Sandown Bay wave buoy daily means for Mar 2005

Daily means from the Sandown Bay wave buoy for Mar 2005, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Thu, Mar 31, 2005, 23:30

Data available: Wed, Jul 16, 2003 to Sat, Aug 22, 2026

Monthly means for 2005

Period Summary

Hog Says

1,485 wave-buoy observations covered all 31 days. Typical wave height was 1.1 ft (10th–90th percentile 0.5–2.4 ft), while mean average of more than one wave period type was 6.9 seconds (10th–90th percentile 3.8–13.8 seconds). Mean water temperature was 6.1°C (10th–90th percentile 5–7.5°C). 18 of 5,827 checked values (0.3%) were excluded by quality control.

Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.

Typical Significant Wave Height

1.1ft

Mean: 1.3 ft

P10–P90: 0.5 — 2.4 ft

Recorded extremes

0.3 — 4.1 ft

Available for 738 of 743 hourly samples

Mean Observed Wave Period

6.9secs

P10–P90: 3.8 — 13.8secs

Recorded extremes

1.7 — 25secs

Available for 734 of 743 hourly samples

Observed Wave Direction

SSE

Circular concentration: 86%

Mean Water Temperature

6.1°C

P10–P90: 5 — 7.5°C

Recorded extremes

4.8 — 8°C

Available for 738 of 743 hourly samples

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About Sandown Bay wave buoy

Sandown Bay is a Channel Coastal Observatory National Network wave station off the east coast of the Isle of Wight. Its nearshore record represents conditions entering the bay between Culver Down and Dunnose, helping monitor a developed and erosion-sensitive frontage exposed to English Channel seas.

Its current data source reports wave height, wave period, wave direction, directional spread, wave power and sea temperature.

Sandown Bay wave buoy daily means Mar 2005Last observation shown Mar 2005
Metric	Mar 1	Mar 2	Mar 3	Mar 4	Mar 5	Mar 6	Mar 7	Mar 8	Mar 9	Mar 10	Mar 11	Mar 12	Mar 13	Mar 14	Mar 15	Mar 16	Mar 17	Mar 18	Mar 19	Mar 20	Mar 21	Mar 22	Mar 23	Mar 24	Mar 25	Mar 26	Mar 27	Mar 28	Mar 29	Mar 30	Mar 31
Mean significant wave height (ft)	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Mean maximum wave height (ft)	3	2	3	2	1	3	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	3	3	3	1	1	4	4	3	2	2	1	1	2	1	3	2	1
Mean peak period (s)	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	8	8	7	5	6	5	14	10	7	7	15	13	4	5	4	4	6	11	10	7	9	5	5	6
Mean zero-crossing period (s)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	5	4	4	4	3	4	4
Mean energy period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean wave power, kilowatts per metre	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean peak wave direction	Sconcentration 99%	SSEconcentration 64%	ESEconcentration 96%	Sconcentration 89%	Sconcentration 77%	ESEconcentration 98%	SSEconcentration 97%	SSEconcentration 97%	SSEconcentration 92%	SSEconcentration 94%	SSWconcentration 91%	Sconcentration 99%	Sconcentration 98%	Sconcentration 96%	Sconcentration 99%	Sconcentration 97%	Sconcentration 99%	Sconcentration 100%	Sconcentration 97%	ESEconcentration 100%	ESEconcentration 100%	SSEconcentration 93%	SSEconcentration 85%	SSEconcentration 93%	Sconcentration 99%	SSEconcentration 90%	SEconcentration 96%	SSEconcentration 97%	SEconcentration 90%	SSEconcentration 93%	Sconcentration 97%
Mean directional spread (°)	20.5	25.6	18.5	25.6	30.3	17.7	30.5	34.6	32.1	31.6	25.9	24.0	29.0	37.8	28.4	27.9	23.8	27.6	29.3	15.2	20.0	27.9	25.8	27.4	27.7	32.4	28.5	30.4	26.0	27.5	28.1
Mean water temperature(°C)	5.8	5.8	5.5	5.3	5.3	5.0	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.3	5.4	5.5	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.7	6.1	6.3	6.5	6.4	6.5	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.9	7.2	7.5	7.6	7.7	7.8

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