Morecambe Bay wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2017 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.2 — 9.5 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
2 — 20 secs
Average Wave Direction
SW
Average Water temperature
6 °C
4.9 — 7.7 °C
About Morecambe Bay wave buoy
Morecambe Bay (CCO station 105) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 53.9887°N, 3.0657°W. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | SSE | 5.4 | |
| 1 | 3 | E | 5.5 | |
| 2 | 5 | WSW | 5.4 | |
| 2 | 6 | SW | 5.1 | |
| 2 | 9 | SSW | 5.3 | |
| 3 | 8 | SSW | 5.7 | |
| 3 | 6 | SW | 6.1 | |
| 2 | 5 | SW | 6.0 | |
| 1 | 7 | SW | 6.2 | |
| 1 | 6 | SSW | 6.4 | |
| 1 | 8 | SSE | 6.6 | |
| 1 | 12 | SSW | 6.8 | |
| 1 | 4 | SSW | 6.8 | |
| 1 | 4 | SW | 6.8 | |
| 1 | 4 | SW | 6.8 | |
| 2 | 5 | SW | 6.7 | |
| 4 | 6 | SW | 6.4 | |
| 4 | 6 | SW | 6.3 | |
| 5 | 7 | SW | 6.7 | |
| 5 | 7 | SW | 7.0 | |
| 8 | 7 | SW | 7.3 | |
| 5 | 7 | SW | 7.4 | |
| 6 | 7 | SW | 6.8 | |
| 1 | 6 | SW | 6.3 | |
| 1 | 7 | SW | 6.1 | |
| 3 | 6 | SW | 6.3 | |
| 1 | 8 | SSW | 6.6 | |
| 3 | 6 | SW | 6.9 | |
| 4 | 5 | WSW | 6.9 | |
| 1 | 3 | NW | 6.9 | |
| 3 | 5 | NW | 7.2 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.