Morecambe Bay wave buoy observations on Tue, Jul 18, 2017

Hourly readings from the Morecambe Bay wave buoy for Tue, Jul 18, 2017, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Wed, Jul 19, 2017, 00:00

Oldest observation available Sun, Nov 3, 2013

Daily averages for Jul 2017

Period Summary

Hog Says

On 18 July 2017, Morecambe Bay recorded 18 wave buoy observations across two observed days, with 75% day coverage. Wave heights averaged 0.9 ft, ranging from 0.2 to 1.6 ft, while wave periods averaged 2.8 seconds and ranged from 2 to 6 seconds. Water temperatures averaged 18°C, from 17.4 to 20.4°C; no wind observations were supplied.

Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.

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.

Morecambe Bay wave buoy hourly observations Tue, Jul 18, 2017last observation shown Wed, Jul 19, 2017
Hour	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Tue 01:00	-	-	-	-
Tue 02:00	1	3	WSW	18.6
Tue 03:00	1	6	E	17.7
Tue 04:00	1	3	SW	17.9
Tue 05:00	0	4	SW	17.9
Tue 06:00	1	2	N	17.4
Tue 07:00	1	2	NNE	17.9
Tue 08:00	1	2	N	17.4
Tue 09:00	1	2	NNE	18.5
Tue 10:00	0	2	NE	17.6
Tue 11:00	0	2	NE	17.6
Tue 12:00	-	-	-	-
Tue 13:00	-	-	-	-
Tue 14:00	-	-	-	-
Tue 15:00	-	-	-	-
Tue 16:00	-	-	-	-
Tue 17:00	0	4	SW	17.7
Tue 18:00	1	3	E	18.0
Tue 19:00	2	3	E	20.4
Tue 20:00	2	3	ESE	18.5
Tue 21:00	1	2	E	17.8
Tue 22:00	2	2	ESE	17.8
Tue 23:00	2	2	ESE	17.9
Wed 00:00	2	3	E	17.9

The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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