Scarborough wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2020
Daily averages from the Scarborough wave buoy for Jan 2020, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysScarborough wave buoy observations covered all 31 days of January 2020, with 743 observations. Average wave height was 2.9 ft and wave period 9.1 seconds; water temperature averaged 7.8°C. No wind figures were available.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 724 of 743 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Januarys
Historical baseline from 3,726 observations across 6 years.
- Wave Height
- 2.9ft
- 1.3ft below average
- Historical average 4.2ft
- Wave Period
- 9.1s
- 0.2s above average
- Historical average 8.9s
- Water Temperature
- 7.8°C
- 0.6°C above 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 Wed, Jan 1, 2020
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.