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Scarborough wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2020

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

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In April 2020, Scarborough recorded 717 wave buoy observations across all 30 days. Average wave height was 3.4 ft, with periods averaging 8.7 seconds; water temperature averaged 8.1°C. Wind data was unavailable.

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Average Wave Height

3.4ft
Observed range: 0.8 — 10.1ft

Average Wave period

8.7secs
Observed range: 2 — 14secs

Available for 709 of 717 observations

Average Wave Direction

NE

Average Water temperature

8.1°C
Observed range: 7 — 11.1°C

Compared With Previous Aprils

Historical baseline from 2,911 observations across 6 years.

Wave Height
3.4ft
0.2ft below average
Historical average 3.6ft
Wave Period
8.7s
1.2s above average
Historical average 7.5s
Water Temperature
8.1°C
0.8°C above average
Historical average 7.3°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 Apr 2020last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
310NNE7.2
312NNE7.1
712NNE7.2
512NNE7.4
410NE7.4
36ESE7.4
15E7.5
110NE7.6
28N7.6
310NNE7.6
210NNE7.8
27NNE7.8
-10NNE7.7
-13NNE8.0
312NNE8.7
210NNE8.1
36ENE8.2
411NNE8.2
37ENE8.3
56E8.2
67E8.3
57E8.5
36E8.6
27NE8.6
38NNE8.7
27NNE8.9
27N8.7
411NNE8.8
410NNE8.8
27ENE8.9
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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