Morecambe Bay wave
buoy daily averages for Oct 2021 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.4 — 8.5 ft
Average Wave period
4 secs
2 — 6 secs
Average Wave Direction
SW
Average Water temperature
14 °C
11.7 — 16.1 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.8 | 3.8 | SSW | 12.3 | |
| 3.1 | 3.5 | SW | 12.6 | |
| 2.9 | 3.5 | SW | 12.9 | |
| 4.0 | 4.2 | SW | 12.9 | |
| 5.7 | 4.7 | SW | 13.1 | |
| 4.8 | 4.3 | SW | 12.8 | |
| 3.8 | 4.1 | SW | 12.5 | |
| 3.7 | 4.1 | SW | 12.6 | |
| 3.0 | 3.9 | SW | 12.8 | |
| 4.0 | 4.2 | SW | 13.1 | |
| 3.1 | 3.5 | SW | 13.5 | |
| 2.4 | 3.6 | SW | 14.0 | |
| 2.9 | 4 | SW | 14.0 | |
| 2.2 | 3.5 | SW | 13.8 | |
| 3.1 | 4 | SW | 13.7 | |
| 1.1 | 2.6 | SSW | 13.9 | |
| 1.3 | 3.6 | SW | 14.2 | |
| 3.7 | 3.9 | SW | 14.3 | |
| 1.8 | 3.1 | WSW | 14.6 | |
| 2.2 | 3.3 | SW | 14.6 | |
| 1.8 | 3.3 | SW | 14.8 | |
| 1.4 | 3 | SW | 14.8 | |
| 1.1 | 3.3 | SSW | 14.8 | |
| 1.6 | 4 | SSW | 14.5 | |
| 2.5 | 4 | SSW | 14.0 | |
| 2.1 | 3.5 | SW | 13.8 | |
| 2.8 | 3.1 | WNW | 14.0 | |
| 3.1 | 3.7 | SW | 14.3 | |
| 5.6 | 4.5 | SW | 14.8 | |
| 3.4 | 3.8 | SW | 15.2 | |
| 6.2 | 4.7 | SW | 15.8 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.