Scarborough wave buoy daily averages for Jul 2014 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.6 — 11.4 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
2 — 15 secs
Average Wave Direction
NE
Average Water temperature
16 °C
13.4 — 18.9 °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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | N | 16.8 | |
| 2 | 5 | NNW | 16.1 | |
| 1 | 5 | E | 16.7 | |
| 1 | 4 | NNE | 17.0 | |
| 2 | 4 | NNE | 17.3 | |
| 1 | 5 | NE | 17.7 | |
| 2 | 4 | NNE | 16.9 | |
| 2 | 4 | NNE | 16.7 | |
| 2 | 5 | E | 16.5 | |
| 2 | 6 | NNE | 16.2 | |
| 3 | 7 | NE | 15.0 | |
| 2 | 6 | NE | 14.3 | |
| 4 | 6 | E | 14.3 | |
| 4 | 6 | E | 14.0 | |
| 1 | 5 | E | 14.1 | |
| 1 | 4 | ESE | 14.1 | |
| 1 | 5 | NNE | 14.3 | |
| 1 | 4 | NNE | 14.6 | |
| 1 | 5 | N | 15.1 | |
| 2 | 6 | NNE | 15.4 | |
| 4 | 7 | N | 15.3 | |
| 8 | 8 | NNE | 15.3 | |
| 8 | 7 | N | 15.5 | |
| 1 | 4 | NE | 15.5 | |
| 1 | 5 | E | 15.0 | |
| 2 | 5 | NE | 15.1 | |
| 2 | 5 | NNE | 14.9 | |
| 2 | 9 | ENE | 14.7 | |
| 1 | 8 | ENE | 15.4 | |
| 3 | 8 | NNE | 15.7 | |
| 4 | 8 | NNE | 15.3 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.