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Scarborough wave buoy daily averages for Mar 2020

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

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Period Summary

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Scarborough recorded 743 observations across 32 observed days in March 2020, with average wave heights of 3.7 ft and periods of 8.9 seconds; water temperature averaged 6.8°C. Wave heights ranged from 1 to 15.3 ft, periods from 2 to 18 seconds, and water temperatures from 6.4 to 7.6°C; no wind observations were supplied.

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Average Wave Height

3.7ft
Observed range: 1 — 15.3ft

Average Wave period

8.9secs
Observed range: 2 — 18secs

Available for 728 of 743 observations

Average Wave Direction

NE

Average Water temperature

6.8°C
Observed range: 6.4 — 7.6°C

Compared With Previous Marchs

Historical baseline from 4,004 observations across 6 years.

Wave Height
3.7ft
0.3ft below average
Historical average 4ft
Wave Period
8.9s
0.2s above average
Historical average 8.7s
Water Temperature
6.8°C
0.5°C above average
Historical average 6.3°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 Mar 2020last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
36WSW6.6
312NNE6.6
413NNE6.6
312NNE6.7
29NE6.6
37E6.6
25ESE6.6
27SE6.7
27ENE6.7
29NE6.7
312NNE6.8
37WNW6.7
611N6.7
511NNE6.7
36SE6.8
310N6.9
29NNE6.9
215NNE6.9
214NNE6.9
412NNE6.9
67ENE7.0
68E7.0
57E6.9
47ESE7.0
36ESE7.0
26E7.1
35E7.1
66NE7.0
1210NNE7.0
810NNE7.0
510NNE7.2
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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