Scarborough wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2017 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
4 ft
0.8 — 12.8 ft
Average Wave period
8 secs
2 — 17 secs
Average Wave Direction
NNE
Average Water temperature
13 °C
11.9 — 13.4 °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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 13 | NNE | 12.0 | |
| 8 | 12 | NNE | 12.1 | |
| 11 | 10 | N | 12.2 | |
| 5 | 7 | N | 12.3 | |
| 4 | 7 | N | 12.3 | |
| 1 | 9 | NNW | 12.4 | |
| 1 | 14 | NNE | 12.4 | |
| 2 | 8 | NE | 12.4 | |
| 3 | 7 | N | 12.4 | |
| 4 | 7 | N | 12.5 | |
| 4 | 6 | ESE | 12.6 | |
| 3 | 7 | E | 12.7 | |
| 3 | 7 | NE | 12.6 | |
| 4 | 10 | NNE | 12.6 | |
| 2 | 6 | SSW | 12.6 | |
| 2 | 9 | NE | 12.7 | |
| 2 | 9 | ESE | 12.7 | |
| 2 | 8 | SSE | 12.7 | |
| 2 | 4 | S | 12.6 | |
| 2 | 6 | N | 12.5 | |
| 2 | 5 | SSE | 12.6 | |
| 1 | 8 | NNE | 12.7 | |
| 2 | 10 | NNE | 12.7 | |
| 4 | 11 | NNE | 12.7 | |
| 3 | 10 | NNE | 12.8 | |
| 8 | 10 | N | 12.8 | |
| 6 | 7 | N | 12.9 | |
| 3 | 11 | N | 13.0 | |
| 4 | 7 | N | 13.0 | |
| 3 | 5 | W | 13.1 | |
| 3 | 7 | E | 13.4 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.