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Morecambe Bay wave buoy daily averages for Mar 2015

Daily averages from the Morecambe Bay wave buoy for Mar 2015, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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In March 2015, Morecambe Bay recorded 648 wave buoy observations across 29 of 31 days (94% coverage). Average wave height was 2.4 ft and period 5.7 seconds, while water temperature averaged 6.5°C; wind figures were unavailable. Historical same-month data covered one year, with averages of 2.1 ft, 5.6 seconds and 7.6°C respectively.

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Average Wave Height

2.4ft
Observed range: 0.1 — 9.3ft

Available for 647 of 648 observations

Average Wave period

5.7secs
Observed range: 2 — 17secs

Available for 631 of 648 observations

Average Wave Direction

SW

Average Water temperature

6.5°C
Observed range: 5.3 — 11.5°C

Compared With Previous Marchs

Historical baseline from 565 observations across 1 year.

Wave Height
2.4ft
0.3ft above average
Historical average 2.1ft
Wave Period
5.7s
0.1s above average
Historical average 5.6s
Water Temperature
6.5°C
1.1°C below average
Historical average 7.6°C

Chart showing grouped wave observations for Morecambe Bay. 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 Morecambe Bay wave buoy

Morecambe Bay is a Datawell Directional WaveRider station off the Lancashire coast. First deployed in June 2011, it measures waves in the shallow, strongly tidal eastern Irish Sea outside the bay. Available observations include wave height, period and direction, sea temperature and calculated wave power.

Morecambe Bay wave buoy daily averages Mar 2015last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
68SW6.3
68SW5.8
67SW5.6
47SW5.8
35SW5.9
47SW6.1
-8SW6.4
36SW6.8
35SSW6.2
36SW6.3
25S6.4
24S6.3
14W6.4
15ENE6.4
12ENE6.2
111SSW6.4
010SSW6.2
09SW6.2
05SW6.7
14SW6.5
14SW6.9
13SSW7.0
25SW7.1
25SW7.1
14SW7.2
46SW7.3
25WSW7.1
35SSW7.4
57SW8.0
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The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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