M2 wave buoy daily means for Oct 2022

Daily means from the M2 wave buoy for Oct 2022, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Mon, Oct 31, 2022, 23:00

Data available: Thu, May 3, 2001 to Sat, Aug 22, 2026

Monthly means for 2022

Period Summary

Hog Says

737 wave-buoy observations covered all 31 days. Typical wave height was 5.1 ft (10th–90th percentile 2.3–8.5 ft), while mean peak wave period was 6.4 seconds (10th–90th percentile 3.9–9.6 seconds). Typical wind was 20.4 mph (10th–90th percentile 10.2–27.9 mph) and mean water temperature was 14.6°C (10th–90th percentile 14.2–15°C). 1 of 4,422 checked values (0%) were excluded by quality control. Across 12 comparable years, mean wave height was above the same-month mean of 4.2 ft and mean wave period was above the same-month mean of 5.6 seconds.

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Typical Significant Wave Height

5.1ft

Mean: 5.3 ft

P10–P90: 2.3 — 8.5 ft

Recorded extremes

1 — 11.8 ft

Mean Observed Wave Period

6.4secs

P10–P90: 3.9 — 9.6secs

Recorded extremes

2.6 — 12.8secs

Available for 736 of 737 hourly samples

Typical Observed Wind

SSW, 20.4mph

Mean: 19.7 mph

P10–P90: 10.2 — 27.9 mph

Recorded extremes

2.1 — 41.8 mph

Circular concentration: 60%

Mean Water Temperature

14.6°C

P10–P90: 14.2 — 15°C

Recorded extremes

14 — 15.1°C

Compared With Previous Octobers

Historical baseline from 8,177 observations across 12 years.

Wave Height: 5.3ft; 1.1ft above mean; Historical mean 4.199ft
Wave Period: 6.4s; 0.8s above mean; Historical mean 5.6s
Water Temperature: 14.6°C; 0.5°C above mean; Historical mean 14.1°C

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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.

M2 wave buoy daily means Oct 2022Last observation shown Oct 2022
Metric	Oct 1	Oct 2	Oct 3	Oct 4	Oct 5	Oct 6	Oct 7	Oct 8	Oct 9	Oct 10	Oct 11	Oct 12	Oct 13	Oct 14	Oct 15	Oct 16	Oct 17	Oct 18	Oct 19	Oct 20	Oct 21	Oct 22	Oct 23	Oct 24	Oct 25	Oct 26	Oct 27	Oct 28	Oct 29	Oct 30	Oct 31
Mean significant wave height (ft)	4	3	4	7	6	6	6	3	7	4	3	5	2	3	6	5	9	3	8	5	6	6	3	4	5	9	7	7	6	8	7
Mean maximum wave height (ft)	6	4	5	11	8	8	9	5	11	6	3	7	3	3	8	7	12	4	12	7	9	9	5	6	7	13	9	11	9	13	11
Mean peak period (s)	4	4	5	7	6	6	6	4	7	5	4	6	5	4	6	5	7	6	7	9	10	9	6	10	7	8	7	7	7	7	7
Mean zero-crossing period (s)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	3	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5
Mean peak wave direction	WSWconcentration 94%	Wconcentration 73%	Sconcentration 95%	Sconcentration 100%	SSWconcentration 79%	Sconcentration 95%	SSWconcentration 73%	WSWconcentration 77%	Sconcentration 92%	WNWconcentration 94%	WSWconcentration 71%	SSWconcentration 83%	SSEconcentration 67%	SSWconcentration 76%	Sconcentration 99%	Sconcentration 82%	Sconcentration 97%	SSEconcentration 72%	ENEconcentration 99%	SEconcentration 56%	Sconcentration 95%	Sconcentration 99%	SSEconcentration 87%	Sconcentration 99%	Sconcentration 98%	Sconcentration 99%	Sconcentration 98%	Sconcentration 99%	SSEconcentration 87%	Sconcentration 99%	Sconcentration 100%
Mean wave direction	SWconcentration 99%	WSWconcentration 78%	Sconcentration 98%	Sconcentration 100%	SSWconcentration 90%	SSWconcentration 98%	SSWconcentration 85%	WSWconcentration 83%	Sconcentration 95%	WNWconcentration 97%	WSWconcentration 65%	SSWconcentration 91%	SSEconcentration 65%	SSWconcentration 94%	Sconcentration 99%	Sconcentration 86%	Sconcentration 98%	SSEconcentration 77%	ENEconcentration 100%	SEconcentration 84%	SSEconcentration 98%	Sconcentration 100%	SSEconcentration 95%	Sconcentration 99%	Sconcentration 98%	Sconcentration 99%	Sconcentration 100%	Sconcentration 99%	SSEconcentration 93%	Sconcentration 100%	Sconcentration 100%
Mean directional spread (°)	59.5	42.3	47.3	27.0	41.1	40.9	39.2	52.2	35.5	58.4	51.9	40.9	51.4	55.0	38.5	49.0	28.3	45.5	27.2	28.8	29.0	32.5	51.5	25.2	41.9	26.6	36.5	34.1	40.5	30.2	31.9
Mean wind direction	WSWconcentration 98%	Wconcentration 83%	Sconcentration 99%	SSWconcentration 99%	WSWconcentration 88%	SWconcentration 97%	WSWconcentration 84%	WSWconcentration 80%	SSWconcentration 78%	WNWconcentration 99%	SWconcentration 89%	WSWconcentration 71%	SSWconcentration 74%	WSWconcentration 92%	SWconcentration 95%	SSWconcentration 45%	SWconcentration 91%	ESEconcentration 57%	Econcentration 98%	SEconcentration 89%	ESEconcentration 90%	SSWconcentration 98%	SSEconcentration 76%	SWconcentration 93%	Sconcentration 84%	Sconcentration 92%	Sconcentration 97%	Sconcentration 81%	SSEconcentration 84%	Sconcentration 98%	SSEconcentration 88%
Mean wind speed (mph)	19	13	18	21	22	22	23	17	26	17	15	18	11	13	25	21	26	12	25	11	18	21	13	15	20	28	22	26	23	26	23
Mean water temperature(°C)	14.8	14.9	14.9	14.7	14.6	14.5	14.4	14.3	14.3	14.2	14.2	14.2	14.2	14.2	14.3	14.3	14.3	14.3	14.3	14.3	14.6	14.8	14.9	14.9	14.9	14.9	14.9	15.0	15.0	15.0	15.0

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