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.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn 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.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Available for 1,439 of 1,440 observations
Average Wave period
Available for 1,439 of 1,440 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
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.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Wed, Apr 1, 2026
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.