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.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn 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.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 709 of 717 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
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.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Wed, Apr 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.