Scarborough wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2019 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.5 — 6.8 ft
Average Wave period
7 secs
2 — 25 secs
Average Wave Direction
ENE
Average Water temperature
15 °C
12.9 — 17.8 °C
About Scarborough wave buoy
Scarborough (CCO station 108) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 54.2929°N, 0.3171°W. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 5 | SE | 13.2 | |
| 1 | 4 | SSE | 13.4 | |
| 1 | 8 | N | 14.8 | |
| 1 | 14 | NE | 15.8 | |
| 1 | 9 | E | 16.0 | |
| 1 | 4 | ESE | 15.4 | |
| 1 | 8 | NE | 15.1 | |
| 1 | 5 | ESE | 14.3 | |
| 1 | 4 | SE | 14.2 | |
| 1 | 6 | SE | 13.9 | |
| 1 | 9 | N | 14.3 | |
| 1 | 8 | NNE | 14.2 | |
| 1 | 3 | SSW | 14.0 | |
| 1 | 5 | S | 14.3 | |
| 2 | 6 | SE | 14.7 | |
| 2 | 8 | ENE | 15.0 | |
| 2 | 8 | NNE | 15.2 | |
| 2 | 9 | NNE | 15.4 | |
| 3 | 9 | NNE | 15.7 | |
| 5 | 8 | N | 14.9 | |
| 2 | 7 | NE | 13.8 | |
| 3 | 6 | ESE | 14.9 | |
| 5 | 6 | E | 15.7 | |
| 2 | 6 | N | 16.6 | |
| 1 | 4 | S | 14.5 | |
| 1 | 6 | ESE | 14.1 | |
| 2 | 7 | NNE | 14.2 | |
| 3 | 7 | NNE | 14.5 | |
| 2 | 6 | NNE | 15.5 | |
| 4 | 8 | NNE | 16.9 | |
| 5 | 9 | NNE | 16.5 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.