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Scarborough wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2021

Daily averages from the Scarborough wave buoy for Oct 2021, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Scarborough wave buoy observations covered all 31 days of October 2021, with 742 observations. Average wave height was 3.5 ft, ranging from 0.8 to 12.3 ft, while the average wave period was 4.8 seconds; water temperature averaged 12.9°C.

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Average Wave Height

3.5ft
Observed range: 0.8 — 12.3ft

Average Wave period

4.8secs
Observed range: 2 — 9secs

Average Wave Direction

NE

Average Water temperature

12.9°C
Observed range: 12.1 — 13.9°C

Compared With Previous Octobers

Historical baseline from 4,688 observations across 7 years.

Wave Height
3.5ft
0.2ft below average
Historical average 3.7ft
Wave Period
4.8s
2.8s below average
Historical average 7.6s
Water Temperature
12.9°C
0.3°C above 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 2021last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
23ESE13.9
34SE13.7
34SE13.5
23SE13.4
45ESE13.3
-6N13.0
35NNE13.1
27NNE13.2
25NNE13.2
24NNE13.2
34NNW13.1
45N13.1
35N13.0
24N13.0
66N12.9
47NNE12.8
25N12.8
35NNE12.8
25NNE12.8
25NNE12.8
-6N12.6
-8NNE12.5
-7NNE12.4
34ENE12.3
23ESE12.3
23S12.3
23SSE12.3
34SE12.3
45SE12.3
34ESE12.2
54ESE12.1
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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