Newbiggin wave buoy daily averages for Mar 2018 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
7 ft
0.7 — 45.9 ft
Average Wave period
9 secs
3 — 25 secs
Average Wave Direction
ENE
Average Water temperature
5 °C
3.7 — 6.1 °C
About Newbiggin wave buoy
Newbiggin (CCO station 110) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 55.1855°N, 1.4781°W. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 8 | E | 5.3 | |
| 8 | 8 | ENE | 5.4 | |
| 7 | 10 | ENE | 5.3 | |
| 5 | 9 | ENE | 5.2 | |
| 5 | 10 | ENE | 5.3 | |
| 2 | 12 | NE | 5.4 | |
| 1 | 9 | NE | 5.2 | |
| 1 | 6 | ESE | 5.3 | |
| 3 | 5 | SE | 4.9 | |
| 1 | 11 | NE | 4.9 | |
| 3 | 12 | NE | 4.6 | |
| 6 | 10 | NE | 4.5 | |
| 8 | 9 | E | 4.3 | |
| 16 | 11 | E | 4.5 | |
| 17 | 11 | ENE | 4.8 | |
| 17 | 12 | ENE | 4.9 | |
| 13 | 10 | E | 4.8 | |
| 6 | 8 | ENE | 4.9 | |
| 5 | 11 | NE | 5.2 | |
| 6 | 10 | ENE | 5.0 | |
| 5 | 9 | ENE | 5.0 | |
| 5 | 7 | E | 4.7 | |
| 2 | 7 | ENE | 4.6 | |
| 2 | 7 | ENE | 4.4 | |
| 4 | 8 | ENE | 4.4 | |
| 8 | 9 | ENE | 4.4 | |
| 6 | 8 | E | 4.3 | |
| 7 | 8 | E | 4.2 | |
| 11 | 10 | E | 4.2 | |
| 16 | 11 | E | 4.4 | |
| 20 | 12 | ENE | 4.6 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.