Sandown Bay wave buoy daily means for Oct 2013

Daily means from the Sandown Bay wave buoy for Oct 2013, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Thu, Oct 31, 2013, 23:30

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

Monthly means for 2013

Period Summary

Hog Says

1,490 wave-buoy observations covered all 31 days. Typical wave height was 2 ft (10th–90th percentile 0.6–4.2 ft), while mean average of more than one wave period type was 5.5 seconds (10th–90th percentile 3.8–7 seconds). Mean water temperature was 15.9°C (10th–90th percentile 15.2–16.9°C). 7 of 5,925 checked values (0.1%) were excluded by quality control. Across 3 comparable years, mean wave height was above the same-month mean of 2 ft and mean wave period was the same as the same-month mean of 5.5 seconds.

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

Typical Significant Wave Height

2ft

Mean: 2.2 ft

P10–P90: 0.6 — 4.2 ft

Recorded extremes

0.3 — 8.9 ft

Mean Observed Wave Period

5.5secs

P10–P90: 3.8 — 7secs

Recorded extremes

1.7 — 15.4secs

Available for 744 of 745 hourly samples

Observed Wave Direction

SSE

Circular concentration: 86%

Mean Water Temperature

15.9°C

P10–P90: 15.2 — 16.9°C

Recorded extremes

14.6 — 17.1°C

Compared With Previous Octobers

Historical baseline from 4,461 observations across 3 years.

Wave Height: 2.2ft; 0.2ft above mean; Historical mean 2.001ft
Wave Period: 5.5s; In line with the historical mean; Historical mean 5.5s
Water Temperature: 15.9°C; 0.7°C above mean; Historical mean 15.2°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 Oct 2013Last observation shown Oct 2013
Metric	Oct 1	Oct 2	Oct 3	Oct 4	Oct 5	Oct 6	Oct 7	Oct 8	Oct 9	Oct 10	Oct 11	Oct 12	Oct 13	Oct 14	Oct 15	Oct 16	Oct 17	Oct 18	Oct 19	Oct 20	Oct 21	Oct 22	Oct 23	Oct 24	Oct 25	Oct 26	Oct 27	Oct 28	Oct 29	Oct 30	Oct 31
Mean significant wave height (ft)	2	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	3	2	2	3	4	3	4	4	2	4	4	4	5	2	2	3
Mean maximum wave height (ft)	4	3	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	1	1	5	3	4	4	5	5	5	6	3	6	5	7	7	3	3	5
Mean peak period (s)	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	6	7	10	5	6
Mean zero-crossing period (s)	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Mean energy period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean wave power, kilowatts per metre	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean peak wave direction	ESEconcentration 99%	SEconcentration 98%	SEconcentration 96%	Sconcentration 98%	Sconcentration 99%	Sconcentration 97%	Sconcentration 96%	Sconcentration 98%	Sconcentration 98%	Sconcentration 39%	ENEconcentration 55%	ESEconcentration 96%	Sconcentration 93%	Sconcentration 99%	Sconcentration 91%	SSEconcentration 92%	Sconcentration 99%	SSEconcentration 92%	SSEconcentration 96%	Sconcentration 100%	Sconcentration 99%	SSEconcentration 100%	Sconcentration 98%	SSEconcentration 92%	SSEconcentration 96%	Sconcentration 99%	Sconcentration 100%	Sconcentration 100%	Sconcentration 99%	Sconcentration 99%	Sconcentration 99%
Mean directional spread (°)	19.5	23.5	24.8	24.2	27.1	30.7	34.3	29.6	29.8	29.2	21.0	24.1	27.0	24.5	28.8	23.4	22.8	26.1	25.9	22.5	22.1	23.1	20.5	24.7	24.0	21.1	19.5	20.4	28.0	21.7	20.3
Mean water temperature(°C)	16.6	16.7	16.8	16.9	16.9	16.9	16.9	16.9	16.9	16.5	16.1	15.8	15.7	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.7	15.7	15.7	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.4	15.5	15.5	15.4	15.3	15.0	14.9	14.8

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