	SSEconcentration 81%	SSEconcentration 98%	ENEconcentration 76%	ENEconcentration 96%	Econcentration 84%	ENEconcentration 68%	NEconcentration 91%	Econcentration 96%	Econcentration 76%	Sconcentration 93%	SSEconcentration 90%	Sconcentration 99%	Sconcentration 99%	ENEconcentration 40%	SSEconcentration 62%	SSEconcentration 88%	SSEconcentration 98%	SEconcentration 95%	ESEconcentration 81%	ENEconcentration 89%	Econcentration 95%	ENEconcentration 95%	ENEconcentration 75%	Sconcentration 98%	Econcentration 41%	NEconcentration 98%	SEconcentration 49%	NEconcentration 69%	Variableconcentration 26%	ENEconcentration 55%	NEconcentration 98%
Mean directional spread (°)	30.7	30.3	42.0	37.2	46.1	50.4	40.1	42.2	46.1	33.4	31.7	20.0	25.6	41.6	28.7	40.6	29.1	41.9	49.3	38.7	41.3	38.5	51.2	25.9	43.8	37.9	32.2	38.8	33.8	45.5	46.1
Mean water temperature(°C)	6.4	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.4	7.4	7.5	7.5	7.6	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.8	7.9	7.9	8.0	8.0	8.0	7.9	7.9	7.8	7.8	7.8

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