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Scarborough wave buoy daily averages for Feb 2021

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

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Scarborough wave buoy observations covered all 28 days of February 2021, with 662 observations. Average wave height was 5.5 ft, ranging from 0.8 to 16.3 ft, while average wave period was 4.9 seconds; water temperature averaged 6°C, from 4.5 to 6.7°C. Across seven historical same-month years, average wave height was 3.9 ft, wave period 8.7 seconds and water temperature 6.5°C.

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Average Wave Height

5.5ft
Observed range: 0.8 — 16.3ft

Available for 661 of 662 observations

Average Wave period

4.9secs
Observed range: 2 — 10secs

Average Wave Direction

E

Average Water temperature

6°C
Observed range: 4.5 — 6.7°C

Compared With Previous Februarys

Historical baseline from 4,740 observations across 7 years.

Wave Height
5.5ft
1.6ft above average
Historical average 3.9ft
Wave Period
4.9s
3.8s below average
Historical average 8.7s
Water Temperature
6°C
0.5°C below average
Historical average 6.5°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 Feb 2021last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
55ENE6.6
75E6.5
116ENE6.5
86NE6.4
96ENE6.5
127ENE6.6
157ENE6.6
137ENE6.4
96ENE6.1
75NE5.9
-5NE5.7
76ENE5.8
85ESE5.5
76ESE5.2
35ESE5.3
24ESE5.4
24ESE5.5
44SE5.6
44SE5.6
54SE5.5
24ESE5.6
14NE5.6
33SE5.7
44SE6.1
24E6.2
14N6.2
15NNE6.3
16NNE6.3
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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