Scarborough wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2016 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
5 ft
1.1 — 15.3 ft
Average Wave period
9 secs
2 — 20 secs
Average Wave Direction
ENE
Average Water temperature
8 °C
7.3 — 8.8 °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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 10 | N | 7.4 | |
| 3 | 11 | N | 7.6 | |
| 3 | 8 | WNW | 7.6 | |
| 3 | 11 | N | 7.6 | |
| 3 | 7 | SE | 7.7 | |
| 3 | 6 | SE | 7.6 | |
| 3 | 5 | SE | 7.6 | |
| 2 | 5 | SE | 7.6 | |
| 2 | 8 | ESE | 7.6 | |
| 5 | 7 | ESE | 7.6 | |
| 3 | 11 | NNE | 7.7 | |
| 4 | 10 | NNE | 7.7 | |
| 3 | 10 | NNE | 7.7 | |
| 3 | 7 | SE | 7.7 | |
| 5 | 8 | NNE | 7.7 | |
| 10 | 10 | NNE | 7.9 | |
| 7 | 8 | NNE | 8.2 | |
| 7 | 8 | N | 8.3 | |
| 5 | 8 | NE | 8.3 | |
| 4 | 9 | NNE | 8.3 | |
| 3 | 10 | NNE | 8.3 | |
| 4 | 8 | E | 8.4 | |
| 4 | 8 | ENE | 8.4 | |
| 5 | 10 | NE | 8.5 | |
| 8 | 9 | ENE | 8.7 | |
| 12 | 10 | ENE | 8.7 | |
| 11 | 10 | ENE | 8.7 | |
| 10 | 10 | ENE | 8.8 | |
| 13 | 11 | ENE | 8.8 | |
| 10 | 9 | E | 8.7 | |
| 3 | 7 | ESE | 8.8 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.