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.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysScarborough 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.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 11 of 13 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
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.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Tue, Jan 1, 2019
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.