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Scarborough wave buoy daily averages for May 2019

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

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Period Summary

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In May 2019, Scarborough recorded 744 wave-buoy observations across 32 observed days, exceeding the 31 calendar days listed; the period was not partial. Average wave height was 3.7 ft and wave period 8.4 seconds, while water temperature averaged 9.8°C; wind fields were unavailable.

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Average Wave Height

3.7ft
Observed range: 0.5 — 14.3ft

Average Wave period

8.4secs
Observed range: 2 — 13secs

Available for 738 of 744 observations

Average Wave Direction

NNE

Average Water temperature

9.8°C
Observed range: 8.3 — 12.4°C

Compared With Previous Mays

Historical baseline from 3,027 observations across 5 years.

Wave Height
3.7ft
0.8ft above average
Historical average 2.9ft
Wave Period
8.4s
1.4s above average
Historical average 7s
Water Temperature
9.8°C
0.6°C above average
Historical average 9.2°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 May 2019last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
17NNE9.1
2-N8.7
710NNE8.6
1211N8.5
911NNE8.5
710NNE8.6
511NNE8.6
88ENE8.6
98NE8.6
58NNE9.0
310N9.5
310NNE9.3
210NNE9.5
210N10.2
110NE9.6
25E9.7
35E9.5
47NE9.7
27NE9.7
26NNE9.8
25NNE10.0
26NNE10.1
29N9.9
410NNE10.3
411NNE10.6
39N10.5
37N11.4
37NNE11.9
311N11.9
311N11.8
29N12.0
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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