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Scarborough wave buoy daily averages for Feb 2019

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

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Scarborough’s wave buoy recorded 672 observations across all 28 days of February 2019. Average wave height was 2.5 ft, ranging from 0.8 to 7.8 ft, and average wave period was 8.7 seconds; water temperature averaged 6.5°C, from 6.0 to 7.4°C. No wind measurements were available.

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Average Wave Height

2.5ft
Observed range: 0.8 — 7.8ft

Average Wave period

8.7secs
Observed range: 2 — 20secs

Available for 649 of 672 observations

Average Wave Direction

NE

Average Water temperature

6.5°C
Observed range: 6 — 7.4°C

Compared With Previous Februarys

Historical baseline from 3,372 observations across 5 years.

Wave Height
2.5ft
1.8ft below average
Historical average 4.3ft
Wave Period
8.7s
In line with the historical average
Historical average 8.7s
Water Temperature
6.5°C
0.1°C above average
Historical average 6.4°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 Feb 2019last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
67E6.6
67NE6.5
48NNE6.4
37ESE6.4
36NNE6.4
26SE6.4
28NNE6.3
35SE6.3
35WSW6.3
28N6.3
59N6.2
411NNE6.2
212NNE6.3
211NNE6.4
27ESE6.3
24SE6.4
27ESE6.5
212NE6.5
110N6.5
313NNE6.6
212NNE6.7
110NNE6.7
25ESE6.7
16E6.8
113NNE6.8
213NNE6.9
212NNE7.0
29NNE6.9
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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