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Rhyl Flats wave buoy daily averages for May 2016 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0.3 — 3.9 ft

Average Wave period

4 secs
2 — 11 secs

Average Wave Direction

NNW

Average Water temperature

12 °C
9.3 — 14.7 °C
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About Rhyl Flats wave buoy

Rhyl Flats (CCO station 100) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 53.3817°N, 3.6009°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.

Rhyl Flats wave buoy daily averages May 2016 last observation shown May 2016
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wave Direction Water Temp (°C)
3 5 NNW 13.8
1 4 NNW 13.6
1 3 NNE 13.2
1 3 ENE 12.8
1 4 NNE 12.6
1 4 NNW 12.5
2 4 N 12.5
1 3 NNE 12.6
2 4 NW 12.5
1 3 WNW 12.4
2 3 WSW 12.3
2 4 W 12.3
2 4 WNW 12.2
2 4 WNW 12.2
1 3 W 12.5
2 4 NNW 12.1
2 4 NW 11.9
2 4 N 11.5
2 5 N 11.4
2 5 N 11.2
2 4 N 10.8
2 4 N 10.7
1 4 NNE 10.6
1 4 NE 10.4
1 4 NNW 10.2
1 4 NNW 10.1
1 4 WNW 10.1
2 4 WSW 9.8
3 5 WNW 9.6
3 4 W 9.5
2 4 SW 9.3
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme .

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