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M2 wave buoy daily means for Aug 2007

Daily means from the M2 wave buoy for Aug 2007, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Period Summary

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727 wave-buoy observations covered all 31 days. Typical wave height was 2.6 ft (10th–90th percentile 1.3–4.9 ft), while mean zero-crossing wave period was 3.9 seconds (10th–90th percentile 3–5 seconds). Typical wind was 15 mph (10th–90th percentile 8.1–24.2 mph) and mean water temperature was 15°C (10th–90th percentile 14.6–15.4°C). All 3,627 checked values passed quality control.

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

Typical Significant Wave Height

2.6ft
Mean: 3 ft
P10–P90: 1.3 — 4.9 ft
Recorded extremes

0.7 — 8.5 ft

Mean Observed Wave Period

3.9secs
P10–P90: 3 — 5secs
Recorded extremes

3 — 6secs

Typical Observed Wind

W, 15mph
Mean: 15.8 mph
P10–P90: 8.1 — 24.2 mph
Recorded extremes

3.5 — 36.8 mph

Circular concentration: 41%

Available for 724 of 727 hourly samples

Mean Water Temperature

15°C
P10–P90: 14.6 — 15.4°C
Recorded extremes

14.3 — 16°C

Available for 726 of 727 hourly samples

Chart showing grouped wave observations for M2. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements. To open hourly observations, use a linked day name in the table.

About M2 wave buoy

M2 (WMO 62091) is part of the Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network, managed by the Marine Institute in collaboration with Met Éireann. Moored in the Irish Sea east of Ireland, it provides open-water context for the busy, relatively enclosed waters between the Irish and British coasts.

Its current data source reports wave height, wave period, wave direction, directional spread, wind conditions and sea temperature.

Metrics are rows; days run left to right.
M2 wave buoy daily means Aug 2007Last observation shown
Metric
Mean significant wave height (ft)2245433223333244357354422222233
Mean maximum wave height (ft)-------------------------------
Mean peak period (s)-------------------------------
Mean zero-crossing period (s)3345444434444444455444433434444
Mean peak wave direction-------------------------------
Mean wave direction-------------------------------
Mean directional spread (°)-------------------------------
Mean wind directionSWconcentration 95%Wconcentration 58%SSWconcentration 96%SSWconcentration 87%Variableconcentration 23%Wconcentration 91%NWconcentration 69%WSWconcentration 42%Sconcentration 97%SSWconcentration 95%Sconcentration 98%WSWconcentration 77%SWconcentration 85%ESEconcentration 48%NNWconcentration 95%Wconcentration 95%SWconcentration 78%SSWconcentration 60%NWconcentration 98%Nconcentration 30%Nconcentration 100%Nconcentration 99%Nconcentration 90%Wconcentration 57%WSWconcentration 77%NNWconcentration 84%NNWconcentration 65%NWconcentration 65%NWconcentration 90%WNWconcentration 96%Wconcentration 96%
Mean wind speed (mph)1212211919141310151518161812191817212616221615111411118141817
Mean water temperature(°C)15.214.815.015.115.014.914.915.015.215.615.515.215.215.214.814.814.714.714.714.714.714.914.915.014.815.015.014.914.814.814.8

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Wave metric colour key

Colours move through the scale as each number increases. They do not by themselves mean that conditions are good, safe or suitable for you.

Wave & swell height0–40+ ft
Wave & swell period0–22+ s
Wind speed0–75 mph

The displayed numbers remain the source of truth; colour is an additional visual cue.

What does buoy wave power mean?

kW/m means kilowatts of wave power per metre of wave crest. It describes the rate at which the observed sea state carries energy past the buoy.

Unlike the shore-directed forecast value, buoy wave power is the total power at the observation point. It is not projected towards a particular beach and does not predict breaking wave height.

In deep water, wave power can be calculated with:

P is approximately 0.49 times significant wave height squared times wave energy period.

P is power in kW/m, Hs is significant wave height in metres, and Te is wave energy period in seconds.

  • Provider-reported power is used when available.
  • Otherwise, a value is calculated only when both significant height and a genuine energy period are available. The ≈ symbol marks calculated values.
  • A dash is shown instead of substituting peak, Tm02, zero-crossing or other period measurements.
  • Daily and monthly figures use the mean of hourly-normalized observation power values; they are not calculated from mean height and period.

Wave direction, spectrum, water depth and local bathymetry still matter. Wave power is best read alongside height, period and direction rather than as a standalone surf-quality score.

The observation data displayed on this page is from the Met Éireann Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network.

Learn how SurfHog combines, checks and summarizes observations in the data and methodology notes.

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