Sandown Bay wave buoy daily means for Mar 2006

Daily means from the Sandown Bay wave buoy for Mar 2006, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Fri, Mar 31, 2006, 23:30

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

Monthly means for 2006

Period Summary

Hog Says

1,486 wave-buoy observations covered all 31 days. Typical wave height was 2.4 ft (10th–90th percentile 0.9–3.9 ft), while mean average of more than one wave period type was 6.3 seconds (10th–90th percentile 4.1–11.1 seconds). Mean water temperature was 5.7°C (10th–90th percentile 5.3–6.4°C). 6 of 5,909 checked values (0.1%) were excluded by quality control.

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

Typical Significant Wave Height

2.4ft

Mean: 2.4 ft

P10–P90: 0.9 — 3.9 ft

Recorded extremes

0.4 — 6.3 ft

Mean Observed Wave Period

6.3secs

P10–P90: 4.1 — 11.1secs

Recorded extremes

1.9 — 18.2secs

Available for 742 of 743 hourly samples

Observed Wave Direction

SSE

Circular concentration: 86%

Mean Water Temperature

5.7°C

P10–P90: 5.3 — 6.4°C

Recorded extremes

5 — 7.2°C

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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 2006Last observation shown Mar 2006
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)	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	2	2	1	3	4	2	1	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	3	2	3	3
Mean maximum wave height (ft)	2	1	2	1	1	1	4	3	3	3	2	4	6	3	2	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	3	3	5	4	3	5	4
Mean peak period (s)	6	9	5	13	7	6	6	5	9	13	9	5	5	6	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	6	5	7	6	6	6
Mean zero-crossing period (s)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Mean energy period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean wave power, kilowatts per metre	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean peak wave direction	Sconcentration 99%	Sconcentration 98%	SEconcentration 94%	Sconcentration 95%	Sconcentration 98%	Sconcentration 97%	Sconcentration 97%	Sconcentration 97%	Sconcentration 99%	Sconcentration 99%	SSEconcentration 89%	SEconcentration 98%	SSEconcentration 98%	SSEconcentration 96%	SEconcentration 87%	ESEconcentration 99%	ESEconcentration 99%	ESEconcentration 99%	ESEconcentration 99%	ESEconcentration 99%	ESEconcentration 99%	ESEconcentration 99%	ESEconcentration 99%	SEconcentration 97%	SSWconcentration 99%	Sconcentration 97%	Sconcentration 98%	Sconcentration 100%	Sconcentration 97%	Sconcentration 99%	Sconcentration 99%
Mean directional spread (°)	26.2	34.6	27.8	35.7	28.2	24.5	20.6	22.0	22.5	26.0	28.9	24.4	22.8	25.9	28.2	20.9	18.3	16.9	18.5	18.5	17.3	16.2	17.7	24.2	21.2	24.7	22.3	22.8	25.4	24.1	23.8
Mean water temperature(°C)	5.7	5.6	5.5	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.6	5.8	5.9	5.8	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.6	5.4	5.3	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.3	5.2	5.3	5.6	5.9	6.0	6.3	6.5	6.6	6.8

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