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Scarborough wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2019

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

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Scarborough’s wave buoy recorded 738 observations across all 31 days of December 2019. Average wave height was 3.1 ft and period 9.4 seconds, while water temperature averaged 8.6°C; wind data were unavailable.

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Average Wave Height

3.1ft
Observed range: 0.9 — 15ft

Average Wave period

9.4secs
Observed range: 3 — 18secs

Available for 720 of 738 observations

Average Wave Direction

NE

Average Water temperature

8.6°C
Observed range: 7.9 — 9.5°C

Compared With Previous Decembers

Historical baseline from 3,914 observations across 6 years.

Wave Height
3.1ft
0.6ft below average
Historical average 3.7ft
Wave Period
9.4s
In line with the historical average
Historical average 9.4s
Water Temperature
8.6°C
0.1°C below average
Historical average 8.7°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 Dec 2019last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
512NNE9.4
611NNE9.4
413NNE9.3
213NNE9.1
27SSW9.1
214NNE9.2
311N9.2
37W9.2
-10N9.1
-11ENE8.9
212NE8.9
312ENE8.7
38ENE8.7
313NNE8.7
212NNE8.6
28ESE8.5
110NNE8.4
310NNE8.3
57ESE8.3
410ENE8.3
28ENE8.2
29ENE8.2
211NNE8.2
210NNE8.2
27N8.2
36E8.2
46ESE8.2
36ESE8.1
25SE8.2
28E8.1
37N8.1
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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