Morecambe Bay wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2016
Daily averages from the Morecambe Bay wave buoy for Aug 2016, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn August 2016, Morecambe Bay recorded 357 observations across all 31 days. Average wave height was 2.4 ft, with a range of 0.2–9.3 ft, while wave periods averaged 4.7 seconds and ranged from 2–14 seconds; water temperature averaged 17.3°C, ranging from 16.2–18.4°C. Wind figures were unavailable, and the two-year same-month averages were 2.3 ft for wave height, 4.6 seconds for wave period and 17.5°C for water temperature.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 351 of 357 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Augusts
Historical baseline from 1,131 observations across 2 years.
- Wave Height
- 2.4ft
- 0.1ft above average
- Historical average 2.3ft
- Wave Period
- 4.7s
- 0.1s above average
- Historical average 4.6s
- Water Temperature
- 17.3°C
- 0.2°C below average
- Historical average 17.5°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 Mon, Aug 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.