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Morecambe Bay wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2025

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

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Period Summary

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In August 2025, Morecambe Bay recorded 1,486 wave buoy observations across 32 observed days, covering 103% of the 31-day calendar period. Average wave height was 2 ft (range 0.1–7.9 ft), wave period 3.2 seconds (2–6 seconds), and water temperature 18.4°C (17.1–20.2°C); wind data was unavailable.

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Average Wave Height

2ft
Observed range: 0.1 — 7.9ft

Average Wave period

3.2secs
Observed range: 2 — 6secs

Average Wave Direction

SW

Average Water temperature

18.4°C
Observed range: 17.1 — 20.2°C

Compared With Previous Augusts

Historical baseline from 8,008 observations across 11 years.

Wave Height
2ft
0.2ft below average
Historical average 2.2ft
Wave Period
3.2s
0.7s below average
Historical average 3.9s
Water Temperature
18.4°C
0.6°C above average
Historical average 17.8°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 Aug 2025last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
23WSW18.1
23W18.0
33SW18.1
54SW18.1
54SW17.4
23SW17.5
44SW17.6
44SW17.7
44SW17.6
13SW17.7
13SW18.2
03SSW18.5
13SW18.7
13SW19.0
13WSW19.1
12ESE19.3
12ESE19.5
12E19.5
12ENE19.4
12NE19.1
13W18.6
13SW18.4
13SSW18.3
03SSW18.4
13SSW18.5
34SW18.7
34SW18.5
34SW18.3
34SW18.1
33SW18.0
-5SW17.8
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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