Lowestoft wave buoy observations on Tue, May 19, 2026
Hourly readings from the Lowestoft wave buoy for Tue, May 19, 2026, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
Programmatically generated summary. Hog Says48 wave-buoy observations were recorded during the day. Typical wave height was 3.4 ft (10th–90th percentile 2.2–5.3 ft), while mean peak wave period was 5.2 seconds (10th–90th percentile 4–6 seconds). Mean water temperature was 11.9°C (10th–90th percentile 11.8–12.2°C). All 192 checked values passed quality control.
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for Tue, May 19, 2026
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.
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| Significant wave height (ft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Maximum wave height (ft) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Peak period (s) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Zero-crossing period (s) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Energy period (s) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wave power, kilowatts per metre | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Peak wave direction | SSE | S | SSE | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S |
| Directional spread (°) | 28.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 32.0 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 42.0 | 43.0 | 38.0 | 43.0 | 37.0 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 30.0 | 28.0 | 24.0 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 25.0 | 23.0 | 19.0 | 24.0 | 23.0 | 17.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 28.0 | 32.0 | 24.0 | 28.0 | 27.0 | 35.0 | 27.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 22.0 | 27.0 | 22.0 | 29.0 | 27.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 |
| Water temperature(°C) | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 12.1 |
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