Scarborough wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2018 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.3 — 5.5 ft
Average Wave period
8 secs
2 — 29 secs
Average Wave Direction
NNE
Average Water temperature
13 °C
11.2 — 16.9 °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 | 7 | NE | 13.5 | |
| 2 | 5 | N | 13.3 | |
| 1 | 10 | NNE | 13.4 | |
| 2 | 10 | NNE | 13.4 | |
| 2 | 9 | NE | 13.5 | |
| 3 | 7 | NE | 13.9 | |
| 4 | 6 | N | 14.3 | |
| 2 | 9 | NNW | 13.9 | |
| 1 | 9 | N | 14.2 | |
| 1 | 9 | N | 14.5 | |
| 2 | 9 | N | 15.0 | |
| 2 | 6 | NNE | 14.1 | |
| 2 | 5 | NNE | 13.3 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSW | 13.0 | |
| 1 | 3 | S | 12.8 | |
| 1 | 5 | SE | 12.8 | |
| 1 | 8 | N | 12.9 | |
| 3 | 8 | NNE | 13.1 | |
| 3 | 7 | NNE | 13.1 | |
| 2 | 5 | E | 13.0 | |
| 2 | 5 | NE | 13.8 | |
| 1 | 13 | WNW | 13.9 | |
| 1 | 18 | ENE | 15.0 | |
| 1 | 9 | N | 14.8 | |
| 1 | 9 | NNE | 14.8 | |
| 1 | 7 | SE | 13.5 | |
| 1 | 8 | NE | 13.2 | |
| 1 | 7 | NNW | 12.7 | |
| 1 | 9 | ESE | 12.1 | |
| 1 | 7 | ESE | 11.8 | |
| 1 | 8 | ESE | 11.7 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.