Morecambe Bay wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2015
Daily averages from the Morecambe Bay wave buoy for Aug 2015, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn August 2015, Morecambe Bay recorded 428 wave buoy observations across 32 observed days, equivalent to 103% of the 31-day calendar period. Average wave height was 2.1 ft and wave period 4.2 seconds, with ranges of 0.2–7.3 ft and 2–9 seconds; water temperature averaged 16.8°C, ranging from 15.8–18°C. Wind observations were unavailable.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 424 of 428 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Augusts
Historical baseline from 703 observations across 1 year.
- Wave Height
- 2.1ft
- 0.4ft below average
- Historical average 2.5ft
- Wave Period
- 4.2s
- 0.5s below average
- Historical average 4.7s
- Water Temperature
- 16.8°C
- 1°C below average
- Historical average 17.8°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.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Sat, Aug 1, 2015
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.