Scarborough wave buoy daily averages for May 2014 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.5 — 8.6 ft
Average Wave period
7 secs
2 — 12 secs
Average Wave Direction
NE
Average Water temperature
10 °C
8.4 — 12 °C
About Scarborough wave buoy
Scarborough (CCO station 108) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 54.2929°N, 0.3171°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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 6 | NE | 10.7 | |
| 3 | 6 | E | 10.9 | |
| 6 | 8 | ENE | 10.1 | |
| 6 | 9 | NE | 10.0 | |
| 4 | 9 | NNE | 10.1 | |
| 3 | 9 | NNE | 10.4 | |
| 3 | 9 | NNE | 10.2 | |
| 4 | 10 | N | 10.1 | |
| 7 | 9 | N | 10.1 | |
| 5 | 7 | NNE | 10.0 | |
| 1 | 5 | ENE | 10.3 | |
| 3 | 5 | E | 10.2 | |
| 2 | 4 | ESE | 10.1 | |
| 2 | 6 | ESE | 9.9 | |
| 1 | 8 | NNE | 9.9 | |
| 1 | 7 | NNE | 9.9 | |
| 3 | 8 | NNE | 9.8 | |
| 4 | 9 | NNE | 9.9 | |
| 4 | 8 | NNE | 9.8 | |
| 3 | 6 | N | 9.3 | |
| 3 | 6 | NNE | 9.2 | |
| 2 | 6 | E | 9.3 | |
| 2 | 7 | NE | 9.0 | |
| 1 | 5 | WSW | 8.9 | |
| 1 | 3 | SW | 9.0 | |
| 2 | 5 | ESE | 9.1 | |
| 2 | 6 | ENE | 8.8 | |
| 2 | 8 | NNE | 8.7 | |
| 3 | 8 | NNE | 8.7 | |
| 5 | 8 | NNE | 8.6 | |
| 5 | 9 | NNE | 8.6 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.