Scarborough wave buoy monthly averages for 2015 last observation shown Data available: to
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.1 — 6 ft
Average Wave period
8 secs
2 — 29 secs
Average Wave Direction
NE
Average Water temperature
9 °C
-5 — 19.9 °C
Chart showing grouped wave observations for Scarborough. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements.
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.
| Month | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 9 | NNE | 7.2 | |
| 3 | 10 | NNE | 6.2 | |
| 3 | 8 | NE | 6.1 | |
| 4 | 12 | NNE | -5.0 | |
| 2 | 8 | N | 9.6 | |
| - | - | - | - | |
| 3 | 7 | NNE | 12.9 | |
| 2 | 6 | ENE | 13.3 | |
| 3 | 7 | NE | 13.3 | |
| 3 | 7 | ENE | 13.0 | |
| 3 | 8 | NE | 11.4 | |
| 3 | 8 | ENE | 9.2 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.