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Morecambe Bay wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2026

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

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Period Summary

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In April 2026, Morecambe Bay recorded 1,440 wave buoy observations across 31 observed days, with average wave height of 2 ft and period of 3.4 seconds. Wave heights ranged from 0.1 to 12.6 ft, periods from 2 to 8 seconds, and water temperature averaged 10°C, ranging from 8.3°C to 12.8°C; no wind figures were recorded. Over the previous 12 Aprils, average wave height was 1.6 ft, period 4 seconds and water temperature 9.6°C.

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Average Wave Height

2ft
Observed range: 0.1 — 12.6ft

Available for 1,439 of 1,440 observations

Average Wave period

3.4secs
Observed range: 2 — 8secs

Available for 1,439 of 1,440 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

10°C
Observed range: 8.3 — 12.8°C

Compared With Previous Aprils

Historical baseline from 8,633 observations across 12 years.

Wave Height
2ft
0.4ft above average
Historical average 1.6ft
Wave Period
3.4s
0.6s below average
Historical average 4s
Water Temperature
10°C
0.4°C above average
Historical average 9.6°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 Apr 2026last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
23SW8.5
13SW8.6
44SW8.7
34SSW8.6
-5SW8.4
13SSW8.5
13SSW8.9
14SSW9.2
24SW9.4
34SW9.4
54SW9.3
55SW9.4
13SW9.6
23S9.7
34SW10.1
34SW10.3
34SSW10.6
34SW10.5
13WSW10.5
13SSW10.6
13ENE10.7
23ENE10.5
12E10.6
14SSW10.9
15SSW11.2
13S11.4
13W11.6
13ENE11.8
13ENE11.8
13E11.9
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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