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Scarborough wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2019

Daily averages from the Scarborough wave buoy for Jan 2019, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Scarborough wave buoy data for January 2019 covered one of 31 days, with 13 observations (3% coverage). Average wave height was 2.2 ft, ranging from 1.9 to 2.8 ft, and the average period was 8.3 seconds; water temperature averaged 6.7°C. Wind data were unavailable; across five same-month historical years, average wave height was 4.2 ft, period 8.9 seconds and water temperature 7.2°C.

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Average Wave Height

2.2ft
Observed range: 1.9 — 2.8ft

Average Wave period

8.3secs
Observed range: 6 — 11secs

Available for 11 of 13 observations

Average Wave Direction

NE

Average Water temperature

6.7°C
Observed range: 6.6 — 6.8°C

Compared With Previous Januarys

Historical baseline from 3,713 observations across 5 years.

Wave Height
2.2ft
2ft below average
Historical average 4.2ft
Wave Period
8.3s
0.6s below average
Historical average 8.9s
Water Temperature
6.7°C
0.5°C below average
Historical average 7.2°C

Chart showing grouped wave observations for Scarborough. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements. To open hourly observations, use a linked day name in the table.

About Scarborough wave buoy

Scarborough is a Datawell Directional WaveRider station off the North Yorkshire coast. Deployed in January 2013, it records North Sea waves approaching Scarborough's bays and the neighbouring coastline. Available observations include wave height, period and direction, sea temperature and calculated wave power.

Scarborough wave buoy daily averages Jan 2019last observation shown
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The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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