Morecambe Bay wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2018 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.2 — 7.2 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
2 — 18 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSW
Average Water temperature
8 °C
5.8 — 9.9 °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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | NNW | 9.6 | |
| 1 | 4 | NE | 9.7 | |
| 1 | 6 | WSW | 9.9 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSW | 9.7 | |
| 4 | 6 | SW | 9.7 | |
| 3 | 5 | SW | 9.8 | |
| 3 | 5 | SW | 10.0 | |
| 4 | 5 | SW | 10.0 | |
| 2 | 4 | SW | 9.7 | |
| 0 | 8 | SW | 9.4 | |
| 1 | 5 | SW | 9.0 | |
| 1 | 8 | SSW | 9.0 | |
| 2 | 6 | SSW | 8.8 | |
| 3 | 7 | SSW | 8.5 | |
| 2 | 6 | SW | 8.3 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSE | 8.0 | |
| 1 | 5 | SW | 7.9 | |
| 1 | 7 | SW | 7.6 | |
| 1 | 3 | NE | 7.6 | |
| 1 | 3 | NE | 7.5 | |
| 2 | 4 | NE | 7.3 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSW | 7.3 | |
| 1 | 10 | SW | 7.0 | |
| 1 | 10 | SW | 6.9 | |
| 2 | 6 | S | 6.7 | |
| 1 | 5 | SW | 6.5 | |
| 1 | 7 | SW | 6.4 | |
| 1 | 8 | SW | 6.3 | |
| 2 | 4 | E | 6.2 | |
| 1 | 3 | E | 6.4 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.