Morecambe Bay wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2016
Daily averages from the Morecambe Bay wave buoy for Apr 2016, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn April 2016, Morecambe Bay’s wave buoy recorded 352 observations across all 30 days. Average wave height was 2 ft, with a range of 0.3–7.2 ft, while the average wave period was 5.6 seconds, ranging from 2–13 seconds. Water temperature averaged 8.7°C, ranging from 7.7–10.6°C; no wind observations were available.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 345 of 352 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Aprils
Historical baseline from 1,353 observations across 2 years.
- Wave Height
- 2ft
- 0.4ft above average
- Historical average 1.6ft
- Wave Period
- 5.6s
- 0.6s above average
- Historical average 5s
- Water Temperature
- 8.7°C
- 1°C below average
- Historical average 9.7°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 Fri, Apr 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.