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Morecambe Bay wave buoy daily averages for Mar 2026

Daily averages from the Morecambe Bay wave buoy for Mar 2026, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Morecambe Bay wave buoy observations for March 2026 covered 32 observed days, with 1,486 observations. Average wave height was 2.6 ft, ranging from 0.1 to 9.7 ft, and average wave period was 3.7 seconds, ranging from 2 to 6 seconds; water temperature averaged 7.8°C, from 6.8 to 9.4°C. Wind measurements were unavailable.

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Average Wave Height

2.6ft
Observed range: 0.1 — 9.7ft

Average Wave period

3.7secs
Observed range: 2 — 6secs

Average Wave Direction

SW

Average Water temperature

7.8°C
Observed range: 6.8 — 9.4°C

Compared With Previous Marchs

Historical baseline from 7,809 observations across 11 years.

Wave Height
2.6ft
0.5ft above average
Historical average 2.1ft
Wave Period
3.7s
0.9s below average
Historical average 4.6s
Water Temperature
7.8°C
0.7°C above average
Historical average 7.1°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 Mar 2026last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
34SW7.3
34SW7.4
14SSW7.3
13SSW7.4
13SW7.5
13SW7.5
13SW7.4
14SW7.4
13SW7.4
34SW7.5
54SW7.7
75SW7.8
65SW7.5
23SW7.6
44SW7.6
54SW7.5
45SW7.8
14SW8.2
14SSW8.4
03SSW8.5
04SSW8.6
13SW8.5
13SW8.4
65SW8.5
54SW8.1
23SW8.0
34SW8.1
44SW8.1
54SW8.0
44SW8.0
13SW8.3
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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