Morecambe Bay wave
buoy daily averages for Nov 2016 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.1 — 8 ft
Average Wave period
5 secs
2 — 25 secs
Average Wave Direction
WSW
Average Water temperature
10 °C
7 — 13.1 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.7 | 3.8 | SW | 7.9 | |
| 1.0 | 3.3 | SSW | 7.9 | |
| 0.5 | 4 | E | 8.1 | |
| 0.4 | 4.4 | ENE | 7.9 | |
| 0.4 | 4.7 | SW | 7.8 | |
| 0.6 | 2.8 | NE | 7.8 | |
| 0.7 | 2.7 | NE | 8.0 | |
| 0.9 | 3.4 | N | 8.1 | |
| 2.3 | 5.2 | WNW | 8.1 | |
| 2.1 | 7.3 | NE | 8.3 | |
| 1.0 | 3.2 | WNW | 8.9 | |
| 4.4 | 6.5 | SW | 9.5 | |
| 6.2 | 7.3 | SW | 10.1 | |
| 5.8 | 6.7 | SW | 10.6 | |
| 6.0 | 6.6 | SW | 10.8 | |
| 2.4 | 4.8 | SW | 10.8 | |
| 3.5 | 5.4 | SW | 10.2 | |
| 2.0 | 4.6 | SW | 9.8 | |
| 3.0 | 5.4 | SW | 9.5 | |
| 1.9 | 4.8 | SSW | 10.1 | |
| 4.4 | 6.4 | SW | 8.9 | |
| 1.7 | 6.1 | SW | 9.4 | |
| 1.0 | 3.2 | S | 9.5 | |
| 1.2 | 3 | NNW | 9.8 | |
| 2.6 | 4.9 | WNW | 10.3 | |
| 2.8 | 5.4 | WNW | 11.8 | |
| 3.9 | 6 | SW | 12.3 | |
| 2.9 | 4.5 | SW | 12.2 | |
| 1.5 | 4.7 | WSW | 12.5 | |
| 0.9 | 4.8 | SW | 12.7 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.