Scarborough wave buoy daily averages for May 2018 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.6 — 8.9 ft
Average Wave period
7 secs
2 — 20 secs
Average Wave Direction
NE
Average Water temperature
9 °C
7 — 11 °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 | NNE | 10.6 | |
| 4 | 6 | NNE | 10.2 | |
| 3 | 5 | NE | 10.3 | |
| 2 | 6 | NE | 10.3 | |
| 3 | 6 | NNE | 10.2 | |
| 3 | 6 | ENE | 9.5 | |
| 3 | 5 | NNE | 8.9 | |
| 4 | 6 | NE | 8.8 | |
| 4 | 7 | N | 8.8 | |
| 4 | 6 | NNW | 8.9 | |
| 1 | 7 | E | 9.6 | |
| 2 | 5 | E | 8.8 | |
| 2 | 7 | NE | 8.8 | |
| 4 | 8 | NE | 8.8 | |
| 5 | 8 | NNE | 8.6 | |
| 5 | 6 | NNE | 8.5 | |
| 2 | 5 | NE | 9.0 | |
| 2 | 5 | NE | 8.6 | |
| 2 | 5 | ENE | 9.0 | |
| 2 | 5 | ESE | 8.8 | |
| 3 | 10 | E | 8.7 | |
| 1 | 12 | N | 8.9 | |
| 1 | 9 | ENE | 8.8 | |
| 1 | 7 | ENE | 8.4 | |
| 1 | 11 | NNE | 8.3 | |
| 1 | 10 | NE | 7.9 | |
| 1 | 4 | SE | 7.6 | |
| 1 | 7 | ENE | 7.5 | |
| 2 | 6 | NNE | 7.4 | |
| 3 | 7 | ESE | 7.3 | |
| 6 | 8 | NE | 7.3 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.