Morecambe Bay wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2020 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.2 — 9.1 ft
Average Wave period
4 secs
2 — 14 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSW
Average Water temperature
18 °C
15.7 — 20.5 °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 | SSW | 16.4 | |
| 1 | 4 | WSW | 16.4 | |
| 1 | 3 | N | 16.5 | |
| 2 | 3 | NNE | 16.9 | |
| 1 | 3 | SSW | 17.2 | |
| 4 | 6 | SW | 17.3 | |
| 3 | 5 | S | 17.4 | |
| 2 | 5 | SW | 17.5 | |
| 3 | 5 | SW | 17.6 | |
| 4 | 6 | SW | 17.8 | |
| 5 | 7 | SSW | 18.3 | |
| 3 | 7 | SSW | 18.6 | |
| 1 | 3 | SSE | 18.6 | |
| 2 | 4 | SSW | 18.8 | |
| 1 | 3 | SSW | 19.0 | |
| 1 | 2 | NE | 19.2 | |
| 1 | 3 | ESE | 19.3 | |
| 1 | 4 | SE | 19.4 | |
| 1 | 2 | NE | 19.2 | |
| 1 | 3 | W | 18.8 | |
| 1 | 4 | WNW | 18.3 | |
| 1 | 3 | NNE | 17.9 | |
| 1 | 3 | ENE | 17.6 | |
| 1 | 3 | WSW | 17.4 | |
| 1 | 5 | SW | 17.1 | |
| 1 | 6 | SW | 16.8 | |
| 4 | 6 | SW | 16.6 | |
| 4 | 6 | SW | 16.8 | |
| 1 | 4 | SW | 17.0 | |
| 2 | 5 | SW | 16.9 | |
| 3 | 5 | SW | 16.8 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.