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Scarborough wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2020

Daily averages from the Scarborough wave buoy for Oct 2020, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Scarborough wave buoy observations for October 2020 covered 11 of 31 days, with 245 observations. Average wave height was 2.5 ft, ranging from 1.1 to 4.9 ft, while water temperature averaged 11.8°C and ranged from 11.3 to 12.2°C; wave period and wind values were unavailable beyond zero wind entries.

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Average Wave Height

2.5ft
Observed range: 1.1 — 4.9ft

Average Wave period

-secs
Observed range: - — -secs

Available for 0 of 245 observations

Average Wave Direction

ENE

Average Water temperature

11.8°C
Observed range: 11.3 — 12.2°C

Compared With Previous Octobers

Historical baseline from 4,443 observations across 6 years.

Wave Height
2.5ft
1.3ft below average
Historical average 3.8ft
Wave Period
Not enough comparable data
Historical average 8s
Water Temperature
11.8°C
0.8°C below average
Historical average 12.6°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 Oct 2020last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
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3-N12.2
3-N12.1
3-NNE12.1
3-ESE11.9
3-SE11.9
2-S11.8
2-NNE11.7
2-ESE11.6
2-NE11.5
2-E11.5
4-ESE11.5
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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