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Morecambe Bay wave buoy daily averages for May 2025

Daily averages from the Morecambe Bay wave buoy for May 2025, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Period Summary

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In May 2025, Morecambe Bay’s wave buoy recorded 1,492 observations across 32 observed days, representing 103% coverage of the 31-day calendar period. Average wave height was 1.5 ft, ranging from 0.1 to 8.9 ft, while the average wave period was 2.9 seconds, ranging from 2 to 7 seconds; water temperature averaged 14.1°C, from 11.2 to 16.6°C. Wind observations were unavailable, and across the previous 10 same-month periods, average wave height was 1.5 ft, wave period 3.8 seconds and water temperature 12.6°C.

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Average Wave Height

1.5ft
Observed range: 0.1 — 8.9ft

Average Wave period

2.9secs
Observed range: 2 — 7secs

Average Wave Direction

SW

Average Water temperature

14.1°C
Observed range: 11.2 — 16.6°C

Compared With Previous Mays

Historical baseline from 7,342 observations across 10 years.

Wave Height
1.5ft
In line with the historical average
Historical average 1.5ft
Wave Period
2.9s
0.9s below average
Historical average 3.8s
Water Temperature
14.1°C
1.5°C above average
Historical average 12.6°C

Chart showing grouped wave observations for Morecambe Bay. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements. To open hourly observations, use a linked day name in the table.

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 daily averages May 2025last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
13WSW12.4
13WSW12.6
23W12.6
12NE12.8
13N12.7
13WSW12.8
12W13.1
12ENE13.1
03SSW13.3
13S13.4
13SSE13.6
12E14.1
12ENE14.2
12ENE14.3
13NE14.2
12NNE14.3
12WNW14.5
12NE14.7
13NNW14.9
13WNW15.2
13W15.4
13WNW15.4
13SSW15.4
44SW15.2
54SW14.7
54SW14.1
34SW14.0
14SW14.3
44SW14.5
34SW14.8
34SW15.4
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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