Morecambe Bay wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2016
Daily averages from the Morecambe Bay wave buoy for Jan 2016, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn January 2016, Morecambe Bay recorded 272 wave buoy observations across all 31 days. Average wave height was 2.9 ft, ranging from 0.5 to 9.4 ft, while wave periods averaged 7.1 seconds and water temperature averaged 7.1°C; wind observations were unavailable. Across two historical same-month datasets, average wave height was 3.4 ft, wave period 5.8 seconds and water temperature 6.3°C.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Available for 269 of 272 observations
Average Wave period
Available for 265 of 272 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Januarys
Historical baseline from 1,416 observations across 2 years.
- Wave Height
- 2.9ft
- 0.5ft below average
- Historical average 3.4ft
- Wave Period
- 7.1s
- 1.3s above average
- Historical average 5.8s
- Water Temperature
- 7.1°C
- 0.8°C above average
- Historical average 6.3°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 Fri, Jan 1, 2016
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.