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Morecambe Bay wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2018last observation shownData available: to Monthly averages for

Average Wave Height

2ft
0.3 — 7.3ft

Average Wave period

5secs
2 — 10secs

Average Wave Direction

SW

Average Water temperature

18°C
15.6 — 20°C

Chart showing grouped wave observations for Morecambe Bay. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements.

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.

Morecambe Bay wave buoy daily averages Aug 2018last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
35SW18.4
35SW18.7
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24WSW18.9
14WSW18.9
24SW18.7
14SW18.6
24SW18.3
14SW18.0
15SSW18.1
24WSW18.1
24SW18.0
46SW17.8
46SW17.6
46SW17.3
45SW17.2
35SW17.3
16SW17.5
14SW17.7
35SW17.8
34WSW17.5
57SW17.0
25SW16.7
34SSW16.4
46SW16.2
24SW16.3
24SW16.3
14SW16.3
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Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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