Morecambe Bay wave buoy daily averages for May 2016
Daily averages from the Morecambe Bay wave buoy for May 2016, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn May 2016, Morecambe Bay recorded 507 wave buoy observations across 30 of 31 days. Average wave height was 1.4 ft and average wave period 3.8 seconds, while water temperature averaged 12.1°C; wind data were unavailable. Across two historical same-month years, the averages were 1.9 ft, 4.3 seconds and 12.5°C respectively.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 503 of 507 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Mays
Historical baseline from 1,210 observations across 2 years.
- Wave Height
- 1.4ft
- 0.5ft below average
- Historical average 1.9ft
- Wave Period
- 3.8s
- 0.5s below average
- Historical average 4.3s
- Water Temperature
- 12.1°C
- 0.4°C below average
- Historical average 12.5°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 Sun, May 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.