Morecambe Bay wave buoy daily averages for Mar 2016
Daily averages from the Morecambe Bay wave buoy for Mar 2016, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn March 2016, Morecambe Bay recorded 396 wave buoy observations across all 31 days. Average wave height was 1.7 ft, ranging from 0.2 to 7.8 ft, while wave periods averaged 5.3 seconds and ranged from 2 to 20 seconds. Water temperature averaged 7°C, ranging from 5.5 to 8°C; no wind observations were supplied.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 388 of 396 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Marchs
Historical baseline from 1,213 observations across 2 years.
- Wave Height
- 1.7ft
- 0.6ft below average
- Historical average 2.3ft
- Wave Period
- 5.3s
- 0.4s below average
- Historical average 5.7s
- Water Temperature
- 7°C
- In line with the historical average
- Historical average 7°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 Tue, Mar 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.