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Morecambe Bay wave buoy daily averages for May 2015

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

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In May 2015, Morecambe Bay recorded 475 wave observations across 25 of 31 days. Average wave height was 2.4 ft and average wave period 4.6 seconds, while water temperature averaged 11.5°C from 471 observations; wind data was unavailable.

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Average Wave Height

2.4ft
Observed range: 0.2 — 6.9ft

Average Wave period

4.6secs
Observed range: 2 — 13secs

Available for 473 of 475 observations

Average Wave Direction

SW

Average Water temperature

11.5°C
Observed range: 9.1 — 19°C

Available for 471 of 475 observations

Compared With Previous Mays

Historical baseline from 735 observations across 1 year.

Wave Height
2.4ft
0.9ft above average
Historical average 1.5ft
Wave Period
4.6s
0.6s above average
Historical average 4s
Water Temperature
11.5°C
1.6°C below average
Historical average 13.1°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 May 2015last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
13ENE10.0
23E9.5
24SE9.7
35SW10.3
46SW10.2
46SW10.1
25SW10.1
15S10.5
35SW10.3
25SW10.5
46SW11.5
56SW12.1
14SW11.9
13E12.5
18SSW12.8
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13WSW12.5
24WSW12.4
24WSW12.8
34W13.2
35WSW13.8
46SW12.8
35WSW12.8
25SW13.4
45SSW12.9
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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